Elisa Braden Books in Order
Explore Elisa Braden books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and easy starting points for Rescued from Ruin, Midnight in Scotland, and more.
Last updated: July 2, 2026
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Publication Order
19 books
Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel
by Elisa Braden
2015
Sarah Battersby needs a fake fiancé before her future collapses, and wounded rogue Colin Lacey is the last sensible choice. Pretending soon feels dangerously real once criminals, lies, and loyalty close in.
The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne
by Elisa Braden
2015
Victoria Lacey sneaks one thrilling kiss at a ball and accidentally steps into Viscount Atherbourne's revenge plot. What begins as a calculated ruin turns into a messy, heated marriage neither of them expected.
The Truth About Cads and Dukes
by Elisa Braden
2015
Shy, bookish Jane Huxley is compromised by a wager she never saw coming. The only fix is marriage to the icy Duke of Blackmore, and their inconvenient union proves far warmer than either expects.
The Devil Is a Marquess
by Elisa Braden
2016
Bankrupt, scandalous Benedict Chatham needs an heiress, and practical Charlotte Lancaster needs a deal she can survive. One bargain marriage and one year of sobriety force them to see each other in a very different light.
Twelve Nights as His Mistress
by Elisa Braden
2016
Charles Bainbridge has spent years courting Julia Willoughby, only to hear that love is not enough. His outrageous final offer, twelve nights together before she decides, pushes them both past caution and into the truth.
When a Girl Loves an Earl
by Elisa Braden
2016
Viola Darling has decided she will marry James Kilbrenner, whether the surly earl likes it or not. Her relentless campaign becomes risky once society notices, and James learns resistance is only making things worse.
Anything but a Gentleman
by Elisa Braden
2017
Augusta Widmore needs leverage to save her sister from scandal, and notorious club owner Sebastian Reaver is the only man who can provide it. Their standoff becomes a sizzling battle of wills, bargains, and unexpected honor.
Confessions of a Dangerous Lord
by Elisa Braden
2017
Maureen Huxley wants marriage and home, but her closest friend keeps standing in the way. Henry Thorpe's charm hides a deadly private mission, and when danger rises, friendship is no longer enough.
A Marriage Made in Scandal
by Elisa Braden
2018
Lady Eugenia Huxley knows scandal already, but defending the feared Earl of Holstoke may ruin her for good. When murder suspicion closes in, a practical marriage becomes the safest answer and the most dangerous temptation.
A Kiss from a Rogue
by Elisa Braden
2019
Hannah Gray wants a safe, ordinary future, not another brush with the past. But when Bow Street runner Jonas Hawthorn crosses her path again, buried hurt and one reckless kiss turn a guarded house party romance into something far riskier.
Ever Yours, Annabelle
by Elisa Braden
2019
Seven years after a life-changing accident drove them apart, Annabelle Huxley and Robert Conrad are thrown together again. Old devotion, fresh danger, and a stubborn need to protect each other make this second chance romance hit hard.
The Making of a Highlander
by Elisa Braden
2020
Adventurer John Huxley heads to the Highlands to settle a land dispute and ends up striking a bargain with wild, witty Annie Tulloch. Lady lessons, Highland Games, and a dangerous enemy turn their scheme into something far more serious.
The Taming of a Highlander
by Elisa Braden
2020
Scarred Highlander Broderick MacPherson wants revenge, not a wife, until Kate Huxley becomes the witness who could send him back to prison. Their marriage of convenience grows complicated fast once danger and desire start pulling them together.
The Temptation of a Highlander
by Elisa Braden
2021
Clarissa Meadows hides in the Highlands from a dangerous pursuer and finds an imposing protector in Campbell MacPherson. Their growing attraction turns urgent when the threat she fled follows her north.
Once Upon a Midnight Kiss
by Elisa Braden
2022
Antiquities dealer Andrew Farrington does not realize how much he needs Euphemia Sinclair until she heads to Scotland without him. Chasing her through snow and family complications, he decides marriage may be the only way to keep her close.
Right Place, Wrong Duke
by Elisa Braden
2023
Widow Lucie Carmichael plans to kidnap a duke and save her family's home. Instead she grabs the wrong man, and Silas Northfield turns her botched abduction into a very heated Highland misadventure.
The Secrets of a Moonlit Night
by Elisa Braden
2023
Governess Elizabeth Nightingale is not frightened by abbey rumors until the scarred man behind them appears at her door. Trapped close to architect Thomas Warwick, she must decide whether to trust him with the secrets she lives by.
Once Upon a Haunted Knight
by Elisa Braden
2024
New housekeeper Adeline Black is told not to open the library, which is exactly where trouble waits. Inside, a cursed knight trapped in a portrait draws her into a tender, eerie romance with real stakes.
The Wickedness of a Highlander
by Elisa Braden
2024
Disgraced by her brother's crimes, Sabella Lockhart means to leave Scotland quietly, until a robbery leaves her at Alexander MacPherson's mercy. His offer of shelter comes with resentment, desire, and a past neither of them can outrun.
Where should I start?
If you want the main connected Regency story: Ever Yours, Annabelle → The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne → The Truth About Cads and Dukes
If you want high-stakes marriage bargains: The Devil Is a Marquess → Twelve Nights as His Mistress → A Marriage Made in Scandal
If you want Highland romance with danger and humor: The Making of a Highlander → The Taming of a Highlander → The Temptation of a Highlander
If you want something short and spooky: The Secrets of a Moonlit Night → Once Upon a Haunted Knight
Author bio
Elisa Braden did not take a straight path to writing romance. She has said reading romance came easily, but claiming the work of writing for herself took longer. After earning degrees in creative writing and history, she spent years in very regular jobs, turning out T-shirt copy, other people's resumes, and articles about giftware displays before finally deciding the unreal job, novelist, was the one she wanted.
Better late than never turned out to be a solid plan.
That detour helps explain the feel of her books. Braden writes historical romance with a practical streak, a sense of humor, and a clear love of emotional chaos. Her stories usually drop smart, stubborn people into bad timing, family pressure, gossip, money trouble, or outright danger, then ask what happens when attraction makes every careful plan worse.
Her best-known work is the connected Rescued from Ruin world, where the Lacey and Huxley families, their friends, and their future in-laws keep colliding in one scandal after another. In books like Ever Yours, Annabelle, The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne, and The Devil Is a Marquess, Braden returns to some favorite ingredients: wounded heroes, underestimated heroines, marriages made for all the wrong reasons, and enough longing to keep a ballroom warm. She also likes giving supporting characters room to matter. A fake engagement in Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel, the dangerous friendship at the center of Confessions of a Dangerous Lord, and the prickly bargain in Anything but a Gentleman all show how much she enjoys connected casts. One book sets up the next, and readers who like an ongoing family web tend to settle in fast.
Then she heads north. With The Making of a Highlander, The Taming of a Highlander, and The Temptation of a Highlander, Braden moves into the Scottish Highlands and lets the stories get rougher around the edges. Highland Games, cursed places, old grudges, and hard country give these romances a bigger, wilder backdrop, while the chemistry stays every bit as intense as it is in her Regency books.
She clearly enjoys the strange corners, too.
That side of her writing comes through in shorter works like The Secrets of a Moonlit Night and Once Upon a Haunted Knight. Abbey ruins, rumors, scars, ghosts, curses, and moonlit secrets give those stories a more gothic pull, but the emotional core stays familiar. Braden is still interested in outsiders, in people hiding old damage, and in the relief of finding someone who sees the truth and stays anyway. Readers who click with her work usually come for the same mix she keeps returning to: sharp banter, high emotion, fast-moving setups, and couples who have to earn their happy ending the hard way. Her books can be funny, sensual, and slightly outrageous, but they also make room for loyalty, grief, embarrassment, and the plain relief of being loved when you are not at your best.
These days she lives in the Pacific Northwest, a place she has described with affection for its green and gray weather. She has also shared a few reliable favorites: strong coffee, cute dogs, and epic movies. It fits. Her author persona feels warm, funny, and grounded, even when her plots get gloriously complicated.
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