Emily EK Murdoch Books in Order

In England after the Norman invasion, orphaned Anglo-Saxon Avis becomes the ward of the man who seized her home. A royal marriage decree forces her to choose between him and a Norman stranger amid conquest and distrust.

Taken to Normandy after her husband's death in the Conquest, Lady Catheryn remains separated from her daughter. Captivity in the FitzOsbern household becomes more complicated when she develops unwanted feelings for a conqueror of her homeland.

Steward Selwyn sends Catheryn a romantic letter as a joke, pretending it comes from another man. Helping her identify its supposed author draws them closer, but Anglo-Saxon social hierarchy makes their growing attachment a dangerous prospect.

Lady Audrey's eighteenth birthday makes her father's Christmas masquerade an important opportunity to find a husband. Reluctant to leave her familiar home, she encounters a mysterious stranger whose hidden identity complicates her expectations of marriage.

Returning from India, teacher Leo Tyndale takes a position in Sandercombe and becomes intrigued by independent Hestia Royce. Her return without an expected husband has fueled local gossip, which threatens their growing connection and her guarded privacy.

Victoria Walsingham's romance with Isaac Quinn ends because a duke's son cannot marry a doctor's daughter. An unexpected family inheritance changes her standing, but returning home brings an invitation to Isaac's wedding and renewed emotional turmoil.

Jonathan Brodie falls for Penelope, the adopted daughter of a village florist. Hoping to surprise her, he investigates her biological parents, but his intended romantic gesture raises painful doubts about his motives and their differences in status.

Newly wealthy Rufus Lovell accepts a drunken wager involving marriage to Juliana Honeyfield. As he discovers her strength and intelligence, genuine attraction clashes with the secret bet and his troubled family's influence on his view of marriage.

Sent to the seaside because her family disapproves of her behavior, Cordelia Honeyfield awaits a doctor. Timothy Walsingham expects an elderly patient, and their conversation begins with mistaken identity that challenges both their assumptions about one another.

Alexander, Duke of Caershire, rescues courtesan Teresa Metcalfe from the Thames. Initially tempted to rob him, she becomes curious about his reasons for visiting the docks, while their unexpected evening exposes secrets behind his carefully maintained reputation.

Seeking relief from loneliness, Lord George Northmere encounters Italian Florence Capria, who is looking for a ship. A riot forces them into shared shelter, where attraction unsettles their intentions and challenges the rules governing his respectable life.

Banished from town by his embarrassed father, notorious rogue Luke, Marquis of Dewsbury, meets eighteen-year-old Adena Garland. High tide traps them on an island overnight, turning an unlikely encounter into a test of innocence, attraction, and intentions.

Prince Éduard searches for the Great Whisperer, a spy helping French nobles escape execution. Stranded on an island with resourceful Giselle, he feels an unwelcome attraction without realizing that she is the very person he seeks.

Fleeing rebellion in France, nobleman Pierre loses control of his boat and is rescued by Helena, a fisherman's daughter. As she nurses him, their opposing politics and social positions complicate an attraction neither expected to encounter.

Stranded beside the river near the Wandorne estate, Chloe Vaughn seeks refuge from a storm. Her reluctant host, reclusive Sir Moses, finds his desire for solitude challenged by a visitor whose presence unsettles his guarded heart.

After surviving a sinking, bankrupt Count Anthony pursues a courtroom dispute with the ship's owner. He targets the man's daughter Nerissa with blackmail, but she refuses to surrender her reputation or let him control their encounter.

Accused of murder, Samuel, Earl of Kincardine, boards a ship for America and decides marriage will lend him respectability. Passenger Margaret Berry becomes his proposed bride, though her own secrets complicate an alliance shaped by mutual need.

Bored with his constrained existence, Viscount James shares a carriage with Rowena, who is escaping a failed elopement under another name. Their journey creates room for argument and attraction while her threatened reputation complicates their connection.

Lord Emrick de Wolfe abducts the wrong woman while seeking revenge on his former beloved. Lady's maid Alice Reynolds becomes his unexpected captive, and a Welsh storm traps their clashing personalities together in his hunting lodge.

Quiet herb gardener Abigail Bryant needs new seeds to support Sweet Grove's doctor. Traveling tinker Laken Weston agrees to stay through the growing season, but her shyness and his restless nature threaten the affection taking root.

A disastrous elopement leaves Katherine Morrison ashamed and estranged from her family. An unexpected opportunity and a letter lead her toward her missing sister, while Thomas Bryant's interest offers a relationship complicated by Katherine's difficult past.

Doctor Gerald Anderson arrives in Sweet Grove after being driven from his previous practice. Mariana Bryant, blinded by another doctor's incompetence, distrusts him, forcing their growing connection to contend with old injuries and his troubled professional history.

Gambler Aaron Bryant loses his clothes to saloon owner Phoebe Vazquez, who uses the wager to pursue her own plans. Returning to his childhood orchard with a wife brings his addiction and her hidden past into conflict.

With her sister missing and parents dead, Elizabeth Morrison seeks independence through an abandoned orchard. Its former owner, Jonathan Bryant, resents the wager that cost his family their land, complicating her hopes for both home and affection.

Harriet Stanhope wants lifelong friend Montague Cavendish to see her as a potential wife. The Duke of Devonshire plans a profitable marriage instead, and her attempt to seduce him puts their familiar friendship at serious risk.

Intelligent Mariah Wynn attends a university lecture despite society's expectations for women. Viscount Patrick O'Leary objects to her pursuit of education, setting off a battle of convictions that becomes harder to separate from their growing attraction.

Repeated bridesmaid Tabitha Chesworth wants marriage, but Richard St Maur, Duke of Axwick, has sworn never to wed. His pursuit of an affair collides with her insistence on commitment, testing the convictions behind their conflicting wishes.

Lady Charlotte St Maur has resigned herself to helping younger women find husbands. Soldier turned duke William Lennox becomes interested in her instead, challenging her belief that a woman over thirty has lost her chance at love.

Abducted and forced into a brothel, Honora Lennox conceals her aristocratic identity. Earl Josiah Stanhope notices something unusual about the young woman, but his search for her secrets threatens the privacy she believes protects her family.

Pirate captain Esmeralda discovers that stowaway Javier has boarded her ship to capture her. A mutiny forces her to consider him as an ally, despite their rival families, conflicting ambitions, and an attraction neither wishes to admit.

Experienced matchmaker Theodosia Ashbrooke cannot find a suitable woman for arrogant Earl Albemarle Howard. He believes Theodosia herself is his match, but convincing her requires overcoming the professional certainty that keeps her from recognizing her own feelings.

Priscilla Seton assumes childhood companion Charles will always remain hers until his family arranges his marriage. Determined to sabotage the match, she confronts a duke torn between their attraction and the obligations imposed by his family.

Shy Letitia Cavendish avoids society's attention until a dance with confident rake Edward Wynn surprises them both. His determined courtship challenges her fear of visibility, while their opposing temperaments complicate the prospect of a suitable match.

Widow Elizabeth Howard conceals the truth about her child's father. When former lover Jacob Beauvale returns with a fiancée and notices the baby's resemblance to him, his questions threaten her carefully protected secret and revive their attraction.

At St. James' Court, Anne Marsh is discovered in a compromising situation with a claimant to Russia's throne. Their arranged Christmas wedding promises respectability, but the purported prince's secrets threaten an agreement already complicated by attraction.

Disowned Sir Edmund Northmere meets skilled card player Molly Kimble while celebrating his birthday. Kidnappers lock them together in a bedroom, where her determination to ignore him collides with his taste for a challenge and escape.

Governess Anne Gilbert enters a household where the countess has vanished and parts of the castle are closed. Asked to impersonate her employer's wife at Christmas, she investigates his concealed motives while struggling with attraction to him.

Meredith Hubert is assigned to control a duke's young half-brother while an election approaches. Missing possessions, dismissed servants, and her own concealed past complicate the household, where growing attraction to her employer threatens his carefully guarded reputation.

Underestimated governess Elizabeth Fletcher accompanies mocking Lord Galcrest to a French noble household. Her concealed language skills reveal conversations she was never meant to understand, while unruly twins, suspicious hosts, and attraction to Galcrest complicate her assignment.

Actress Helena Patrick masquerades as a governess in a country household filled with unexplained absences and family secrets. Visiting Duke Oscar Fernsby suspects her identity, drawing them into a dangerous flirtation as each guards a hidden life.

Tired of John Lennox's empty courtship promises, shy Rebecca Darby turns to a secretive club's matchmaking games. Hidden behind a mask, she hopes to capture the marquis's attention, risking disappointment when their identities and expectations finally become clear.

Mistress Emma Tilbury seeks a new protector after a rejection makes her question her future. Abraham Fitzclarence wants more than a business arrangement, but Emma's determination to protect her heart puts his hopes for love in conflict with her past.

After two broken engagements, Sophia Worsley rejects society's expectations and refuses to trust men again. Her rebellious behavior attracts the bored Earl of Marnmouth, whose pursuit becomes a contest complicated by feelings neither intended to develop.

Olivia Lymington helps her sister's intended husband search for his missing bride, only to attract his interest herself. The growing connection with the Duke of Larnwick forces Olivia to question whether he sees her as more than her twin's substitute.

Governess Rachel Herriot accepts a quiet assignment after losing ten years of memories. Her employer Timothy Astor remembers their secret romance and illegal adventures, but withholding that history threatens both Rachel's recovery and the household's future.

With her Governess Bureau facing ruin, Vivienne Clarke takes its last assignment herself: caring for the daughter of a former suitor. Edwin wants to discredit the woman who rejected him, while their shared past and his daughter's secrets complicate the work.

Isabella Fitzroy witnesses an attack in Bath and becomes intrigued by Guy Partridge, the man who defended himself. His nightly visits to her window tempt her beyond respectable society, while his hidden past threatens the romance she wants.

A man's disappearance a year earlier and a woman's obligation to welcome a stranger shape this Christmas Regency romance. Their forced proximity turns an unexpected holiday encounter into a story of attraction, uncertainty, and a growing connection.

Lady Prudence Lennox resents her family's insistence on treating her as their little sister. When Reverend Michaels visits at Christmas, she decides to make him recognize the woman she has become, using the holiday's mistletoe as an opportunity.

Vicar Joseph believes his position has separated him from possible romance, despite his feelings for a woman in his congregation. A Christmas visit to his sister in Bristol brings an unexpected meeting and a chance to speak more openly.

Bored with her family's Christmas traditions, Katarina Fitzroy becomes drawn to visiting coachman Isaac Emmett. His apparent lack of status makes their attraction improper, while secrets about him threaten to complicate the relationship she pursues away from the festivities.

Shy musician Harmony Fitzroy prepares for a Christmas Eve concert in Bath while falling for penniless David Navarre. Her need to marry for money conflicts with that attraction, and his hidden Manchester scandal could jeopardize their growing connection.

Esther Fitzroy suspects the impoverished Duke of Kendal is courting her for her dowry. Determined to win his heart before accepting a proposal, she enters a flirtation with an experienced seducer whose intentions may challenge her plan.

Lucy Fitzroy welcomes childhood friend Lord Percy Ardingley back from the country but finds their familiar bond has changed. His awkward attempts to explain himself and her unexpected attraction force them to reconsider what their long friendship could become.

At her family's Christmas gathering, Olivia Fitzroy tries to hide her love for childhood friend Luke Kingsley. Close quarters and stolen kisses make concealment difficult, while Luke's own secrets leave her uncertain whether their friendship can become something more.

Lady Elizabeth Roy confronts an irritating admirer, only to become trapped with him in a library. Rupert, Austria's crown prince, welcomes the opportunity to court her, but a public royal scandal threatens both reputations before their feelings are settled.

Arabella Fitzroy arrives to meet her arranged husband and finds Nathaniel Cartier rude and unappealing. Retreating to his estate's lake, she plans to escape the match, until moments of vulnerability reveal a man different from her first impression.

Maria Fitzroy avoids holiday questions about marriage while becoming fascinated by mysterious newcomer Mr. Walter. His interest in her family coincides with newspaper gossip, but their growing attraction makes it difficult for her to question the man she wants.

Caroline Fitzroy's engagement to doctor Stuart Walsingham changes when he unexpectedly inherits a debt-ridden earldom. Their love now conflicts with pressure for a wealthy, connected marriage, forcing the couple to defend the future they had already imagined together.

Emerald de Petras agrees to attend ten final balls before abandoning society and marriage. Recently divorced Marquis Robert Ainsworth treats the reluctant debutante as a challenge, but their flirtation becomes a deeper attraction that disrupts both their defenses.

Catherine Tetlow is tired of being merely one appointment in Micah de Petras's life. Determined to win the emotionally guarded gentleman's heart, she risks a relationship built on money and pleasure while concealing secrets of her own.

After her father's business collapses, Coral de Petras publicly lists the requirements for a wealthy husband. Duke Edward Barlow fails her checklist but challenges her priorities, turning a practical marriage hunt into a choice between security and unexpected affection.

Just as abandoned wife Opal de Petras is declared a widow, her husband Jasper returns, disrupting her plans for another lover. He wants to rebuild their marriage, but threatening letters and years of unanswered questions stand between them.

Sophia Fitzroy's wish for a scandalous romance is overheard by notorious seducer Orlando Dunbar. His pursuit promises the excitement she craves, but keeping her heart protected becomes difficult when flirtation brings real feelings and an uncertain future.

Veterans' advocate Jemima Fitzroy falls for Captain Hugh Rotherham after his return from the Napoleonic wars. Their secret meetings challenge family expectations and social respectability, while his wartime experiences complicate the new connection growing between them at Christmas.

Joy Fitzroy resents constant pity about her unmarried state until a chance encounter brings widower Gilbert Kitteridge and his twin daughters into her life. Attraction challenges both her skepticism about happiness and his belief that he has no time for love.