Emily Royal Books in Order

Frederica’s longtime love Hawthorne tries to protect her during her first London season. A revelation about her ancestry leads to tragedy, and when his life and career are threatened, saving him may cost her the love they finally share.

Disgraced after an encounter with a predatory suitor, Jeanette enters a hasty marriage with notorious rake Henry. Their mutual attraction competes with resentment and secrets, while his investigation into disappearing women draws them both toward a dangerous trafficking ring.

Widowed after an abusive marriage, Alice meets Ross, the man her father once forced her to reject. Their renewed attraction offers another chance, but painful memories and her father’s latest marriage plans threaten to separate them again.

A frightened child’s encounter with a reclusive neighbor disrupts the Trelawneys’ Christmas in Cornwall. Alice confronts the man known as the Beast of Boscarne, whose grief and isolation conceal a need for kindness as events take a dangerous turn.

Banker Dexter seeks revenge by marrying his enemy’s titled daughter, but is tricked into wedding the man’s illegitimate child instead. As Meggie struggles with hostile society, unexpected affection grows until her past threatens their fragile marriage.

Aspiring writer Delilah secretly attacks a notorious aristocratic family in print. When its new duke offers to hear her reforming ideas in exchange for lessons in pleasure, her convictions and ambitions collide with an attraction she did not anticipate.

Trapped in a cruel marriage, Lady Lisetta is ordered to conceive an heir with her husband’s servant. Vane Sawford’s hidden loyalties complicate their attraction, and when violence destroys her home, survival forces them into increasingly dangerous choices.

Scarred former rake Devon secretly rescues Lady Atalanta while believing she could never love his altered face. When the friend who saved his life asks him to help court her, Devon must choose between loyalty and his own happiness.

Dorothea longs for a family and marries widowed prizefighter Griffin after a public scandal. His distance and his daughter’s defiance undermine her hopes, while suspicions about his first wife’s death make their marriage increasingly uncertain.

Haunted by Hastings, Saxon lord Harald reluctantly marries Norman noblewoman Eloise. Their uneasy alliance grows into affection, but a visitor from her past brings secrets and betrayal that threaten both their marriage and the fragile peace around them.

Highlander Tavish abducts an English lord’s daughter to avenge his sister, only to recognize Elyssia as the woman who once freed him from torture. Desire and gratitude challenge his vow as clan loyalties and buried secrets threaten them both.

Devon’s happiness with his wife and children is strained by cruel reactions to his facial scars. A family Christmas in Scotland offers a chance to recover his confidence, especially when an unexpected friendship changes how he sees himself.

Frustrated by the restrictions of marriage and motherhood, Delilah visits Falkland Palace with her family. There she encounters a sinister presence: a legendary ghost waiting for a lost lover who bears a disturbing resemblance to Delilah’s husband.

Zoologist Lord Axford pretends an interest in Maria Roman’s lapdogs to pursue a seduction. She counters with tricks meant to humiliate him, but growing affection threatens her defenses while a hidden secret puts her livelihood and reputation at risk.

Colonel Adrian FitzRoy agrees to seduce a widowed music teacher as part of a scheme to reclaim Summerton Hall. Sophia Black’s talent, guarded affection, and devotion to her son unsettle his motives, while both carry secrets that threaten their connection.

Captured after a raid destroys her home, Norman heiress Arlette conceals her identity from Saxon warlord Orson. Their families’ violent history fuels mutual distrust, but attraction complicates her revenge while enemies plot against them both.

Independent Henrietta promises to enter society and marry, but despises the caution of neighboring earl Giles until they share a kiss. A threat to his family’s reputation forces her to consider what she will sacrifice for the man she loves.

Former pickpocket Eleanor enters society under a new identity and attends a Christmas house party intent on revenge. A determined matchmaker pairs her with an eligible duke, unaware he is the man responsible for Eleanor’s earlier heartbreak and downfall.

Beatrice and widowed earl Augustus find attraction despite past betrayals that have made them wary of love. As they move toward a shared future, his distrust and her fear of another heartbreak threaten to overwhelm their growing connection.

To help her sister marry, sharp-tongued Catherine agrees to entertain the attentions of confirmed bachelor Daxton Hawke. His courtship begins as a wager, but their verbal sparring threatens to turn the performance into something neither intended.

Lavinia enters society determined to reclaim heirlooms lost through her family’s ruin. Meanwhile, Viscount Marlow pursues a mysterious thief, unaware that the woman attracting his attention may hold the key to a case entangled with his own family.

After an accident robs spiteful heiress Arabella of her memory, gardener Lawrence takes her in to repay the livelihood she destroyed. Her unexpected kindness toward his family changes his feelings, but the deception underlying their life threatens their growing love.

Awkward, misunderstood Eleanor accepts a duke’s proposal without realizing it began as a provocation. Their resulting false engagement is meant to improve her prospects and silence his mother, but growing affection makes the planned separation increasingly difficult.

After saving a disgraced duke, courtesan Mimi accepts his offer to become his mistress for six months in exchange for financial freedom. Their arrangement offers unexpected comfort, but genuine affection makes the agreed ending harder to accept.

Disgraced and raising an illegitimate child, Juliette seeks obscurity in a coastal village and finds compassion in its idealistic vicar. Their shared concern for others draws them together, but her past and his family connections complicate a forbidden attachment.

Secret professional duelist Portia falls for a colonel haunted by Waterloo who despises shooting for sport. When he becomes involved in a duel himself, she must choose between protecting her hidden identity and confronting the man she loves.

Believing herself dying, Euphramia marries an impoverished Highland laird to keep her fortune from a wastrel cousin. Her unexpected recovery disrupts his next wedding, and their proposed annulment grows complicated as affection develops amid hostility from his clan.

Shunned for her illegitimacy, Olivia is forced to marry a brooding earl after a compromising encounter. Charles has remained silent since witnessing his mother’s death, and secrets within his neglected estate threaten their fragile chance at understanding.