Jane Feather Books in Order
Browse Jane Feather books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and simple where-to-start tips for her historical and contemporary romances.
Last updated: July 1, 2026
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Publication Order
51 books
Irresistible You
by Jane Feather
1984
An early contemporary romance about two stubborn, ambitious people whose chemistry keeps colliding with pride. Attraction comes easily, but trust, timing, and compromise prove far harder to win.
It Had to Be You
by Jane Feather
1984
A breezy contemporary romance about two strong-willed people who keep ending up in each other's orbit. The sparks are undeniable, but making room for love means facing habits neither wants to change.
Kiss Me Once Again
by Jane Feather
1984
This contemporary romance leans into old feelings and fresh temptation as two wary lovers find themselves drawn together again. Desire is immediate, but risking a second chance is another matter.
Love's Charade
by Jane Feather
1986
In pre-Revolutionary Paris, Justin, Earl of Linton, rescues a starving street boy and discovers a young woman in disguise. Danielle's need for vengeance draws them into danger just as passion begins to take hold.
Smuggler's Lady
by Jane Feather
1986
In Regency Cornwall, a young widow secretly runs a smuggling operation to keep her family afloat. A powerful former officer threatens her plans, and their clash turns into a dangerous, reluctant attraction.
Beloved Enemy
by Jane Feather
1987
During the English Civil War, Royalist Virginia Courtney risks everything helping fugitives escape. When Colonel Alexander Marshall captures her, duty and desire pull them to opposite sides of a brutal conflict.
Reckless Seduction
by Jane Feather
1987
Headstrong Genevieve Latour is used to scandal, but even she cannot shrug off a truly dangerous entanglement. As desire and deception tighten around her, every reckless choice carries a higher price.
Chase the Dawn
by Jane Feather
1988
During the American Revolution, Bryony Paget escapes a fire and loses her memory in the arms of rebel Ben Clare. Love grows between them, but her recovered identity could force them onto opposite sides of war.
Venus
by Jane Feather
1988
Lord Nicholas Kincaid catches Polly Wyat trying to help rob him in a London tavern and decides she could be useful. What begins as a spy scheme quickly turns into a much riskier emotional game.
Reckless Angel
by Jane Feather
1989
A spirited heroine and a dangerous man are thrown together in a story shaped by secrets, pride, and swift desire. Their attraction is immediate, but the past keeps turning every intimate moment into a risk.
Silver Nights
by Jane Feather
1989
Set against glittering society and buried secrets, this historical romance pairs a strong-minded heroine with a man she has every reason to distrust. Desire deepens even as danger closes in around them.
Almost Innocent
by Jane Feather
1990
Sheltered Magdalen has grown up as a pawn in the struggle between England and France. When Guy de Gervais carries her into a wider world, duty and long-buried passion become impossible to untangle.
Bold Destiny
by Jane Feather
1990
A proud young woman and a formidable man meet in a story shaped by power, peril, and stubborn desire. Love offers a future, but only if both can outfight the schemes closing in on them.
The Accidental Bride
by Jane Feather
1991
Phoebe, long dismissed as the awkward one, decides running away is not enough. Reinventing herself brings her into dangerous proximity with the man who never truly saw her before.
The Eagle and the Dove
by Jane Feather
1991
Set against war and divided loyalties, this sweeping historical romance pits passion against politics. Two determined opponents are drawn together even as family duty and danger threaten to tear them apart.
Virtue
by Jane Feather
1993
Judith Davenport cheats noblemen at cards to fund her revenge, but her dangerous game draws the attention of the Marquis of Carrington. Attraction builds quickly once each recognizes the other's intelligence and nerve.
Velvet
by Jane Feather
1994
Gabrielle de Beaucaire returns to England in disguise, bent on revenge and eager to work her way into the spymaster Nathaniel Praed's world. Distrust, war, and intense desire make their alliance explosively uncertain.
Vixen
by Jane Feather
1994
Chloe Gresham arrives as the unexpected ward of Sir Hugo Lattimer and promptly upends his ordered life. He means to turn her into a proper lady, if desire and danger do not get there first.
Valentine
by Jane Feather
1995
Sylvester Gilbraith can only claim an inheritance by marrying one of an earl's granddaughters. The woman who truly interests him, Theodora Belmont, is the one least willing to become his bride.
Vanity
by Jane Feather
1995
Pickpocket Octavia Morgan makes the worst possible mark when she steals from Lord Nick, England's most notorious highwayman. He plans to use her for revenge, until she becomes far more dangerous to his heart.
Violet
by Jane Feather
1995
Bandit heroine Tamsyn, known as La Violette, is rescued by officer Julian St. Simon and taken back to England. He wants her secrets, she wants revenge, and neither expects love to complicate the bargain.
Vice
by Jane Feather
1996
After an accidental death leaves her fleeing for her life, Juliana is forced into a scandalous arrangement by the Duke of Redmayne. Survival demands she play a part that may cost her freedom and her heart.
The Diamond Slipper
by Jane Feather
1997
Cordelia heads toward an arranged marriage at Versailles with only a jeweled charm and a stubborn will of her own. When her escort proves far more compelling than her bridegroom, the journey turns perilous and deeply personal.
The Silver Rose
by Jane Feather
1997
Ariel Ravenspeare is pushed into trapping the earl her family has taught her to hate. Forced into marriage, she finds passion, old secrets, and a husband far harder to deceive than she expected.
The Emerald Swan
by Jane Feather
1998
Separated twin girls grow up in utterly different worlds until a reckless plan brings them back into each other's orbit. Disguise, court politics, and forbidden desire drive this sweeping tale of switched identities.
The Hostage Bride
by Jane Feather
1998
Outspoken Portia Worth is mistakenly abducted by the outlaw Rufus Decatur, who meant to seize another bride. Their battle of wills plays out against family enmity, danger, and a growing attraction neither can control.
A Valentine Wedding
by Jane Feather
1999
This short historical romance revisits the world of *Valentine* for a wedding touched by old tensions and renewed desire. It is a quick, warm return to Feather's mix of family drama and romantic payoff.
Almost a Bride
by Jane Feather
1999
Arabella Lacey's future is upended when gambler Jack Fortescu wins her brother's mansion and everything in it. A shameless marriage bargain turns into a contest of wit, pride, and very real feeling.
The Least Likely Bride
by Jane Feather
2000
Bookish Olivia Granville tumbles from a cliff and wakes aboard a pirate ship. Her captor is no ordinary pirate, and the adventure that follows changes far more than her carefully sheltered view of herself.
The Widow's Kiss
by Jane Feather
2001
Hugh of Beaucaire is sent to investigate Lady Guinevere Mallory, a rich widow shadowed by rumor and four dead husbands. Suspicion soon gives way to fascination as property claims, secrets, and danger close in.
To Kiss a Spy
by Jane Feather
2002
Widowed Pen Bryantson is searching her mother-in-law's papers when master spy Owen D'Arcy catches her in the act. Their uneasy alliance leads them undercover, where desire becomes as dangerous as treachery.
Kissed by Shadows
by Jane Feather
2003
Lady Philippa Nielson remembers nothing of the night that put her in danger, only the pull she feels toward a dark, knowing stranger. Lionel Ashton must protect both Pippa and the secret that could destroy them.
The Bachelor List
by Jane Feather
2004
The Duncan sisters launch a discreet Regency matchmaking service and quickly learn that arranging other people's futures is messy work. Their first major case brings scandal, sharp wit, and a romance none of them planned.
The Bride Hunt
by Jane Feather
2004
When the Duncan sisters' matchmaking business is threatened by a lawsuit, practical Prudence must save it. Her bargain with brilliant barrister Gideon Malvern, legal help in exchange for a bride, proves dangerously intimate.
The Wedding Game
by Jane Feather
2004
Youngest sister Chastity takes on a new client, Dr. Douglas Farrell, whose search for a rich wife seems coldly practical. The more she learns about him, the harder it becomes to keep business separate from feeling.
Almost a Lady
by Jane Feather
2005
Independent Meg Barratt wants no part of a conventional marriage, until a storm throws her into the path of a dangerous seafaring assassin. What begins as captivity becomes a battle of nerve, wit, and desire.
A Wicked Gentleman
by Jane Feather
2007
Cornelia Dagenham arrives at an inherited house in Cavendish Square and cannot understand why Viscount Bonham wants it so badly. His secrets, and her growing attraction, pull her into danger and high society alike.
To Wed a Wicked Prince
by Jane Feather
2008
Livia Lacey comes to Cavendish Square seeking freedom and finds herself dazzled by Prince Alex Prokov. Marriage brings passion, but his hidden life may prove harder to live with than she imagined.
A Husband's Wicked Ways
by Jane Feather
2009
Independent Aurelia Farnham never expected marriage to be the easy part. As her handsome husband keeps one secret after another, passion grows alongside suspicion in this final Cavendish Square romance.
All the Queen's Players
by Jane Feather
2010
Rosamund enters Queen Elizabeth's court as a junior lady and an observer for Sir Francis Walsingham. Theatre, forbidden love, and royal conspiracy pull her into a dangerous game between two queens.
Rushed to the Altar
by Jane Feather
2010
Jasper Sullivan thinks he has found the fallen woman he needs to marry in order to inherit his uncle's fortune. Clarissa Astley is not what she seems, and their bargain soon tangles with danger and desire.
A Wedding Wager
by Jane Feather
2011
Serena Grantley's stepfather uses her beauty to draw men into his gambling world, but she still loves Sebastian Sullivan. His desperate wager may save them both, or separate them for good.
An Unsuitable Bride
by Jane Feather
2012
Alexandra Douglas disguises herself to infiltrate her former home and reclaim the money stolen from her and her sister. Peregrine Sullivan sees through parts of her charade, but not the depth of her desperation.
Engagement at Beaufort Hall
by Jane Feather
2012
Three days before her wedding, Imogen Carstairs discovers her fiance's betrayal and calls everything off. Retreating to Beaufort Hall gives her time to heal, but not the distance she expected from Charles Riverdale.
Twelfth Night Secrets
by Jane Feather
2012
At a Christmas house party, Lady Harriet Devere is secretly gathering information on Julius Forsythe, a man the war ministry suspects. Attraction under the mistletoe becomes dangerous when loyalty and espionage collide.
A Holiday Gamble
by Jane Feather
2014
Robbed and stranded in a snowstorm, Viscount Allenton takes shelter at Selby Hall and meets a spirited heiress. Their winter attraction burns hot, until a startling secret threatens to freeze everything over.
Trapped at the Altar
by Jane Feather
2014
Ariadne Carfax is forced toward marriage with childhood friend Ivor Chalfont to unite two warring families. She means to resist, but duty, desire, and long-buried feeling make resistance far more complicated.
Trapped by Scandal
by Jane Feather
2015
Hero Fanshawe risks scandal and death alike when she goes in search of her missing brother. Teaming up with the enigmatic William Ducasse pulls her into revolutionary danger and a passion neither can safely afford.
Tempt Me with Diamonds
by Jane Feather
2019
Diana Sommerville returns to London expecting security, only to find her late brother has left half her estate to Rupert Lacey, the man who once betrayed her. Sharing a house forces old love back into the open.
Seduce Me with Sapphires
by Jane Feather
2020
Fenella Grantley dreams of the stage and secretly takes drama lessons, a scandalous ambition for a lady. When playwright Edward Tremayne reenters her life, ambition and attraction become impossible to separate.
Ravish Me with Rubies
by Jane Feather
2021
Petra Rutherford has never forgotten the older man who first captured her imagination. When Guy Granville returns to her life, old hurt, pride, and very adult desire turn their reunion into a glittering emotional contest.
Where should I start?
If you want classic intrigue and adventure: Venus → Virtue → Vixen
If you want linked family romance: Rushed to the Altar → A Wedding Wager → An Unsuitable Bride
If you like witty Regency setups: The Bachelor List → The Bride Hunt → The Wedding Game
If you want Tudor secrets and spies: The Widow's Kiss → To Kiss a Spy → Kissed by Shadows
If you prefer Edwardian glamour: Tempt Me with Diamonds → Seduce Me with Sapphires → Ravish Me with Rubies
Author bio
Jane Feather was born in Cairo in 1945 and grew up in the New Forest in the south of England. That mix of distance, movement, and old-world atmosphere suits her books well, because even at their most romantic they are usually full of travel, danger, and people trying to make a place for themselves inside strict social rules.
She studied applied social studies at Oxford. Before writing full time, she built a very different working life. After moving to the United States with her husband and children, she lived in New Jersey and worked as a psychiatric social worker, a job that put her close to the messier side of human nature.
Then came another move, this time to Washington, D.C., in 1981, and that was the turning point. She began writing there, first publishing a handful of contemporary romances under the name Claudia Bishop before turning to the historical novels that would make her best known. Once she made that shift, she stayed with it for decades.
History is her playground.
Feather's novels cover a wide stretch of time, from Tudor intrigue to Georgian London to the Edwardian world, but they tend to share the same pleasures. She likes plots with engines. Spies, smugglers, kidnappings, inheritance traps, ruined reputations, disguised heroines, and inconvenient marriages show up again and again. Books like Venus, Virtue, and Violet show her taste for romance with a strong adventure line, while The Widow's Kiss and All the Queen's Players lean more openly into court politics and suspicion.
She also has a knack for series with a clean, memorable hook. The Blackwater Brides books begin with three brothers who can only inherit if each marries a fallen woman. The Duncan sisters books turn a secret matchmaking business into the center of the action. In the Cavendish Square novels, three women try to carve out freedom in London society from a half-shabby inherited house. And in Tempt Me with Diamonds and the rest of the London Jewels trilogy, she moves into a later, more modern-feeling world without losing her fondness for emotional sparring and hidden motives.
One of the reasons readers stick with Feather is her heroines. They are rarely passive. They smuggle goods, investigate secrets, protect siblings, bluff powerful men, and push back against the tidy lives society has planned for them. Even when a story begins with a familiar romance setup, she usually gives the woman a concrete problem to solve beyond falling in love.
That gives the books their pace. They are love stories, but they are also family dramas, rescue missions, revenge tales, and social games. If you like historical romance that keeps moving, with strong settings and plenty of plot around the central couple, she is an easy writer to keep reading.
Over the years she has published dozens of novels and sold more than ten million copies. She has long been based in Washington, D.C., with her family, while continuing to write across different periods and tones.
The through line is simple.
Jane Feather likes smart women, complicated men, and stories that make love work hard for its happy ending.
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