Jane Ashford Books in Order

Newly wealthy Elisabeth Elham has no interest in exchanging her independence and intelligence for a husband. Yet a London season brings admirers, hazards, and unexpected pleasures, forcing the determined bluestocking to decide whether love can fit into her chosen life.

Penniless eighteen-year-old Gwendeline is about to lose her home when Lord Merryn, an old friend of her late parents, intervenes. He secretly funds her London debut, but his distance becomes difficult to keep as she grows into a woman he admires.

Snowbound overnight with Laura at an inn, Eliot does the honorable thing and marries her. Laura refuses to accept duty as the only basis for their life together, however, and her quiet rebellion forces Eliot to listen to his heart.

After Peter Finley marries another woman, Joanna believes her heart is broken. Then fashionable Sir Rollin Denby and returning neighbor Jonathan Erland both pursue her, and Joanna must learn which man sees her clearly when rivalry turns dangerous.

Independent Katharine Daltry needs help protecting her cousin’s groom from the manipulations of Countess Standen. The only man who can distract the countess is Lord Oliver Stonenden, a handsome aristocrat Katharine distrusts, and his price may be her heart.

When their eccentric aunt dies, the three Hartington sisters are left impoverished and forced apart to earn their living. A governess, a schoolmistress, and a companion each face love and injustice, until one surprising letter changes all their futures.

Shy, obedient Margaret Mayfield and blunt, unconventional Sir Justin Keighley seem wrong for each other in every possible way. Both try to avoid a match, only to discover that their clashing views hide the beginnings of a far more radical connection.

Lady Anne Tremayne leaves school for her first London season under the watch of the worried Debenham family. Her three guardians expect trouble from their rebellious ward, but are unprepared for the beautiful young woman and the turmoil she brings.

Anitra McBride has made Cachet magazine a major success, until robberies at the luxurious homes it features point toward her staff. With an employee murdered and suspicion growing, Anitra reluctantly accepts help from investigator Alistair Wrexham to find the culprit.

Young widow Lady Anabel Wyndham enters London society with three lively children and little experience of choosing for herself. Courted by dependable Christopher Hanford and notorious rake Sir Charles Norbury, she must decide what kind of future she truly wants.

Society beauty Lady Alicia Alston plans to teach Scottish Lord Cairnyllan how to behave during his sister’s London season. He resists every social rule Alicia values, but their battle of manners and wills leads them into a maze of intrigue and attraction.

Years after a handsome scoundrel led her into a humiliating mistake, wealthy Diana Gresham has learned to protect her heart. In Bath, Captain Robert Wilton seems different, until the man who hurt her returns and puts Diana’s judgment to the test.

Susan Wyndham and Marianne MacClain ruin their debut when they arrive at the same ball in identical gowns and fall for the same man. Baron Ellerton becomes the prize in their rivalry, but love does not follow either woman’s careful strategy.

World-famous model Geri seems to have everything, yet someone is trying to kill her. As threats close in, she must decide whether the danger comes from cosmetics genius Jon, rock star Aron, or another person she has trusted too easily.

Proper Miss Julia Devere discovers her fiancé in another woman’s arms and realizes love follows rules she never learned. Determined not to lose what she truly wants, Julia enters a contest of hearts where propriety alone will not protect her.

Adventure-loving Miranda Dennison arrives at Baron Philip Highdene’s isolated estate and suspects her sister is being kept prisoner. Drawn to the baron’s notorious friend Alan Creighton, Miranda also finds threats closing in and must untangle romance from real danger.

Anne Ellis has endured years of her husband Jay’s affairs from the refuge of her coastal home. When his young lover Ellen arrives seeking answers, the two women move beyond hostility and confront betrayal, desire, and the complicated shape of compassion.

Lady Emma Tarrant challenges Lord Colin Wareham to a card game to save a young man from ruinous debts. Colin raises the stakes, and their reckless bargain draws two wounded people into a battle of pride, passion, and unexpected responsibility.

Lord Alan Gresham, a scientist, is ordered to investigate a ghost at the Prince Regent’s Carlton House. Ariel Harding is searching for the truth about her mother’s death, and their partnership leads from a supposed haunting to danger and desire.

Spy Gavin Graham trusts no one, especially Laura Devane, the former governess who once rejected his proposal. Assigned to distract him from a Russian countess, Laura instead joins a perilous investigation that makes their old attraction impossible to ignore.

Emily Crane is the toast of London society but finds the season painfully dull, until she meets the mysterious man she once rescued from attackers. As danger follows Lord Richard Sheldon, their forced engagement becomes part of a search for his enemy.

After her older sister Erika dies violently, Nina Temple leaves home to sort through the life left behind. What she finds is an unfamiliar family history full of judgment and secrets, pushing Nina to question grief, inheritance, and her own sense of reality.

After her much older husband is murdered, Charlotte Wylde learns he spent her fortune and hid an entire family from her. His nephew Alec takes her in, and together they face suspicious dealings, danger in London, and an unexpected second chance.

Governess Clare Greenough inherits a fortune that remains under her cousin’s control until she marries. Baron Jamie Boleigh agrees to wed her for practical reasons, but money, betrayal, and their competing wills soon turn the arrangement into a fight for trust.

John Bexley and Mary Fleming marry to please their families, then spend two years apart during John’s diplomatic posting. When he returns, they discover how little they know each other, and must turn a polite arrangement into a real marriage.

Nathaniel Gresham sees his arranged marriage to Lady Violet Devere as another duty required of the duke’s heir. Newly free from her controlling family, Violet wants a fuller life, until a painful secret tests their young marriage and hard-won trust.

Naval captain Lord James Gresham is ready to settle down when Kawena Benson confronts him with a pistol and accuses him of stealing her father’s jewels. To prove his innocence, James joins her risky search and finds a life far less ordinary.

Unexpectedly wealthy at twenty-four, Elisabeth Elham would rather use her sharp mind than hunt for a husband. London’s marriage market has other ideas, bringing eager suitors, social hazards, and the possibility that independence need not mean being alone.

Soldier Lord Sebastian Gresham is delighted to be engaged to clever Lady Georgina Stane, but hides his lifelong inability to read. Before the wedding, their families’ eccentricities and private fears force them to decide whether love can hold every truth.

Scholar Flora Jennings distrusts society and Lord Robert Gresham’s interest in her work translating ancient tablets. At a country house party, Robert tries to win her trust, but a threat from Flora’s past means she must take charge of her own rescue.

Lord Randolph Gresham comes to London seeking a suitable wife for his future church life. Verity Sinclair wants adventure, not a clergyman, until an unexpected musical duet and growing attraction make both reconsider the careful plans they had chosen.

Grieving Earl Benjamin Romilly has withdrawn from life and neglected his young son. Jean Saunders arrives determined to protect the boy, but as she challenges Benjamin to rebuild his home, both discover that healing may make room for another love.

Eighteen-year-old Gwendeline faces eviction after her parents leave her penniless. Lord Merryn, their old friend, secretly arranges her London debut and a chance at security, but his carefully hidden role becomes harder to maintain as their attachment deepens.

After inheriting a troubled estate, Daniel Frith discovers his father left a cottage to the unknown Penelope Pendleton. Her gift for organizing records helps uncover a family secret, while the pair work together to prevent a scandal and find safety.

Fenella Fairclough and Roger Berwick once fled the marriage their fathers arranged to end a land dispute. Years later, the widowed Marquess of Chatton and his childhood rival must face old feelings, family trouble, and a mystery from Roger’s past.

Impoverished Duke Peter Rathbone has little use for visitors or legends about lost family treasure. Ada Grandison arrives with a clue tied to his late sister, and their search may save his estate, if they can risk believing in a future together.

Scientist Lord Alan Gresham is summoned by the Prince Regent to expose a ghost haunting Carlton House. Ariel Harding wants answers about her actress mother’s death, and their uneasy investigation turns into a dangerous bargain with unexpected romantic consequences.

Widowed Earl of Macklin Arthur Shelton has helped others recover from loss, but his own estate feels empty. In London he meets independent Spanish widow Teresa Alvarez de Granada, then joins her search for missing theater dancers as affection grows.

New Duke of Tereford James Cantrell is overwhelmed by a neglected inheritance and proposes a practical marriage to his lifelong friend Cecelia Vainsmede. Cecelia refuses to be taken for granted, especially when a visiting prince makes James confront what he truly wants.

Sarah Moran tries to save Kenver Pendrennon when he slips from Cornwall’s cliffs, but both end up stranded overnight. Scandal forces a marriage, and the pair must face Kenver’s hostile parents while discovering whether their accidental match can become love.

Newly named Earl of Ferrington, American-born Jack Merrill runs from a title and joins a group of Travelers. Harriet Finch mistakes him for a rogue, not the man her grandfather wants her to marry, and their growing trust is tested by Jack’s hidden identity.

Back from her first London season, Charlotte Deeping misses solving local mysteries with her friends. The secretive Marquess of Glendarvon gives her a new puzzle, but her digging stirs an old vendetta and places both Charlotte and Laurence in danger.

Kate Meacham loses her place in diplomatic society after her influential grandfather dies, while Henry Deeping is just starting at the Foreign Office. Their useful bargain turns dangerous when they spot a fugitive agent and investigate together.

Rose Denholme and Gavin Keighley have been rivals since childhood because their prominent families have feuded for years. When the Duke and Duchess of Tereford invite both sides to settle matters, jealousy and old loyalties complicate their growing attraction.