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Mallorens Books in Order

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Explore the Mallorens books by Jo Beverley in order, with summaries, family connections, and help deciding where to begin this Georgian world.

Last updated: June 30, 2026

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Mallorens books in publication order

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13 books

1

My Lady Notorious

by Jo Beverley

1993

To protect her sister, Lady Chastity Ware holds up a coach and accidentally captures Lord Cynric Malloren instead of easy prey. His taste for adventure pulls them into scandal, pursuit, and a romance both families may oppose.

2

Tempting Fortune

by Jo Beverley

1995

Lord Arcenbryght Malloren plans to marry for money, not love. Then Portia St. Claire and her family's troubles pull him in, and he must convince a cautious heroine that his reckless image hides a man worth trusting.

3

Something Wicked

by Jo Beverley

1997

Restless Lady Elfled Malloren slips off to a Vauxhall masquerade hoping for one small adventure. She gets treason, danger, and a dangerous attraction to Fortitude Ware, the man her family has every reason to hate.

4

Secrets of the Night

by Jo Beverley

1999

Lord Brand Malloren wakes drugged, hidden away, and in the care of a masked woman who asks for intimacy as payment. Rosamunde Overton has secrets and desperate needs of her own, and both are pulled toward peril.

5

Devilish

by Jo Beverley

2000

Rothgar, the powerful Marquess of Rothgar, has long refused marriage after a childhood scar he cannot forget. Lady Arradale, a wealthy countess in her own right, is the first woman who tempts both his desire and his defenses.

6

Winter Fire

by Jo Beverley

2003

At a Christmas house party in Rothgar Abbey, the Marquess of Ashart is forced into the very stronghold he has been raised to hate. Genova Smith brings more trouble, more warmth, and more temptation than he expected.

7

A Most Unsuitable Man

by Jo Beverley

2005

Rich but socially uncertain Damaris Myddleton thinks a brilliant marriage will solve everything. Fitzroger, her would-be rescuer and friend, is clearly the wrong choice, which only makes him harder to resist.

8

A Lady's Secret

by Jo Beverley

2008

Robin Fitzvitry finds a cursing nun at a French inn and cannot resist helping her. Petra d'Averio is fleeing danger and searching for the father who never knew she existed, with pursuers close behind.

9

The Secret Wedding

by Jo Beverley

2009

After years of war, Major Christian wants pleasure, not complications, but he may already have a wife. His search for the truth sends him north with a troublesome woman, legal danger, and one very memorable cat.

10

The Secret Duke

by Jo Beverley

2010

The Duke of Ithorne lives a double life as the seagoing Captain Rose, and that hidden freedom means everything to him. When Bella Barstowe uncovers old wrongs, secrets and desire pull them together again.

11

An Unlikely Countess

by Jo Beverley

2011

Two desperate people meet one dark night in Yorkshire with little money and less hope. Their path to becoming the Earl and Countess of Malzard is anything but smooth, and trouble dogs every step.

12

A Scandalous Countess

by Jo Beverley

2012

After her husband's death leaves her stripped of money, home, and reputation, Georgia intends to win everything back with a glittering second marriage. A scarred former naval officer complicates that plan.

13

Seduction In Silk

by Jo Beverley

2013

Perry Perriam wants nothing to do with marriage until inheritance rules force his hand. Claris Mallow, independent and armed with a pistol, is the last woman likely to make life easy for him.

Mallorens books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "My Lady Notorious"

    My Lady Notorious

    by Jo Beverley

    1993Mallorens, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Tempting Fortune"

    Tempting Fortune

    by Jo Beverley

    1995Mallorens, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Something Wicked"

    Something Wicked

    by Jo Beverley

    1997Mallorens, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Secrets of the Night"

    Secrets of the Night

    by Jo Beverley

    1999Mallorens, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Devilish"

    Devilish

    by Jo Beverley

    2000Mallorens, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Winter Fire"

    Winter Fire

    by Jo Beverley

    2003Mallorens, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "A Most Unsuitable Man"

    A Most Unsuitable Man

    by Jo Beverley

    2005Mallorens, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "A Lady's Secret"

    A Lady's Secret

    by Jo Beverley

    2008Mallorens, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "The Secret Wedding"

    The Secret Wedding

    by Jo Beverley

    2009Mallorens, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "The Secret Duke"

    The Secret Duke

    by Jo Beverley

    2010Mallorens, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "An Unlikely Countess"

    An Unlikely Countess

    by Jo Beverley

    2011Mallorens, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "A Scandalous Countess"

    A Scandalous Countess

    by Jo Beverley

    2012Mallorens, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Seduction In Silk"

    Seduction In Silk

    by Jo Beverley

    2013Mallorens, Book 13

Series background & context

The Mallorens books pick up the wider Georgian world around Rothgar and his family after the core sibling arc is established. If the first Malloren sequence is about the immediate family, this one is about what happens when cousins, friends, allies, and social satellites move into the foreground. The result is a broader series, still tied to the same atmosphere, but with more variety from book to book.

Winter Fire is a good bridge. It brings in the Marquess of Ashart, Rothgar's hostile cousin, and uses a Christmas gathering at Rothgar Abbey to turn old family grievances into romantic tension. A Most Unsuitable Man then follows Ashart's friend Fitzroger and the wealthy but socially awkward Damaris Myddleton. Both books keep the Mallorens close by, even when they are not technically the central couple.

The family stays nearby even when they are not center stage.

After that, the series opens out into linked mini-runs. A Lady's Secret, The Secret Wedding, and The Secret Duke are often grouped together because they share a rakish, adventurous flavor and intersect with Malloren affairs without repeating the same kind of plot. You get a runaway supposed nun, a possible long-ago marriage, a duke with a hidden life at sea, and settings that stretch beyond the usual London drawing rooms into inns, roads, industrial towns, and the coast.

The later books keep changing shape. An Unlikely Countess throws two nearly desperate people together in Yorkshire. A Scandalous Countess deals with widowhood, reputation, and social recovery. Seduction In Silk turns an inheritance condition and an old curse into a marriage story with a stubborn spinster at its center. The novella Dare to Kiss adds one more thread to the world, showing how even a smaller story can still feel connected to the larger Georgian network.

Because this is a world rather than a single tight plot, the pleasure is slightly different from the core Malloren sequence. You are not moving toward one long-promised payoff the way you are with Rothgar. Instead, you are spending more time in a place Beverley had already made vivid. Familiar names reappear. Family tensions echo outward. A secondary character in one book can become the emotional surprise in the next.

This is a good series for readers who love Georgian romance and do not want to leave the Malloren orbit after the main siblings are settled. It still offers danger, wit, travel, secrets, and strong love stories, but it does so with a looser, roomier structure. Think of it as the extended neighborhood around one memorable family.

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