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Company of Rogues Books in Order

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Explore the Company of Rogues books by Jo Beverley in order, with short summaries, series background, and a clear guide to where to start.

Last updated: July 7, 2026

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17 books

1

An Arranged Marriage

by Jo Beverley

1991

Ruined by her brother's schemes, Eleanor Chivenham accepts rescue through marriage to Nicholas Delaney, a charming rake with troubles of his own. Their fragile bargain soon collides with intrigue, spies, and real feeling.

2

An Unwilling Bride

by Jo Beverley

1992

A duke's old scandal forces his arrogant heir into marriage with an independent schoolteacher tied to a long-buried family secret. Pride, anger, and shattered assumptions make this one of Beverley's fiercest marriages of convenience.

3

Christmas Angel

by Jo Beverley

1992

Leander, Lord Charrington, thinks an impoverished widow will make the sensible, undemanding wife he needs. Judith Rossiter is grateful for escape, but their practical arrangement grows complicated once affection enters the marriage.

4

Forbidden

by Jo Beverley

1994

Freed from an abusive marriage, Serena Riverton flees relatives who would sell her into another. A passionate encounter with Francis, Lord Middlethorpe leaves her pregnant, and their marriage must survive disapproval, fear, and hard-earned trust.

5

Dangerous Joy

by Jo Beverley

1995

Miles Cavanagh expects a simple guardianship, then meets Felicity Monahan, a heiress bent on marrying the wrong man for reasons she will not explain. Their clash of wills turns sharp, risky, and deeply personal.

6

Forbidden Magic

by Jo Beverley

1995

Penniless Meg Gillingham needs a miracle to protect her family from a cruel landlord. A wishing statue seems to send her a charming earl, but magic always carries a price, and love may prove the most dangerous bargain of all.

7

The Devil's Heiress

by Jo Beverley

2001

Major Hawk Hawkinville comes home from war to debt, a hated father, and a manor on the brink of ruin. His only hope seems to lie in proving Clarissa Greystone, the so-called Devil's heiress, is not what she appears.

8

The Dragon's Bride

by Jo Beverley

2001

Con Somerford inherits a title, a bleak estate, and a bitter past with Susan Kerslake. As smuggling suspicions rise and old feelings return, he finds his toughest battle is not on any battlefield.

9

Hazard

by Jo Beverley

2002

After two public disappointments, Lady Anne Peckworth has had enough of being perfectly patient. Race de Vere storms into her life with mystery, provocation, and a chance to risk her heart on something utterly uncertain.

10

St. Raven

by Jo Beverley

2003

Tristan Tregallows, Duke of St. Raven, plays highwayman to expose a false accusation and accidentally rescues an innocent lady. Their quest soon leads through scandalous territory, where wit and nerve matter as much as attraction.

11

Skylark

by Jo Beverley

2004

Quiet Rogue Stephen Ball finally gets his chance at adventure when he tries to protect Laura Gardeyne and her son. A family mystery, a possible poisoning, and long-held love make this a tender and suspenseful entry.

12

The Rogue's Return

by Jo Beverley

2006

Simon St. Bride comes home from Canada after war and political mess, only to face a duel, an unwanted wedding, and someone who truly wants him dead. Mystery and romance board the ship with him.

13

To Rescue A Rogue

by Jo Beverley

2006

Beloved Rogue Darius Debenham survives Waterloo only to return broken, addicted, and hidden away. Mara St. Bride refuses to abandon him, and her rescue becomes a fierce, tender love story.

14

Lady Beware

by Jo Beverley

2007

Lady Thea Debenham is the perfect Society weapon for a man with a bad name and dangerous ambitions. Viscount Darien wants to force his way into acceptance, but using Thea brings feelings neither of them planned.

15

A Shocking Delight

by Jo Beverley

2014

David Kerslake needs a rich, unsuspecting bride to prop up a broke earldom and hide his life as Captain Drake, leader of smugglers. Lucinda Potter turns out to be cleverer, warmer, and far more dangerous to his plans.

16

Too Dangerous For a Lady

by Jo Beverley

2015

Lady Hermione Merryhew is already enduring a miserable family journey when a fugitive takes refuge in her inn room. The crisis worsens when the stranger turns out to be a man from her past, and trouble follows close behind.

17

The Viscount Needs a Wife

by Jo Beverley

2016

Beau Braydon inherits a viscountcy he does not want and decides a practical wife could manage the burden for him. Widow Kitty Cateril looks sensible enough, until feeling complicates the arrangement.

Series background & context

The Company of Rogues begins with a simple, memorable idea: a band of schoolboys form a protective brotherhood at Harrow, then carry that loyalty into adult life. By the time the series proper opens in 1814, they are grown men with titles, scars, political duties, and long memories. Each novel gives one of them, or someone close to them, a love story, but the friendship network is what holds the whole thing together.

Nicholas Delaney sits at the center early on. In An Arranged Marriage he calls his old friends together to help with dangerous work tied to the Crown, and that creates the model for what follows. Lucien in An Unwilling Bride, Leander in Christmas Angel, Francis in Forbidden, Miles in Dangerous Joy, and the others each bring a different temperament to the group. Some are elegant, some scholarly, some reckless, some quietly dependable. Beverley clearly enjoys the contrast.

Friendship is the engine here.

This is not just a run of ballroom romances. The Rogues move through espionage, inheritance fights, Irish politics, wartime damage, smuggling, hidden identities, and the long shadow of Waterloo. One book may revolve around a bruising marriage bargain, another around a wounded veteran, another around a mystery in a seaside town, and another around a man returning from Canada after the War of 1812. The historical world feels busy and lived in, which is part of the appeal.

The series also rewards readers who like continuity. Characters marry and stay important. Families expand. Past losses continue to hurt. Darius Debenham's fate, for example, echoes through several books before it becomes the heart of To Rescue A Rogue. There are also connected stories outside the tightest core, including the Three Heroes books and later Rogues' World novels, where friends, siblings, and neighboring families step into the spotlight without losing touch with the original circle.

Tone-wise, these books can go darker than the early traditional Regencies. There is wit, glamour, and banter, but also trauma, compromised situations, abusive relatives, and people trying to rebuild after war. Beverley usually balances that with warmth and with a strong sense that these characters are not facing trouble alone. The Rogues meddle. Their wives meddle. Everyone turns up when it matters.

If you like historical romance with both emotional payoff and series momentum, this is probably Beverley's signature world. The books can stand alone, but they are better in order, because the real pleasure is not just watching one couple fall in love. It is seeing an entire brotherhood grow older, messier, and more deeply connected.

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