Dalton Family Books in Order

The Dalton Family books take Sarah Adams away from small town contemporary life and into Regency England, while still keeping her trademark warmth and humor. The series follows the Ashburn siblings and the people who orbit their family, mixing ballroom sparkle with questions of trust, grief, and second chances.

It begins in To Con a Gentleman, where street-smart con artist Rose Wakefield targets what she thinks is an easy mark in London. Instead she ends up on the doorstep of Carver Ashburn, the Earl of Kensworth, a widowed nobleman who sees through her scheme almost immediately. Rather than turning her in, Carver chooses to play along, offering a pretend engagement that gives him an escape from his grief and offers Rose a way out of survival mode.

That desperate bargain pulls Rose into the world of the Dalton and Ashburn families, out of the alleys and into a country estate full of siblings, cousins, and complicated expectations. The longer their false arrangement goes on, the harder it is for either of them to keep their distance. Carver is trying to protect his family after loss, while Rose has never been able to rely on anyone but herself. The tension between duty, self preservation, and the pull of real affection drives the story more than balls or scandal sheets.

To Catch A Suitor shifts the focus to Elizabeth Ashburn, Carver’s younger sister, and Oliver Turner, his closest friend. Elizabeth has resigned herself to being the cheerful little sister in the background, even though she has been quietly in love with Oliver for years. During her London Season she decides it is time to find a sensible match and move on, even if that means aiming for a man Society calls the Unobtainable, while Oliver is tasked with helping her attract other suitors. The novel leans into the ache of friends who are terrified of ruining the bond they already have.

The companion novella Seeing Mary gives eldest sister Mary Ashburn her own conflicted path to love. Burned badly by a first Season, Mary plans to remain happily single and focus on helping her friends secure matches. When a mysterious new earl, Lord Robert Hatley, starts to court her, and her first love unexpectedly reappears, she is forced to decide whether reopening her heart is worth the risk. The story adds another layer to the family’s history and shows how each sibling carries old wounds differently.

Across the Dalton Family books you can expect closed door romance, clear faith elements, and a modern, conversational tone set against carriages, drawing rooms, and country estates. The focus stays firmly on character growth, forgiveness, and found family, with plenty of witty dialogue and gentle swoon. You can read each title on its own, but starting with To Con a Gentleman and moving through Seeing Mary and To Catch A Suitor lets you watch the Ashburns’ intertwined stories unfold in a satisfying arc.