Daphne Byrne Books in Order

Paid to attend a blind meeting in a friend's place, debt-burdened Lady Rosaline unexpectedly encounters the intimidating Duke of Kenswick. His interest leads to a risky courtship with a woman from a disgraced family, challenging both society's expectations and his determination to remain unattached.

Lady Anastasia needs a wealthy husband to rescue her family from debt, while Duke Gabriel follows strict rules to preserve his unattached life. A temporary false engagement joins them, gradually forcing him to break the principles meant to keep emotional involvement at bay.

When her parents discover the secret society she founded, Cordelia faces an unwanted marriage and responds by publicly kissing her rival Joshua. A false betrothal protects appearances, but revelations about his heritage and their changing feelings threaten to turn their tactical arrangement into something lasting.

Humiliated when her former fiancé chooses her friend, Evelyn plans revenge through a false engagement to the reclusive Earl of Beckingsale. John recognizes the woman he once helped in his garden, turning her tactical scheme into an opportunity to pursue the connection he has never forgotten.

Lady Vanessa asks her brother's rakish friend Theo to teach her how to flirt so she can find a husband. The Duke of Clemont agrees despite his disbelief in love, but keeping their lessons detached proves increasingly difficult as attraction undermines his self-imposed boundaries.

A damaging gossip column drives Lady Marina to seek the writer behind it, requiring help from a marquess she despises. Leonard offers assistance in exchange for a false courtship, drawing two reluctant allies into an arrangement complicated by their growing attraction.

Her family's declining finances make Lady Thalia uncertain of her place in society, but an invitation to a duchess's summer house brings unexpected opportunity. When illness isolates her with Duke Colin, the attraction he has tried to resist threatens to create a scandal.

Facing marriage to a much older man chosen by her parents, Lady Emily asks former friend Lord Jacob to pretend they are engaged. Their arrangement promises freedom at the season's end, but unresolved history and genuine attraction threaten the boundaries of the deception.

Lady Elaine Cobber accepts her friends' challenge to make the seemingly emotionless Duke of Carterville display five different feelings. Their antagonistic encounters develop into an attachment neither expects, forcing her to confront the hurt beneath his carefully maintained indifference.

Discouraged in her search for a husband, Emma visits a matchmaker and is paired with Duke Nicholas, an unwilling prospective bridegroom. Her decision to flee intrigues him, leaving the determined bachelor five meetings in which to persuade the woman who rejected him to reconsider.

Viscount Evan must marry before his birthday to preserve his inheritance, while Margaret needs security after her father's gambling and drinking endanger her future. A matchmaker arranges their practical union, but genuine attachment disrupts a marriage neither expected to involve love.

After two years without seeing her husband, Duchess Theresa leaves their home and resolves to build an independent life. Reclusive Duke Devlin realizes his withdrawal has endangered their marriage and must seek forgiveness, while she struggles to decide whether renewed desire can justify trusting him again.

Forced to marry notorious Duke Jackson, Helen adopts outrageous clothes and eccentric habits in hopes of being sent away. Instead, he enjoys her resistance, and their contentious marriage begins changing as threats from his past put the wife he never expected at risk.

Widowed Mary-Jane faces marrying a cruel relative or losing her home with her daughter. A notorious earl offers a marriage in name only, but their growing desire threatens the boundaries he has set against love.

Lady Susan conceals her membership in a secret bluestocking group opposed to Lord Blackwood. When Earl Alexander becomes her neighbor, their antagonism grows increasingly difficult to separate from attraction, while his unwanted responsibilities and her loyalties stand between them.

Raven agrees to a false engagement with a notorious marquess to protect a secret. Ethan’s feelings become increasingly possessive, and the end of their arrangement leaves him determined to keep her in his life.

Rebecca resists the marriage her parents arrange, while Marquess Anthony seeks a compliant wife to secure an inheritance. Finding himself married to a determined woman who demands an annulment instead, he faces a struggle between his expectations and the attraction growing within their contentious partnership.

A matchmaker brings spirited Lady Sophia together with Duke Anthony, a man accustomed to strict control over his life and emotions. Their unexpected pairing sets her independence against his carefully maintained rules, creating a marriage in which attraction complicates their conflicting expectations.

Lady Juliet returns to London after years confined in a nunnery. Honoring a promise to his late sister, Duke Hector offers her a marriage of convenience, only to find their arrangement awakening unexpected desire.

Successful matchmaker Marie Webster needs protection when her landlord doubles the rent and threatens her livelihood. Duke Dominic has avoided marriage since a devastating accident, but meeting Marie inspires an offer that turns her own search for a suitable husband in an unexpected direction.

Escaping the convent where her mother sent her, Lady Gemma seeks shelter from a storm at a reclusive duke’s home. Frederick wants solitude, but their enforced proximity unsettles both his isolation and her search for freedom.

A year after running from the altar, Lady Isolde seeks a matchmaker's help repairing her reputation. A compromising accusation instead binds her to reluctant Duke Arthur, whose painful past makes emotional commitment difficult even as their marriage of convenience develops into something neither can dismiss.

To escape a matchmaker's plans, Violet offers notorious Earl Greyson a temporary false engagement. He accepts what should be a simple business arrangement, but their growing attachment makes its approaching deadline increasingly difficult for a man who has sworn never to fall in love.

When her sister abandons their betrothal, Penelope must marry a duke suspected of murdering his family. She demands a year without intimacy, while James accepts the condition determined to win her desire much sooner.

When their relatives disappear before a wedding, Lady Octavia and Duke Simon marry to protect their families' reputations. They intend to live separately once the missing brother is found, but sharing a life brings an attraction that challenges Simon's refusal of marriage and children.

Jilted shortly before an arranged wedding, Lady Augusta seeks a matchmaker's help and is paired with scarred Marquess Jason. Believing she must fear him, he keeps his distance, but their attraction challenges the assumptions that threaten to keep an unexpected marriage emotionally divided.

After a year away from the wife he married for convenience, Duke Gerard returns to find Seraphina pursuing an unexpectedly extravagant life. Her efforts to protect her sister from their father's destructive behavior collide with his return, reopening an unsettled marriage and a powerful mutual attraction.

Benedict inherits a viscountcy after his brother's death but fears the disease that has haunted his family. Caught alone with Lady Rose, who has endured her father's abuse, he offers a marriage in name only that soon becomes difficult to keep emotionally distant.

After spending much of her life in a convent, Ciara returns to society and is caught embracing a notorious duke. Their resulting marriage brings intense attraction, but Jonathan insists she must never fall in love with him.

Protective father Duke Henry threatens the book club Lady Annabelle considers her sanctuary after finding his daughter reading unsuitable material there. A bargain involving lessons in propriety keeps the group alive, but repeated encounters with Annabelle challenge his certainty about rules and appropriate behavior.

Lady Emma's spirited son repeatedly ventures onto the estate of a duke withdrawn by war and grief. Victor reluctantly agrees to mentor the boy, but the arrangement draws him toward the child's widowed mother and a connection that challenges his chosen isolation.

Duchess Georgiana encounters her estranged husband while traveling to stop her sister's reckless elopement. Joining the journey to protect their reputations, Duke Robert discovers how much his abandoned bride has changed, forcing both to reconsider a marriage originally shaped by duty and loss.

A compromising encounter leaves Lady Catherine and Duke Duncan agreeing to a temporary marriage that protects their reputations and serves his pursuit of revenge. As she tries to save her late mother's orphanage from family debts, their practical arrangement begins challenging his determination to remain emotionally detached.

Preparing to marry again after being left at the altar, Lady Selina is interrupted by the unexpected return of Duke Rowan. His forced service in the navy and dangerous secrets complicate his effort to reclaim their promised future without exposing her to the threats he carries.

Widow Ava faces pressure from her late husband's brother while Duke Christian struggles to help his young son. Her unexpected connection with the boy inspires a marriage intended to provide protection and a mother, but neither can easily contain the feelings their practical partnership awakens.

Lady Yvette interrupts a duel between her brother and a widowed duke, hoping to prevent bloodshed. Killian instead demands marriage to repair their reputations, bringing two stubborn people into a union complicated by attraction.

Lady Edith needs a husband willing to provide security for the common-born girl she has taken as her ward. Scarred Duke Laurence requires marriage to inherit his fortune, offering them both a home, but their arrangement challenges his refusal to risk a more intimate future.

Abandoned on her wedding night, Duchess Iris expects never to see her husband again until a baby appears at her door. Duke Owen recognizes the child's origins and decides to claim it, bringing the estranged couple together under circumstances that expose both secrets and unresolved attraction.

Trying to protect her sister from scandal places Lady Samantha in a compromising encounter with Duke Ewan, who is managing his nephew's reckless behavior. Their resulting marriage begins as a practical solution but soon challenges his determination never to give another person his heart.

With her brother missing and creditors threatening her sister, Lady Louise is pressured into entrapping a powerful duke. Discovering her desperation, Aaron offers protection and work as his aunt's companion, but sharing his home complicates an arrangement intended to remain strictly practical.

Impoverished widow Marina relies on writing scandalous fiction about Duke Leo to satisfy her publisher. When he returns to London and demands silence, learning her circumstances leads him to propose a marriage of convenience that soon becomes complicated by genuine desire.

Searching for her brother brings Lady Alice into a compromising encounter with Duke Dorian, who is pursuing his late friend's final request. Marriage offers protection from scandal, but binding their lives together exposes a mutual attraction neither had planned to confront.

Duke Nathaniel enters a secret bridal auction seeking answers about his sister's death and finds Laura being sold by her own father. Rescuing her offers his orphaned niece a mother, but the unexpected marriage requires Laura to decide whether she can trust her unfamiliar protector.

Lady Rose refuses to surrender her late friend's baby to Duke Felix, the man who once broke a promise to her. His wish to bring his half-sister home leads to a marriage arrangement, but raising the child together requires confronting the distrust still dividing them.

Secret matchmaker Lady Sophia wants to remain close to her late friend's young son, now under his uncle's care. Duke Edward agrees to permit visits if she finds him a suitable wife, only to discover that Sophia herself increasingly challenges his practical expectations of marriage.

Fleeing her cruel mother under an assumed name, Lady Madeline finds work caring for a widowed duke's scarred daughter. Her kindness wins Wilhelm's trust, but growing attraction complicates the professional refuge she has found while the dangers of her concealed past remain unresolved.

A forged scandal links Lady Lily to notorious Duke Hugo, prompting her to confront him rather than hide from society. He agrees to protect her reputation under an arrangement lasting one season, but genuine attachment begins undermining the control he expects to maintain.

Lady Anna escapes a forced marriage by seeking refuge with her best friend and the friend's brother, Duke Frederick. Concerned about his sister's reputation, he limits Anna's stay to a month, but protecting her soon conflicts with the feelings her presence awakens.

Duchess Diana's estranged husband returns after a year with no memory of their marriage. Agreeing to present a happy household to his grandmother, she struggles with renewed attraction and fears that recovering his missing memories will make him leave her again.

After being abandoned at church, Lady Mary searches for her nephew and finds him in Duke Evander's care. Once intended for each other, they agree to marry and raise the infant while seeking its parents, despite his determination to avoid fatherhood and emotional attachment.

Lady Beatrice’s wedding is ruined, overturning the future she expected. This Regency romance follows the upheaval surrounding a duchess and the promise of renewed devotion within a marriage given another chance.

A year after a memorable encounter with a masked Scot, Lady Rosaline meets him again while living under her brother's harsh control. Duke Magnus's search for answers about his father's death brings him to London, where protecting Rosaline leads to an offer of marriage.

Secret sculptor Lady Thalia persuaded Duke Maxwell to end their arranged engagement so she could remain independent. Two years later, his return brings repeated encounters with his former fiancée, rekindling an attraction that challenges both her determination to avoid marriage and his willingness to let her go.