Mallorens Books in Order
Part ofJo Beverley Books in OrderExplore 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
13 books
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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

My Lady Notorious
by Jo Beverley
1993Mallorens, Book 1
Tempting Fortune
by Jo Beverley
1995Mallorens, Book 2
Something Wicked
by Jo Beverley
1997Mallorens, Book 3
Secrets of the Night
by Jo Beverley
1999Mallorens, Book 4
Devilish
by Jo Beverley
2000Mallorens, Book 5
Winter Fire
by Jo Beverley
2003Mallorens, Book 6
A Most Unsuitable Man
by Jo Beverley
2005Mallorens, Book 7
A Lady's Secret
by Jo Beverley
2008Mallorens, Book 8
The Secret Wedding
by Jo Beverley
2009Mallorens, Book 9
The Secret Duke
by Jo Beverley
2010Mallorens, Book 10
An Unlikely Countess
by Jo Beverley
2011Mallorens, Book 11
A Scandalous Countess
by Jo Beverley
2012Mallorens, Book 12
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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