Lauren Smith Books in Order
Browse Lauren Smith books in order, from Regency rogues to pirates and paranormal romance, with summaries, series guides, and easy where to start tips.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Publication Order
88 books
Wicked Designs
by Lauren Smith
2013
Godric St. Laurent kidnaps Emily Parr to punish her uncle and ends up stealing far more than revenge. Emily refuses to behave like a proper captive, which only makes the duke want her more.
His Wicked Seduction
by Lauren Smith
2014
Horatia Sheridan has loved Lucien, Marquess of Rochester, for years, even when he pretends not to notice. A Christmas threat forces them together, and her long planned seduction suddenly becomes very real.
The Shadows of Stormclyffe Hall
by Lauren Smith
2014
A shadowed estate, buried secrets, and a hero who cannot quite be trusted give this gothic romance its pull. At Stormclyffe Hall, fear and fascination walk hand in hand until love becomes the biggest risk of all.
Tempted by a Rogue
by Lauren Smith
2015
A spirited heroine and a scandalous rogue enter a flirtation neither meant to take seriously. Temptation quickly turns into real stakes once reputation and the heart are both on the line.
The Bite of Winter
by Lauren Smith
2015
After a brutal attack leaves Zoey Blake near death, two dangerous vampires pull her into a world she never knew existed. Desire, grief, and supernatural danger make Christmas far stranger than she imagined.
The Duelist's Seduction
by Lauren Smith
2015
To save her twin brother, Helen Banks disguises herself as him and faces a widower at dawn with pistols drawn. Gareth Fairfax offers her a terrible bargain, and their standoff becomes a slow, dangerous seduction.
The Gilded Cage
by Lauren Smith
2015
Fenn Lockwood survived childhood trauma but only feels fully himself inside his private BDSM world. Hayden Thorne wants to save him from the past, even if doing so means stepping into his darkest desires.
The Gilded Chain
by Lauren Smith
2015
Callie Taylor dreams of Paris and a life shaped by art, then meets Wes Thorne, a wealthy collector with a dominant streak. One stolen kiss pulls her into an intensely sensual world she never expected to want.
The Gilded Cuff
by Lauren Smith
2015
Journalist Sophie Ryder enters the secretive Gilded Cuff club to get answers from haunted club owner Emery Lockwood. What begins as an investigation becomes a far riskier surrender of body, heart, and trust.
Her Wicked Proposal
by Lauren Smith
2016
After losing his sight, Cedric Sheridan has become a recluse convinced his best life is over. Anne Chessley shocks them both by proposing marriage, then discovers his one condition is far more dangerous than it sounds.
Wicked Rivals
by Lauren Smith
2016
Business comes first for Ashton Lennox until Scottish widow Rosalind Melbourne becomes both his rival and his weakness. Their game of wit, power, and seduction turns deadly when old enemies close in.
A Gentleman Never Surrenders
by Lauren Smith
2017
Owen Hadley sets out to find a rich wife and instead stumbles into the wrong bedchamber. A scandalous mistake lands him married to Milly, a woman certain matrimony was the last thing she wanted.
A Scottish Lord for Christmas
by Lauren Smith
2017
Lady Rowena Pepperwirth finally meets the man who makes her heart move, a brooding Scottish lord in need of a wife. Christmas snow and close company give both of them one last reason to believe in love.
An Earl by Any Other Name
by Lauren Smith
2017
Newly burdened with debt, Leopold Graham needs a wealthy bride fast. Independent Ivy Leighton is everything society says he should avoid, which makes her exactly the woman he cannot stop wanting.
Grigori
by Lauren Smith
2017
Grigori Barinov hunts a stolen manuscript that could expose his dragon bloodline, only to find it with American scholar Madelyn Haynes. Kidnapping her may protect his family, but her scent tells him she could be his mate.
Her Wicked Longing
by Lauren Smith
2017
This pair of short stories follows Audrey Sheridan and her maid Gillian Beaumont before their full length romances. Mischief, secret lessons, and stolen moments hint at the trouble waiting for them later.
Legally Charming
by Lauren Smith
2017
Workaholic lawyer Jared Redmond comes home to find a princess costumed stranger asleep in his bed after his brother's party. One accidental meeting sets off a modern fairy tale neither of them planned on living.
Of Sand and Stone
by Lauren Smith
2017
Set against a harsh landscape shaped by old history, this romance pairs a determined heroine with a man carrying deep wounds of his own. Survival, loyalty, and desire become tangled as danger closes in.
The Rakehell's Seduction
by Lauren Smith
2017
Ambrose Worthing steps into a dangerous wager and agrees to seduce Lady Alexandra Rockford, only to find the scheme turning against him. Alex has sworn off love, which makes their chemistry even harder to manage.
Bewitching the Earl
by Lauren Smith
2018
A woman desperate for a future free of her past crosses paths with a brooding Scottish lord who was never meant to become an earl. Their new beginning is tender, wintry, and shadowed by secrets on both sides.
Climax
by Lauren Smith
2018
After breaking Kat's heart to protect her, Tristan risks everything to win her back. Family pressure, public scrutiny, and old wounds make reconciliation far harder than either of them hoped.
Earl of Pembroke
by Lauren Smith
2018
Gillian Beaumont, an earl's illegitimate daughter turned lady's maid, is forced to pose as a lady on a spy mission. Rescued by James Fordyce, the Earl of Pembroke, she risks losing the future she never thought possible.
Forbidden
by Lauren Smith
2018
Kat Roberts comes to England focused on Cambridge and the future, then kisses a stranger who turns out to be Tristan Kingsley, her future stepbrother. Living under the same roof makes forgetting him impossible.
His Wicked Embrace
by Lauren Smith
2018
When Lawrence Russell rescues Persian princess Zehra Darzi from a London brothel, he expects trouble, not love. Zehra's hidden past and the enemies hunting her make their attraction more dangerous by the day.
His Wicked Secret
by Lauren Smith
2018
Audrey Sheridan, secretly the writer Lady Society, runs off to become a spy and lands herself in real danger. Jonathan St. Laurent may be the only man who can protect her, if he can resist her first.
Mikhail
by Lauren Smith
2018
Dragon shifter Mikhail Barinov needs a stolen jewel hoard back, but the gem expert standing in his way is harder to resist than any treasure. Kidnapping Piper Linwood may win the jewels, yet cost him his heart.
Rurik
by Lauren Smith
2018
Warrior dragon shifter Rurik Barinov captures Charlotte MacQueen, a chemist determined to prove she can hunt dragons like her brothers. Prisoner and captor soon discover the bond between them is far more dangerous than either expected.
Seduction
by Lauren Smith
2018
Kat and Tristan's forbidden relationship grows even riskier when a private moment is captured and splashed across the tabloids. Desire is no longer the only problem, now the whole world may find out.
The Darkest Hour
by Lauren Smith
2018
Professor Royce Devereaux keeps his rough private tastes far from his public life, until graduate assistant Kenzie threatens that careful balance. When an enemy targets her, desire and danger become impossible to separate.
The Last Wicked Rogue
by Lauren Smith
2018
Charles Humphrey, the last bachelor in the League of Rogues, rescues a haunted beauty and cannot forget her. Lily carries deadly secrets, and an old enemy's return forces them to choose love over fear.
The Rogue's Seduction
by Lauren Smith
2018
A seasoned rogue begins a seduction for all the wrong reasons, then finds himself undone by the one woman he never meant to want. What starts as a game quickly becomes a fight for something real.
Across the Stars
by Lauren Smith
2019
Free human Laina Roberts has spent years hiding from the cyborgs who rule what is left of humanity. Being captured by Legion officer Ronan should terrify her, but resisting him proves far more difficult.
Earl of Kent
by Lauren Smith
2019
Phillip Wilkes nearly dies in a violent attack and is nursed back to health by Ella Humphrey, the woman he never meant to love. When fear drives him away, a snowy reunion gives them one last chance at healing.
Forever Be Mine
by Lauren Smith
2019
Celia Lynton agrees to an arranged marriage that will save her family, even though she has always loved Carter Martin, the steward's son. Duty and desire collide in a painful choice neither can avoid forever.
No Rest for the Wicked
by Lauren Smith
2019
After pirates attack her ship, Roberta Harcourt ends up trapped aboard Captain Dominic Grey's vessel with a choice she never wanted. Disguises, close quarters, and dangerous kisses make resisting the pirate captain very hard.
Seducing an Heiress on a Train
by Lauren Smith
2019
Oliver, Viscount Conway, boards a train desperate to save his family's estate and sees an American heiress as the answer. Rayne Egerton has no wish to marry, which makes winning her heart far harder than planned.
The Duke's Twin
by Lauren Smith
2019
A woman expecting one brother finds herself entangled with the duke's far more dangerous twin. Mistaken identity, family trouble, and forbidden attraction make every choice riskier.
The Gentleman's Seduction
by Lauren Smith
2019
Martin Banks plans to ruin the man who destroyed his family, but accepts his enemy's daughter as payment instead of cash. Christmas vengeance turns into a far more tender, and far more dangerous, kind of bargain.
The Krinar Eclipse
by Lauren Smith
2019
Bianca Wells, the president's daughter, should know better than to want Soren, the seductive Krinar ambassador. One forbidden kiss threatens to turn political tension into something far more personal.
Boudreaux's Lady
by Lauren Smith
2020
Upstairs maid Philippa Wilson is doing her best with a hard life when someone suddenly wants her dead. Saving her will take more than luck, and perhaps more than one rogue is willing to risk.
British Black Sheep
by Lauren Smith
2020
Brie Honeyweather never planned to fall for a sharp tongued British bad boy, especially one she meets on a flight to London. A snowstorm, one bedroom, and a family estate make that plan impossible.
Cocktail
by Lauren Smith
2020
Aubree Cole is exhausted by modern dating until a sexy Australian bartender rescues her from another disaster. A flirty challenge on her dating app soon tangles her heart in more than one possibility.
Devil at the Gates
by Lauren Smith
2020
A dangerous encounter at the gates pulls a heroine into the orbit of a man with a dark reputation and problems of his own. Secrets, attraction, and looming threat turn the meeting into something far harder to escape.
His Little Vixen
by Lauren Smith
2020
A sharp tongued heroine and a dangerously alluring immortal circle each other in a paranormal romance full of bite. Attraction comes easily, but trust is much harder to give.
Never Kiss a Scot
by Lauren Smith
2020
One stolen kiss in a library sends Joanna Lennox and the darkly handsome Brock Kincade racing toward Gretna Green. But secrets, stubborn pride, and one very protective family stand between them and a future together.
Never Tempt a Scot
by Lauren Smith
2020
Lydia Hunt helps a furious Scottish rogue escape a kidnapping meant for her scheming sister, only to be mistaken for the wrong woman and carried off to Scotland. Brodie Kincade wants revenge, not love, which makes desire especially inconvenient.
Penthouse Prince
by Lauren Smith
2020
Shy lawyer Poppy Ashford cannot ignore her infuriatingly gorgeous billionaire neighbor forever, especially after he turns up naked at her door. One absurd meeting launches a short, steamy city romance.
Stregare il Conte
by Lauren Smith
2020
This Italian edition delivers Lauren Smith's blend of winter romance, buried secrets, and slow growing trust. A haunted lord and a determined heroine find love while the past keeps pressing at the door.
Tempting the Footman
by Lauren Smith
2020
Lady Venetia Dunham flees an unwanted marriage only to find herself drawn to Adrian Montague, the brooding footman who comes to her rescue. One week in close quarters makes their forbidden attraction impossible to ignore.
The Duke's Turtle Doves
by Lauren Smith
2020
Years after giving up the woman he loved, Nathan, the Duke of Hastings, meets Thea Swann again at a Christmas ball. A holiday miracle offers them one more chance to choose love instead of duty.
The Earl of Kent
by Lauren Smith
2020
After a brutal attack leaves Phillip Wilkes broken in body and spirit, he is rescued by Ella Humphrey, the woman who has loved him for years. A snowy second chance forces both of them to decide whether damaged hearts can heal.
The Wicked Beginning
by Lauren Smith
2020
Before the adventure of *Wicked Designs*, a wicked duke and his four friends plot the abduction of an innocent debutante. This short prequel offers a quick look at how the League of Rogues first got into trouble.
Blood Moon on the Rise
by Lauren Smith
2021
Hunter Tami Gilbert and her magically gifted partner Nicholas Rubin have spent years hiding their feelings behind Brotherhood rules. A sorceress's revenge plan turns forbidden attraction into a deadly weakness.
Earl of Morrey
by Lauren Smith
2021
Letty Fordyce knows Lord Morrey is dangerous, secretive, and impossible to ignore. When fear and desire pull her into Adam Beaumont's orbit, she must choose between the safe life she planned and the man who unsettles it.
Escaping the Earl
by Lauren Smith
2021
To escape a terrible arranged marriage, Sabrina Talleyrand seduces a stranger at a masked ball. The trouble is that Peregrine Ashby, the newly titled Earl of Rutland, cannot forget the mysterious woman who vanished before dawn.
Hello, Rogue
by Lauren Smith
2021
This anthology gathers historical romance novellas built around rogues facing the consequences of one unforgettable night. Lauren Smith's contribution adds her usual mix of danger, desire, and a heroine bold enough to change everything.
Hushed
by Lauren Smith
2021
Henley Cunningham knows three things about Russell Rawlings, he is gorgeous, he has been gone for years, and he is her stepbrother. Seeing him again makes an old crush dangerously impossible to ignore.
Stocking Stuffer
by Lauren Smith
2021
When Bailey Willis plays Santa's elf at a company Christmas party, she ends up face to face with her old crush, Mack Macholan, now playing Santa. One festive night brings old feelings roaring back.
Summer Heat Wave
by Lauren Smith
2021
Billionaire Denver Ramsey plans revenge by seducing Blair Ashworth, the daughter of the man who ruined his life. A fake engagement at a lavish Bahamian resort turns their power game into something far more dangerous.
Tempting Prince Charming
by Lauren Smith
2021
Real estate mogul Thad Worthington can get almost anything he wants, except love. Then one kiss with a widowed single mother sends him chasing a second chance fairy tale that refuses to stay simple.
The Lost Barinov Dragon
by Lauren Smith
2021
Trapped in a snowstorm in the Swiss Alps, Tasha Bellamy stumbles on a sleeping dragon and wakes far more than an ancient beast. Vasili carries centuries of grief, and loving him may change both their futures.
Fit to Be Stapled
by Lauren Smith
2022
Spencer Howe is the CEO, Cate Cross is the brilliant employee who gets under his skin, and the chemistry between them is getting harder to hide. Office rivalry and attraction soon leave professionalism in shreds.
In Like Flynn
by Lauren Smith
2022
Pirate king's daughter Brianna Holland is captured in Port Royal and faces the gallows unless she betrays her father. Her best chance is Nicholas Flynn, a Royal Navy officer whose mission was supposed to end with betraying her.
Lost with a Scot
by Lauren Smith
2022
A winter journey leaves a heroine unexpectedly stranded with a dangerously tempting Scot. Forced into close quarters, old fears and fierce attraction collide before either can walk away unchanged.
Snowflakes and Wallflowers
by Lauren Smith
2022
When feisty Matilda pelts the new Earl of Castleton with a snowball, she starts a war neither of them expects to enjoy. A Christmas bargain, pride, and attraction quickly turn a winter grudge into romance.
The Wartime Matchmakers
by Lauren Smith
2022
In wartime London, Elizabeth Mowbray and Henrietta Byron start a matchmaking agency while Europe slides deeper into war. Their new business changes other lives, and reshapes their own love stories as well.
Waltzing in the Snow
by Lauren Smith
2022
Notorious heartbreaker Derrick, Viscount Seabright, agrees to teach his best friend's little sister the art of seduction over Christmas. The problem is that he is the man having the hardest time resisting her.
Dark Desire
by Lauren Smith
2023
Elena boards a flight out of Moscow determined not to fall for another dangerous man, then meets Dimitri Razin. Going on the run together turns attraction into obsession, and both are hiding more than they admit.
Devil of the High Seas
by Lauren Smith
2023
Josephine Greyville is kidnapped on the eve of her wedding by her fiancé's twin brother, who also happens to be a pirate. Gavin Castleton offers danger, temptation, and a future that could cost her everything.
Earls & Pearls
by Lauren Smith
2023
A shared historical romance collection, *Earls & Pearls* pairs titled heroes with glittering social complications and quick burning attraction. It is a good pick for readers who like bite sized Regency drama.
Lords & Lace
by Lauren Smith
2023
This historical romance anthology brings together high society settings, flirtation, and plenty of elegant trouble. Lauren Smith's contribution adds her usual mix of wit, heat, and characters courting scandal.
Rakes & Reticules
by Lauren Smith
2023
This multi author Regency anthology leans into rakes, society games, and the kind of accessories that signal status as clearly as desire. Lauren Smith's entry fits the collection's playful, romantic mood.
Stranded with Prince Charming
by Lauren Smith
2023
Shana Pimms gets snowed in at Christmas with Roarke Covington, her ex boyfriend's nemesis and the man secretly in love with her. Sharing a room in Switzerland gives them nowhere to hide from their chemistry.
The Earl of Zennor
by Lauren Smith
2023
A brooding earl and a heroine with troubles of her own collide in a romance threaded with danger, family pressure, and irresistible attraction. Love arrives just when both of them can least afford the risk.
The Scoundrel of Drury Lane
by Lauren Smith
2023
Seven years after being transported to Australia for a crime he did not commit, Christopher Hollingsworth returns to London hungry for vengeance. Then he falls for a theater set painter who is tied to the men who destroyed him.
Vampire Valentine
by Lauren Smith
2023
A lonely Valentine's season turns dangerous and delicious when a heroine crosses paths with a vampire who is tempted by more than blood. Holiday sweetness and paranormal hunger make a potent mix.
Wicked Earls Forever
by Lauren Smith
2023
A convenient collection of Lauren Smith's Regency romances gathers dangerously charming earls, winter sparks, and high society trouble in one place. Expect scandal, chemistry, and happily ever afters earned the hard way.
Choose the Bear
by Lauren Smith
2024
Hadlee Wilson flees her violent boyfriend into the Colorado woods and is saved by something even more unbelievable, a bear shifter named Indiana. Safety, desire, and trust become tangled in the wilderness.
Dukes & Diamonds
by Lauren Smith
2024
A sparkling anthology of historical romance novellas, *Dukes & Diamonds* combines titled heroes, social pressure, and a little shine with its seduction. Expect quick setups, strong chemistry, and polished Regency fun.
Gentlemen & Gloves
by Lauren Smith
2024
This shared world historical collection plays with refined surfaces and the chaos waiting underneath them. Lauren Smith's story brings heat, banter, and one more gentleman who is less in control than he thinks.
Peers & Parasols
by Lauren Smith
2024
A collection of connected historical romance novellas, *Peers & Parasols* turns fashionable society into a playground for love and trouble. Lauren Smith's contribution adds clever energy and a rogue worth studying closely.
Stranded
by Lauren Smith
2024
When a storm leaves a heroine seeking shelter where she should not be, she finds temptation waiting instead of safety. Sea born danger, forced closeness, and forbidden attraction drive this paranormal romance.
The Care and Feeding of Rogues
by Lauren Smith
2024
A lady scientist and a scandalous rogue with a heart of gold collide in a romance that begins with a wager and turns into an adventure. What starts lightly soon becomes deeply personal.
The Duke's Carriage Window
by Lauren Smith
2025
Meredith Montague becomes the ward of the Duke of Tiverton and quickly realizes he may be as dangerous to her heart as London society itself. Witnessing a murder forces them into a tense alliance.
The Kilted Groom
by Lauren Smith
2025
Ainsley Hazlewood travels to Scotland to return an old family ring and ends up spending a passionate night with a charming stranger. The next morning she learns he is the very earl she came to find.
Finding Prince Charming
by Lauren Smith
2026
Mob boss's daughter Kara Gallagher lands in the hospital on Christmas Eve and ends up pretending to be chef Angelo Vertucci's fiancée. A fake engagement soon becomes her best chance at safety, and maybe love.
Oops I Hexed Him Again
by Lauren Smith
2026
Hedge witch Calli Wynter likes her magical life orderly, until half warlock playboy Mac Wellesley crashes into it and blows up her pumpkins, and her peace. Autumn charm and magical chaos turn irritation into love.
The Princess and the Pirate
by Lauren Smith
2027
Adrian Greyville rescues Catherine Montclair after her ship is attacked off the Barbary coast, then discovers she is promised to another man. Sea danger and stolen tenderness make resistance harder with every mile.
Where should I start?
If you want classic Regency rogues: Wicked Designs → His Wicked Seduction → Her Wicked Proposal
If you want Scottish romance and snowy drama: Never Kiss a Scot → Never Tempt a Scot → The Earl of Kent
If you want pirates and adventure: No Rest for the Wicked → In Like Flynn → Devil of the High Seas
If you want modern fairy tale romance: Legally Charming → Tempting Prince Charming → Stranded with Prince Charming
If you want paranormal heat: Grigori → Blood Moon on the Rise → Choose the Bear
Author bio
Lauren Smith is a romance writer from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and that mix of Oklahoma roots, legal training, and big romantic imagination runs through almost everything she writes.
She started young. As a child she wrote a story called Deadly Shadows, and it was chosen by her school for a young writers conference in Tulsa. That early thrill of building characters, plotting trouble, and getting to the ending stayed with her.
So did her love of happy endings.
Smith has said she knew romance was probably her lane when she wanted to rewrite Titanic just to save Jack. That tells you a lot about her books. They like danger, longing, secrets, and very messy feelings, but they are still working toward emotional payoff.
Before writing full time, she took a very different road. She studied history and political science at Oklahoma State University, then went on to law school at the University of Detroit Mercy and the University of Windsor in Ontario. She practiced law in Oklahoma for years, and she has talked about drafting scenes in courthouse hallways and during the long waits that come with a lawyer's day.
That practical side never really left.
Her stories often move with a strong hook and a clear sense of stakes, even when the setting is Regency London, a pirate ship, a dragon's snowy hideaway, or a futuristic world ruled by aliens and cyborgs. Across books like Wicked Designs, The Gilded Cuff, No Rest for the Wicked, and Grigori, she keeps returning to people who are guarded, wounded, stubborn, and more vulnerable than they want anyone to know.
Readers who start with her historical romances usually meet earls, rakes, spies, pirates, and women who are far smarter than society expects. Readers who head for the contemporary books get fairy tale twists, sharp banter, and plenty of heat in stories like Legally Charming and Tempting Prince Charming. And readers who want something more fantastical can find dragon shifters, vampires, werewolves, cyborgs, and alien heroes elsewhere in her catalog.
Her work has picked up major genre recognition over the years, including reader and bookseller awards, and she was a RITA finalist in 2018. She has also said that even after moving into full time writing, she still keeps an active Oklahoma law license.
That balance feels very Lauren Smith.
One foot in the practical world, one foot in the world of dangerous kisses, impossible odds, and people bold enough to risk their hearts. Whether she is writing a Christmas house party, a wartime matchmaking scheme, or a brooding duke with far too many secrets, the through line is easy to spot: fast pacing, high emotion, and characters who have to earn their happy ending.
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