Forgotten Princesses Books in Order
Part ofSophie Jordan Books in OrderBrowse the Forgotten Princesses books in order by Sophie Jordan, with short summaries, series background, and tips on where to start.
Last updated: June 10, 2026
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Publication Order
4 books
Wicked in Your Arms
by Sophie Jordan
2011
Grier Hadley's vast dowry makes her useful to a prince, but her birth makes her unsuitable in the eyes of society. Prince Sevastian plans a practical match until one kiss makes practical impossible.
Lessons from a Scandalous Bride
by Sophie Jordan
2012
Cleo Hadley's new fortune comes with one demand, marry well. Lord Logan McKinney needs a wealthy wife just as badly, but the match gets risky once real desire enters the bargain.
How to Lose a Bride in One Night
by Sophie Jordan
2013
Left for dead on her honeymoon barge, Annalise Hadley is saved by the reclusive Earl of McDowell. As he helps her heal, both their secrets become harder to keep.
The Earl in My Bed
by Sophie Jordan
2013
Paget Ellsworth always expected to marry one brother, not the one who came home as the new earl. A kiss at a Valentine's ball forces her to face the man she never wanted, and may need most.
Series background & context
The Forgotten Princesses books are historical romances about women who sit awkwardly on the edge of privilege. They may have money, sudden opportunity, or a connection to power, but society still treats them as if they do not quite belong. That tension gives the series its shape.
In Wicked in Your Arms, Grier Hadley has a huge dowry but none of the background a prince is supposed to want in a bride. Lessons From a Scandalous Bride follows Cleo, another woman whose future is reshaped by wealth and the demands attached to it. How to Lose a Bride in One Night turns to Annalise, a newly married woman who survives betrayal and has to decide whether she can risk trust again. The novella The Earl in My Bed fits right into that world of old expectations and inconvenient passion.
What links these stories is the gap between title and worth. Jordan is interested in what happens when society says a woman can be displayed, traded, or improved by marriage, but not fully accepted on her own terms. Her heroines refuse that math. They want safety and love, but they also want dignity, choice, and room to define themselves.
The heroes, princes, earls, and other powerful men, usually begin the books thinking they understand the rules. Then they meet women who expose how hollow those rules can be. The result is a series that feels lush and romantic on the surface, but has a sturdy undercurrent of class tension and self determination.
If you like Regency romance with emotional stakes, social friction, and heroines who are harder to manage than anyone expects, this is a satisfying series to read in order.
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