Joyce Alec Books in Order
Browse Joyce Alec books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, reading order, and easy where-to-start tips for her sweet Regency romances.
Last updated: July 8, 2026
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Publication Order
42 books
A Duke for Christmas
by Joyce Alec
2017
Isabella never meant to end up on Charles's doorstep at Christmas, but the season has other plans. Forced proximity, family feeling, and a winter setting turn an awkward situation into a warm romance.
A Viscount's Second Chance
by Joyce Alec
2017
Henry is given a second chance at love, but old disappointments do not simply disappear. To make a future possible, both he and the woman he wants must risk hoping again.
An Earl’s Agreement
by Joyce Alec
2017
An arranged marriage turns dangerous when duty and affection collide under growing pressure. What begins as an agreement becomes far riskier, and far more heartfelt, than either side expected.
Married to a Marquess
by Joyce Alec
2017
After her wedding day, Alice barely sees the husband she has married. When distance, hurt, and fresh trouble force them back together, she has to decide whether this marriage can become something real.
A Duke's Promise
by Joyce Alec
2018
Left destitute, Sophia Weston becomes governess to the widowed Duke of Harrogate and finds unexpected kindness there. But when her cruel family tries to ruin her again, the duke must choose love over reputation.
A Marquess and a Secret
by Joyce Alec
2018
Lord Rivenhall and Miss Richards are both guarding secrets that could change everything between them. Their growing attraction has to survive confusion, social performance, and the danger of being known too well.
An Earl's Deception: Regency Romance
by Joyce Alec
2018
Lady Martha and Lord Weston set out to deceive London, only to discover that pretence is harder to control than real feeling. Gossip, danger, and unexpected tenderness complicate the plan at every turn.
An Earl's Love: Regency Romance
by Joyce Alec
2018
A mysterious locket and note send Sarah Weston to London in search of her real family. An earl offers help, but as fortune, danger, and hidden history close in, she must decide whether he can be trusted.
An Earl's Wager
by Joyce Alec
2018
A careless wager turns into a London scandal that endangers both Lady Ellen and Lord Hartley. What begins as foolishness quickly becomes a test of honor, trust, and genuine feeling.
Diamonds of the Marquess
by Joyce Alec
2018
After her father is attacked, Lady Emily Dove goes into hiding under an assumed name to protect a family heirloom and her identity. In London, a growing attraction to Lord Pallson makes staying hidden much harder.
Heart of a Marquess: Regency Romance
by Joyce Alec
2018
A plan born of deception leaves Charlotte facing the fallout of cruelty close to home. To find the love she deserves, she has to look past appearances and decide whom she can really trust.
Promise of the Earl
by Joyce Alec
2018
Scarred inside and out, Earl Turner returns to society needing a wife but not expecting hope. Dorothea, promised to him by a controlling father with secrets of his own, may be the one person brave enough to reach him.
The Earl's Regret
by Joyce Alec
2018
An arranged marriage, real feeling, and a lost letter combine to threaten a fragile happiness. Love is there, but regret and misunderstanding stand stubbornly in the way.
The Viscount's Secret
by Joyce Alec
2018
A viscount carrying dangerous secrets finds himself drawn to a woman who wants the truth. Their growing feelings are tested by intrigue, hidden motives, and the cost of uncovering what has been concealed.
Unexpected Earl
by Joyce Alec
2018
Catherine thinks she knows where her heart is headed until an unexpected change in status disrupts every careful plan. Courtship, family pressure, and surprise combine in this gentle Regency romance.
A Lady's Mystery: Regency Romance
by Joyce Alec
2019
Lady Marion would rather use her mind than play society's marriage game. When troubling secrets surface, her sharp curiosity pulls her into a mystery that becomes personal very quickly.
A Viscount to Remember
by Joyce Alec
2019
Miss Louisa Smallwood is drawn to a viscount she is not sure she can trust. Their romance has to survive suspicion, social pressure, and the unsettling sense that the past is not finished with either of them.
Alice's Arranged Marriage
by Joyce Alec
2019
Alice Jones is sent from America to England to marry the Earl of Allerton just before Christmas. Cold manners, cruel notes, and a wedding deadline make this arranged match feel impossible, until real feeling begins to break through.
An Earl's Redemption
by Joyce Alec
2019
Trying to repair a ruined reputation is difficult enough, but an earl and a neglected young woman are soon caught in scandal, secrets, and suspicion. Their growing closeness is tested by danger on every side.
The Aristocrat's Charade
by Joyce Alec
2019
A threatening note forces a gentleman back into a courtship he thought was finished. As he and the woman at the center of the scheme sort truth from manipulation, old feeling and real danger rise together.
The Shadows: Regency Romance
by Joyce Alec
2019
An evening ball turns dark when Lord Atherton is brutally attacked and talk of a curse begins again. Julia Hawkins and Lord Stephen Paxton must work together through fear, rumor, and growing affection.
The Viscount's Heart
by Joyce Alec
2019
Emily must find the courage to save herself when danger closes in around the life she hoped to build. The romance is sweet, but suspense and emotional risk keep the stakes high to the end.
The Viscount's Mystery
by Joyce Alec
2019
Miss Charlotte James rescues an injured stranger who refuses to reveal even his name. As she pursues the truth behind the mysterious viscount, danger and attraction become impossible to separate.
The Viscount's Promise
by Joyce Alec
2019
After a murder trial ends in tragedy, Thomas, Viscount Sharpe, is left with a promise to protect Julianna Newton. As they search for the truth behind her brother's fate, duty slowly turns into love.
The Viscount's Wife
by Joyce Alec
2019
Henrietta's new life with Viscount Chaucer should be simple, but a shocking mystery quickly unsettles the marriage. Trust, loyalty, and real affection have to grow under pressure if either of them is to be happy.
A Mystery for the Earl: Regency Romance
by Joyce Alec
2020
Lady Catherine steps in when a notorious rake targets a young woman, and the clash pulls her into a deeper mystery. What begins in anger slowly turns into a romance shaped by risk and hard-won trust.
Finding the Earl
by Joyce Alec
2020
Lady Marianne has known Lord Castleton for years, but familiarity becomes far more complicated once mystery and shifting loyalties draw them closer. Their path to love has to pass through uncertainty first.
Josephine's Truth: Historical Regency Romance
by Joyce Alec
2020
When Viscount Thomas Farrington returns, Josephine is drawn into questions that refuse to stay buried. Their romance has to move through doubt, guarded feelings, and the truth one of them can no longer avoid.
London Stranger
by Joyce Alec
2020
Lady Juliet wants answers, and the man at the center of the puzzle does not want questions. As curiosity turns into real feeling, the search for truth draws both of them into deeper danger.
Lords and Secrets: Regency Romance
by Joyce Alec
2020
Secrets pile up around a circle of lords and ladies as one reckless choice threatens more than a single courtship. Romance grows beside the mystery, but only if the truth comes out in time.
Lucinda's Freedom: Historical Regency Romance
by Joyce Alec
2020
Miss Lucinda Williams has spent too much of life feeling trapped and overlooked. A chance at freedom, and a man who sees more in her than society does, forces her to choose the future she really wants.
Prudence's Mystery: Historical Regency Romance
by Joyce Alec
2020
Lady Prudence enjoys the London Season until mystery intrudes and forces her to look more carefully at the people around her. Help arrives from the Marquess of Stoneleigh, but trust never comes cheaply.
Stolen Heart
by Joyce Alec
2020
Colin learns he is no farmer after all, but the new Marquess of Lindale, and London changes around him overnight. Lady Ellen has reasons to mistrust his family, yet working against him puts both heart and truth at risk.
Susanna's Secret
by Joyce Alec
2020
Susanna is hiding something, and telling the truth could change everything. In the middle of the London Season, secrecy, attraction, and social danger make every choice feel more costly.
The Duke's Truth
by Joyce Alec
2020
Lady Louisa Foster is already carrying loss when a duke with secrets enters her life. Grief, danger, and hard truths test whether either of them is ready to trust what is growing between them.
Unsuitable Betrothal: Regency Romance
by Joyce Alec
2020
An unwanted betrothal traps a young woman inside a mystery she never asked to solve. Untangling it means working closely with the very man who complicates her judgment and her heart.
A Fight for the Lady
by Joyce Alec
2021
Love, mystery, and deception collide as one determined couple tries to stay ahead of scandal and a growing threat. The romance is sweet, but the real question is who can still be trusted when pressure mounts.
Saved by a Viscount
by Joyce Alec
2021
A dangerous mystery pushes Lady Mary toward hard choices about trust, loyalty, and love. The viscount beside her may be her safest ally, if she can believe what his actions are really telling her.
The Duke's Deception
by Joyce Alec
2021
The London Season turns dangerous when deception enters the marriage market and a duke's influence threatens more than one future. Love has to survive gossip, hidden motives, and a mystery that keeps tightening.
The Duke's Redemption
by Joyce Alec
2021
After years of selfish choices, a duke claims he wants to change, but Miss Kelling has no reason to believe him. When trouble forces them together, redemption begins to look possible, and dangerously personal.
The Earl's Devotion
by Joyce Alec
2021
Sarah seems torn between two men, but only one of them deserves her trust. As deception and danger gather around her, she has to see past appearances before she gives away her heart.
The Eligible Earl
by Joyce Alec
2021
Lady Frederica is determined to find a suitable match, but careful plans rarely survive real feeling. As London society closes in, an earl and a heroine with standards of her own must choose honesty over convenience.
Where should I start?
If you want mystery first: The Viscount's Promise → A Lady's Mystery → The Viscount's Mystery
If you like unexpected heirs and London intrigue: London Stranger → Stolen Heart → Finding the Earl → The Eligible Earl
If you want a connected redemption arc: The Duke's Deception → A Fight for the Lady → The Earl's Devotion → The Duke's Redemption
If you prefer classic arranged-marriage romance: An Earl’s Agreement → Married to a Marquess → A Viscount's Second Chance
If you want a holiday entry point: Alice's Arranged Marriage → A Duke for Christmas
Author bio
Joyce Alec grew up in Colorado and earned a degree in business before turning seriously toward fiction. She later put down roots in Florida, but the world she returns to on the page is Regency England, a place of drawing rooms, titled families, social rules, and private feelings that rarely stay private for long.
She came to writing through reading.
By her own account, she spent years reading across different genres before falling especially hard for sweet historical romance. That shift seems to have shaped everything that followed. When she began writing, she leaned into the parts of the genre she clearly enjoys most, courtship under pressure, family secrets, compromised reputations, and the steady pull between caution and love.
That mix shows up right away in books like The Viscount's Promise, A Duke's Promise, and An Earl's Love. Her heroines are often women who have been overlooked, cornered, or kept in the dark, and her heroes usually have to prove they deserve trust, not just admiration. A title may open doors in these stories, but it does not solve the real problem.
The same is true in London Stranger and the rest of the Heirs of London books, where inheritances and hidden family truths can change a life overnight. Alec seems especially interested in characters who are pushed into new roles before they feel ready. A farmer becomes a marquess. A young woman starts asking questions no one wants answered. A widow, a wallflower, or a reluctant bride discovers that keeping quiet is no longer enough.
She likes pressure.
Not the loud, sweeping kind, but the close-in kind. A damaging rumor, a cruel relative, a promise made at the wrong moment, a mystery buried inside a polite household, those are the things that keep her stories moving. Books such as Alice's Arranged Marriage, An Earl’s Agreement, and The Duke's Redemption show how often she pairs tenderness with suspicion, so that the romance grows alongside the question of who is safe and who is not.
Her series titles tell you a lot about her fiction. Ladies, Love, and Mysteries, Secrets of London, Weddings and Scandals, and Scoundrels and Redemption all point to the same basic appeal: clean Regency romance with a touch of danger and a strong interest in what people hide from one another. The books are usually quick to read, but they are not all fluff. There is often a missing inheritance, a false impression, a secret identity, or a family wound tucked inside the love story.
Readers who come back to Joyce Alec generally know what they are getting, a warm, readable historical romance with a few twists and a satisfying emotional payoff. Her stories are full of titled men and London seasons, but the heart of them is usually simpler than that. Someone has to tell the truth. Someone has to risk trust. Someone has to choose love over pride, fear, or appearances.
These days, the small personal details attached to her life are the ones people tend to remember. She lives in Florida with her husband and son, and when she is not writing, she is often described in beach gear with a vanilla iced coffee in hand. It suits the books. There is something unpretentious about the way she presents herself and her work, as if the goal is not to make a grand statement, but to tell a good story and leave readers a little happier than she found them.
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