Delightful Dukes and Damsels Books in Order

Sophia's first ball brings a connection with a well-traveled lord who shares her hopes for love. Her aunt's determination to arrange a different marriage forces the pair to challenge the plans being made for them.

Tess proposes a false courtship to a duke so both can escape unwanted marriages. As their arrangement becomes emotionally real, his concealed past and a blackmail threat endanger the independence and affection they hoped to protect.

Orphaned Emma grows up on a duke's estate, where her singing attracts his eldest son's attention. Their childhood friendship deepens when he returns from university, but his engagement and family responsibilities make their unequal match difficult.

Suspecting that her brother's death conceals a crime, Marlena uses the London Season as cover for an investigation. A sympathetic duke joins her search, and their growing affection faces threats from people determined to keep the truth hidden.

Ellen dreads spending Christmas married to the man who tormented her as a child. Simon hopes to reveal the affection he has long concealed, but interference from the past threatens their chance to reconsider each other.

After English society humiliates her, Scottish-born Elena distrusts the baron her father wants her to meet. James hopes to overcome his reputation for youthful mischief, but revived rumors threaten the affection growing between them.

Christine is content working as her best friend's companion until the woman's brother returns to claim his responsibilities as marquess. Their unexpected affection puts her livelihood and his expected marriage at risk, demanding sacrifices from both.

With her family's finances ruined, Genevieve is matched with an earl who wants a practical marriage after an earlier betrayal. Given one month to win his confidence, she faces renewed complications when his first love returns.

Newly wealthy Selina longs for affection untouched by fortune-hunting and finds it with an apparently ordinary clerk. His secret identity as a marquess threatens her trust, while another suitor's interest in her money intensifies the pressure.

A chance meeting at a ball draws maid Maggie into a duke's troubled world of secrets and suspicion. He fears she may be spying on him, even as their attraction challenges the duties and loyalties keeping them apart.