Elizabeth Hoyt Books in Order
Find all Elizabeth Hoyt books in order, with series lists, story summaries, reading order tips, and background on her historical romances.
Last updated: January 13, 2026
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Publication Order
29 books
No Ordinary Duchess
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2023
Julian Greycourt, heir to a cruel duke, and determined Wise Woman Elspeth de Moray meet while secretly searching the same ducal library for evidence that could protect the people they love. Their joint hunt for the truth behind an old death becomes a deeply intimate, high stakes affair.
When a Rogue Meets His Match
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2020
Enforcer Gideon Hawthorne wants out from under the Duke of Windemere’s thumb, but his last assignment comes with a prize he secretly craves, a marriage to Messalina Greycourt. Their cold bargain wedding slowly warms into a dangerous love, even as Gideon’s final job could destroy their fragile trust.
Not the Duke’s Darling
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2018
Freya de Moray hides her true identity as a disgraced noblewoman and member of the secretive Wise Women while working as a paid companion. At a country house party she crosses paths with Christopher Renshaw, Duke of Harlowe, the man she blames for her family’s ruin, and plots revenge that quickly tangles with unwanted attraction.
Once Upon a Maiden Lane
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2017
Orphan raised in the Maiden Lane home, Mary Whitsun has made a quiet life as a nursemaid, until a chance meeting in a bookshop leads aristocratic Henry, Viscount Blackwell, to mistake her for his missing fiancée. Untangling mistaken identities reveals family secrets and a charming, class crossing romance.
Once Upon a Christmas Eve
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2017
In this Christmas novella, a prim gentlewoman who loathes charming rakes is forced to host one overnight when a snowstorm strands his coach at her family’s country estate. Holiday mischief, family interference, and late night confessions slowly turn old grudges into romance.
Duke of Desire
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2017
Kidnapped by the notoriously cruel Lords of Chaos, Lady Iris Jordan escapes by shooting the masked man dragging her away, only to learn he is Raphael de Chartres, Duke of Dyemore, an undercover enemy of the cult. Forced into a protective marriage, they battle both the Lords and Raphael’s inner demons.
Once Upon a Moonlit Night
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2016
Heiress Hippolyta Royle flees a scandalous kidnapping and throws herself in front of a stranger’s carriage on a stormy night. Grumbling traveler Matthew Mortimer doubts her wild story, yet during their cramped journey to safety, skepticism gives way to trust, laughter, and unexpected desire.
Duke of Sin
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2016
A notorious blackmailer and manipulator, Valentine Napier, Duke of Montgomery, keeps all of London dancing to his tune until his unflappable housekeeper, Bridget Crumb, infiltrates his household to steal incriminating letters. Their cat and mouse game turns intoxicating as enemies close in.
Duke of Pleasure
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2016
King’s fixer Hugh Fitzroy, Duke of Kyle, is hunting the depraved Lords of Chaos when a masked harlequin saves him from assassins. The rescuer is Alf, a streetwise information broker secretly living as a boy and as the new Ghost of St. Giles, whose double life upends Hugh’s ordered world.
Sweetest Scoundrel
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2015
Businesslike Eve Dinwoody is determined to protect her brother’s money by keeping a tight rein on Harte’s Folly, London’s unruly pleasure garden. Its bawdy owner, Asa Makepeace, infuriates her, yet as sabotage and threats mount, their clashes kindle an unexpectedly tender, scorching bond.
Once and Always
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2015
Two people at very different crossroads in life are thrown together by a twist of fate in a small Midwestern town, where old regrets, family expectations, and a slow burn attraction push them to risk a once in a lifetime second chance.
Hot
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2015
A quiet small town librarian uses a bank robbery as cover to steal a safety deposit box that could clear her uncle’s name, only to be chased across the Midwest by the determined FBI agent on the case and the criminals she accidentally crossed.
Dearest Rogue
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2015
Nearly blind and fiercely sheltered by her powerful brother, Lady Phoebe Batten only tastes freedom under the watch of grim ex dragoon Captain James Trevillion. When kidnappers strike, their flight across England turns a duty bound protection into a deeply personal, heartfelt romance.
Darling Beast
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2014
Falsely accused of murder and left mute by a brutal beating, Apollo Greaves hides in the ruins of Harte’s Folly, rebuilding the pleasure garden under a false name. Playwright actress Lily Stump and her young son discover him, drawing Apollo back toward hope, danger, and love.
Lord of Darkness
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2013
Godric St. John hides his dangerous work as the Ghost of St. Giles behind the façade of a widowed gentleman. His arranged wife, Lady Margaret Reading, returns to London vowing to kill the Ghost who ruined her life, never guessing he is the quiet husband she barely knows.
Duke of Midnight
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2013
By day Maximus Batten is the unbending Duke of Wakefield, but at night he hunts his parents’ killers as the Ghost of St. Giles. When sharp eyed companion Artemis Greaves uncovers his secret and blackmails him to save her imprisoned brother, passion tangles with peril.
Thief of Shadows
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2012
By day Winter Makepeace is the austere headmaster of a St. Giles orphanage, but by night he stalks the rooftops as the masked Ghost of St. Giles. When elegant widow Lady Isabel Beckinhall rescues the wounded vigilante, their worlds and desires collide.
Scandalous Desires
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2011
Straight laced widow Silence Hollingbrook once sacrificed her reputation to save her husband from river pirate Mickey O’Connor, and paid dearly for it. When he kidnaps the baby she loves to keep the child safe, Silence must choose between her old life and the seductive king of the London docks.
Notorious Pleasures
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2011
Engaged to a respectable but dull marquess, Lady Hero Batten wants a peaceful life, until she collides with his scandalous brother, Griffin Reading. Their sharp tongued clashes, charity work in St. Giles, and his dangerous secrets threaten everything Hero thought she wanted.
Wicked Intentions
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2010
Temperance Dews runs a struggling orphanage in London’s grim St. Giles, desperate for a new patron. When infamous Lord Caire offers funding in exchange for her help tracking a killer through the alleys, their dangerous partnership ignites a fierce, forbidden attraction.
The Ice Princess
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2010
Aphrodite’s Grotto madam Coral Smythe has seen every kind of desire but never risked her own heart, until a reckless card game sells seven nights of her company. Stern navy captain Isaac Wargate wins the wager and slowly uncovers the vulnerable woman behind the golden mask.
To Desire a Devil
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2009
Presumed dead for seven years, Reynaud St. Aubyn staggers home from brutal captivity and demands back his stolen earldom. Proper Beatrice Corning has long adored his portrait; now she must decide whether to trust the savage, compelling man himself.
To Beguile a Beast
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2009
In a crumbling Scottish castle, scarred naturalist Sir Alistair Munroe wants only solitude until runaway beauty Helen Fitzwilliam arrives as his new housekeeper, children in tow. Their uneasy truce slowly becomes a tender, deeply healing love.
For the Love of Pete
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2009
After a kidnapping goes wrong, a stubborn civilian guardian and a rule following federal agent end up on a chaotic road trip with a small child and a dog, trying to stay ahead of mobsters while fighting an inconvenient, growing attraction.
To Taste Temptation
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2008
Samuel Hartley, a brusque colonial veteran turned wealthy merchant, comes to London to unmask the traitor behind a wartime massacre. Proper widow Lady Emeline Gordon agrees to help introduce his sister to society, but soon risks her heart instead.
To Seduce a Sinner
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2008
Jasper Renshaw, Viscount Vale, agrees to marry quiet Melisande Fleming after being jilted at the altar, expecting only a convenient match. Their unexpected chemistry forces both to confront long buried secrets from the disastrous battle at Spinner’s Falls.
The Serpent Prince
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2007
Country bred Lucy Craddock Hayes trips over an unconscious, naked stranger and brings him home, only to learn he is Viscount Simon Iddesleigh. While she nurses him, his ruthless quest for vengeance drags them into dangerous passion.
The Leopard Prince
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2007
Independent landowner Lady Georgina Maitland trusts her blunt, capable steward Harry Pye, even when a vengeful neighbor accuses him of poisoning sheep and worse. As they hunt for the real culprit, attraction flares across the class divide.
The Raven Prince
by Elizabeth Hoyt
2006
Recently widowed and nearly penniless, Anna Wren takes the unthinkable job of secretary to the temperamental Earl of Swartingham. Their working truce erupts into forbidden desire, pushing Anna toward a scandalous night that could change both their futures.
Where should I start?
If you want her fairy tale inspired Georgian princes: The Raven Prince → The Leopard Prince → The Serpent Prince → The Ice Princess
For a deep dive into gritty Georgian London: Wicked Intentions → Notorious Pleasures → Scandalous Desires → Thief of Shadows
If you like war scarred heroes and colonial intrigue: To Taste Temptation → To Seduce a Sinner → To Beguile a Beast → To Desire a Devil
For a darker arc with family scandal and secret societies: Not the Duke’s Darling → When a Rogue Meets His Match → No Ordinary Duchess
If you prefer contemporary rom com with suspense: Hot → For the Love of Pete → Once and Always
Author bio
Elizabeth Hoyt was born in New Orleans and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, a long way from the glittering Georgian ballrooms she so often writes about. Her childhood mixed Midwestern winters with an early love of stories, the kind you find in dog eared paperbacks and crowded libraries.
As a girl she was lucky enough to travel widely. Trips to France, Germany, Belgium, and the old university town of St. Andrews in Scotland gave her a feel for old streets and older buildings. Later she spent a year in Oxford and a summer in Kawasaki, Japan, collecting the kinds of small details that would someday help make her fictional worlds feel lived in.
Back home she studied anthropology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. The degree suited her curiosity about how people live, love, and build communities. It did not, however, come with an obvious job description. After graduation she bounced through a string of ordinary and not so ordinary jobs: barista, unhappy sales clerk, data entry worker for the Wisconsin Revenue Service, and archaeological field grunt hauling gear and scraping at muddy soil.
She married young, had two children, and for a while poured most of her energy into family life. When her youngest headed off to kindergarten, her mother gently suggested that it might be time to look for a “real” job. Instead, Elizabeth sat down and tried to write a romance novel. It was meant to be a slightly delusional experiment. Five years of hard work later, that experiment turned into The Raven Prince and a new career.
That first book launched the Princes trilogy and introduced many of the things readers now associate with her work: scarred or stubborn heroes, practical heroines with rich inner lives, and a streak of earthy humor. Each story wove in a little fairy tale at the start of the chapters, a device she has returned to often in later series.
From there she moved into larger, more ambitious projects. The Legend of the Four Soldiers books follow war scarred men trying to make peace with a brutal ambush in the American colonies. The long running Maiden Lane series dives into the shadows of St. Giles, pairing dukes, pirates, vigilantes, and actresses with partners who challenge them to be brave in quieter ways. More recently the Greycourt books, beginning with Not the Duke’s Darling and When a Rogue Meets His Match, explore two intertwined families wrecked by an old scandal and held together by stubborn, very modern women.
Along the way she has also written contemporary romantic comedies under the name Julia Harper. Those books, including Hot, For the Love of Pete, and Once and Always, trade Georgian London for small towns, road trips, and FBI chases, but they keep the same mix of sharp dialogue, high stakes, and genuine warmth.
Her novels have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, been translated into multiple languages, and picked up industry honors such as a career achievement award for historical romance. Fans often talk about how her stories balance high heat with real emotional fallout, and how characters from earlier books wander in and out of later ones like old friends.
These days Elizabeth lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with three energetic dogs, a garden that never quite cooperates, and the long suffering Mr. Hoyt. She writes at home, usually with coffee close by and a new fairy tale or bit of history pinned above her desk, still doing the thing she once joked might never count as a real job: making up stories.
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