Georgette Heyer Books in Order

After taking the blame for his brother's cheating, Jack Carstares returns from exile as a highwayman. When he crosses the vicious Duke of Andover over Diana Beauleigh, old wrongs and new dangers collide.

Bored in the country, lively Cicely mistakes flirtation for harmless fun until a blunt farmer's proposal turns frightening. The shock makes her see the quiet worth of her languid cousin Richard.

When secret Cabinet papers begin leaking, young investigator Linckes gets the chance to prove himself. A charming suspect and a trail of espionage turn his first big case into a race against betrayal.

Provincial Philip Jettan loves dazzling Cleone Charteris, but she wants a man of fashion, not a rustic. Off to Paris he goes for a transformation, only to find polish and powdered wigs complicate love.

At the glittering court of Charles II, the Marquis of Roxhythe hides sharp intelligence behind a languid mask. Serving king and country, he moves through plots, loyalties, and danger in Restoration England.

Philip Jettan heads to Paris to turn himself into the elegant suitor Cleone thinks she wants. His makeover wins attention, but it also risks changing far more than his clothes.

Orphaned young, Simon Beauvallet claws his way upward through war, discipline, and sheer will. Knighted and feared, he discovers that power and ambition are easier to manage than the claims of love.

Justin Alastair, Duke of Avon, plans to use a street urchin to avenge an old wrong. Then he discovers Leon is really Leonie, and revenge suddenly has competition from something far more dangerous.

Helen Marchant grows up unusually close to her father, then faces war, adulthood, and painful changes in the world around her. This early contemporary novel follows her from childhood into a far less sheltered life.

After the Jacobite rising, siblings Prudence and Robin Merriot survive by swapping identities and living in disguise. Their latest rescue, a kidnapped heiress, pulls them into romance, politics, and fresh trouble.

Sea captain Sir Nicholas Beauvallet captures a Spanish ship and vows to return beautiful Dominica safely home. That promise becomes a reckless courtship, complete with enemies, disguises, and danger on Spanish soil.

Hugh Salinger impulsively marries Laura, a shop girl he meets in France, believing love can bridge any divide. Their unhappy marriage becomes a bleak study of class, pride, and painful incompatibility.

William of Normandy fights to secure his duchy and the English crown. Alongside the battles runs his fierce, difficult courtship of Matilda, giving this historical novel both political sweep and personal conflict.

To save her sister from the notorious Marquis of Vidal, Mary Challoner takes her place and steps straight into scandal. Vidal is wilder and more dangerous than she expected, and far harder to resist.

Peter, Margaret, and Celia inherit a ramshackle country house with a haunted reputation. When eerie rumors turn into murder, they must work out whether a ghost walks the halls or a killer does.

A young woman finds a butler shot dead on a lonely road and is immediately caught in a web of family secrets. Frank Amberley, sharp-tongued barrister and amateur sleuth, takes up the puzzle.

To save her family, irrepressible Horry Winwood marries the Earl of Rule in her sister's place. Their bargain looks neat on paper, but jealousy, masquerades, and inconvenient feelings soon upset the arrangement.

A rude, domineering general is stabbed during a family weekend, and almost everyone has cause to hate him. Inspector Harding picks through resentments, secrets, and shaky alibis in a classic country-house case.

A man in evening clothes is found dead in the village stocks, and nobody seems sorry to see him gone. Superintendent Hannasyde faces a family of vivid, uncooperative suspects and a very odd murder.

Heiress Judith Taverner arrives in London ready to enjoy her freedom, only to find her brother targeted and their guardian infuriatingly controlling. Romance and attempted murder quickly collide in fashionable society.

When Gregory Matthews dies after supper, his sharp-tongued family first blames rich food, then faces the fact of poison. Superintendent Hannasyde must sort through quarrels, suspicions, and old resentments.

Eustacie de Vauban and Sir Tristram Shield are pushed toward an unwanted marriage while a fugitive cousin hides from justice. A missing ring, a headless-horseman legend, and a murder charge keep the story moving.

In glittering Brussels on the eve of Waterloo, Lady Barbara Childe meets Colonel Charles Audley. Their romance unfolds against marching armies, social whirl, and one of the most famous battles in Europe.

Silas Kane's death at the foot of a cliff looks accidental until the next heir is murdered too. Hannasyde steps into a bitter inheritance fight where every clue points the wrong way.

Ernest Fletcher seems too respectable to attract murder, until Hannasyde discovers how much of his life was performance. Then a second death turns the case stranger, and darker, still.

After the defeat at Worcester, the young Charles II must slip across hostile England to reach safety. Loyal friends, narrow escapes, and constant danger drive this brisk historical adventure.

Wally Carter is shot on a narrow bridge in what looks like an impossible crime. Inspector Hemingway takes on a case of blackmail, family tension, and one of Heyer's trickiest murder setups.

Sir Richard Wyndham is expected to settle down respectably, then meets Pen Creed climbing out of a window by knotted sheets. Their sudden flight brings highwaymen, impostors, and a thoroughly improper adventure.

Harry Smith meets Juana at Badajoz and plunges into marriage with the same energy he brings to war. Their life together sweeps through the Peninsular campaign in a vivid blend of history and romance.

A festive family gathering turns ugly when mean-spirited Nathaniel Herriard is found stabbed in a locked room. Inspector Hemingway must untangle old grievances, inheritance worries, and holiday pretence.

Christmas at Nathaniel Herriard's house ends in a locked-room stabbing and a roomful of suspects. Inspector Hemingway faces a classic holiday murder where almost everyone had reason to strike.

Deborah Grantham works in her aunt's gaming house and refuses to be bullied by wealthy Max Ravenscar. Their battle of tricks and pride becomes a deliciously sharp contest of wills.

Adam Penhallow rules his Cornish household by fear, meanness, and manipulation, so his death inspires more relief than grief. When poison is confirmed, family hatred becomes the center of the case.

Spoiled Lord Sherry proposes to Hero Wantage on impulse and expects marriage to be easy. Instead the young couple blunder through London society, debt, and one comic disaster after another.

By stepping into the wrong carriage, Elinor Rochdale becomes an accidental bride and a widow before the night is over. What follows is a lively mix of intrigue, danger, and reluctant partnership.

Overprotected Gilly, Duke of Sale, slips away to taste freedom and lands in blackmail, kidnappings, and confusion over a beautiful foundling. His first real adventure forces him to become his own man.

Country-bred Arabella Tallant pretends to be an heiress after an awkward meeting with wealthy Robert Beaumaris. The lie launches her into London society, where kindness and pride matter more than money.

Sophy Stanton-Lacy arrives in London and immediately starts fixing everyone else's tangled affairs. Her confidence brings chaos, matchmaking, and a direct challenge to her cousin Charles's orderly plans.

A quiet card party ends with two murders that seem linked, then perhaps not. Inspector Hemingway has to decide whether one killer struck twice or used the first death as cover.

Returning from Waterloo, Gervase Frant finds his family less than delighted to see him alive. A string of sinister accidents suggests someone at Stanyon wants the new earl dead.

Kitty Charing will inherit only if she marries one of her guardian's grand-nephews, so she stages a fake engagement with easygoing Freddy Standen. The pretence works too well, and her heart takes notice.

Sampson Warrenby is found shot under an oak tree, and nearly everyone around him has a motive. Chief Inspector Hemingway must sort through a village full of grudges, lies, and plausible suspects.

Restless after war, Captain John Staple takes a detour at a lonely toll-house and stumbles into local mystery. Smugglers, missing travelers, and a spirited heroine give him the adventure he wanted.

Serena Carlow's former fiancé, the Marquis of Rotherham, now controls her fortune and disapproves of her new suitor. Old feelings, wounded pride, and Bath society make a tidy future impossible.

On his way to make a sensible proposal, Sir Gareth Ludlow picks up Amanda, a runaway with a talent for confusion. One act of rescue spirals into kidnappings, misunderstandings, and romantic mayhem.

Nell and Giles Cardross adore each other, but both are disastrously bad at saying so. Hidden debts, family trouble, and expensive mistakes put their young marriage under strain.

Phoebe Marlow writes a scandalous novel based on the formidable Duke of Salford, then flees an unwanted match. When Sylvester catches up with her, the road to London becomes a comedy of pursuit and mischance.

Venetia Lanyon's quiet life changes the moment she befriends her scandalous neighbour Jasper Damerel. His charm promises excitement, but choosing him means facing gossip, family objections, and her own imagination.

When enormous, supposedly rustic Hugo Darracott arrives as unexpected heir, his snobbish relatives assume the worst. Hugo lets them think him simple while he tackles smugglers, family intrigue, and an unwilling heroine.

This collection gathers Regency tales of duels, flirtation, runaway matches, and sudden reversals of fortune. It is a lively sampler of Heyer's gift for wit, period atmosphere, and neat romantic turns.

An expanded story collection, Snowdrift brings together Regency romances, adventures, and rarities from Heyer's shorter fiction. It is a good place to sample her light touch, elegant settings, and sharp endings.

War hero Adam Deveril must marry a rich merchant's daughter to save his estate, even though his heart lies elsewhere. What begins as a bargain slowly becomes a thoughtful study of marriage and respect.

Sir Waldo Hawkridge comes north to inspect an inheritance and stirs up an entire country neighborhood. His arrival disrupts courtships, exposes foolishness, and draws him toward the quietly capable Ancilla.

When elegant Evelyn Fancot disappears just before a crucial marriage arrangement, his twin Christopher must impersonate him. Keeping up the act would be hard enough without a perceptive bride and a chaotic mother.

Frederica Merriville asks the jaded Marquis of Alverstoke to help launch her sister into society, then brings her whole unruly family with her. Domestic chaos is the last thing he expected to enjoy.

Abigail Wendover is busy shielding her niece from a fortune-hunter when she meets the delightfully disreputable Miles Calverleigh. Together they make a sharp, unconventional team, and an even sharper romance.

Orphaned Kate Malvern is swept from governessing into the grand but uneasy house of Staplewood. Behind its courtesy lies illness, control, and a family secret that turns the novel toward Gothic suspense.

Penniless Charity Steane runs from an overbearing aunt to search London for the grandfather who may not want her. Desford and his friend Hetta step in, and a rescue mission becomes a comedy of manners.

Young Elizabeth Arden marries the celebrated Stephen Ramsay with romantic hopes and little understanding of adult life. Their troubled marriage forces her to grow up fast in one of Heyer's darker early novels.

Independent Annis Wychwood has no wish to marry until a runaway heiress drags her into Oliver Carleton's orbit. Their clashes are brisk, funny, and far more revealing than either expects.

This unfinished historical novel follows John, Duke of Bedford, from youth into the hard politics of the Lancastrian court. Family loyalty, border warfare, and the rise of Henry V shape every choice he makes.

Quiet Frances Stornaway lives in the shadow of her dazzling sister Evelyn until handsome Oliver Fayre enters the picture. Their rival attachments turn this contemporary novel into a study of sisters, desire, and disappointment.

This collection brings together Heyer's early contemporary short stories, from flirtations and misunderstandings to light mystery and social comedy. It offers a glimpse of her developing voice before the famous Regencies.

A spoiled dog helps bring together two prickly neighbours who would both rather avoid romance. What begins in annoyance turns into a brisk, affectionate little comedy.

After her father's ruin, Mary Nugent is living a much smaller life than the one she once expected. A gift she thinks useless, a beautiful shawl, becomes the thread that pulls an old love back within reach.

After quarreling with his fiancée, Peter meets a strange, childlike figure in the woods and follows the mystery where it leads. The story blends romance with an unexpectedly uncanny mood.