Mary Lancaster Books in Order

Torfrida cannot accept that her estranged husband, Hereward the Wake, has been murdered. Investigating his reported death brings back their childhood, courtship and troubled marriage, while the search for truth threatens the new happiness she has begun to find.

In 1847, governess Katie Kettles enters a Hungarian count’s household carrying a private desire for revenge. An encounter with radical Lajos Lazar disrupts her plans, drawing her into love, divided loyalties and the political upheaval transforming Europe.

Released after twelve years of captivity, Vlad Dracula needs an alliance to defend his country against the Ottomans. Marriage to the Hungarian king’s cousin Ilona could secure it, but her resistance and painful past complicate their politically necessary union.

In twelfth-century Scotland, a rebel warrior abducts the wife of a Norman promised his family’s earldom. His struggle to free his imprisoned father becomes entangled with unsettling prophetic visions and a desire that threatens to make political strategy dangerously personal.

Orphaned Lizzie Gaunt joins her diplomat uncle in Vienna in 1814, determined to gain independence and protect her siblings. After witnessing a theft, she becomes entangled with a mysterious man whose secrets draw her into the intrigues surrounding the Congress.

Esther Lisle wakes in the Vienna woods beside her dead royal fiancé. Questioned by the enigmatic Agent Z, she must navigate diplomatic intrigue and decide whom to trust while trying to protect her father, her country and herself.

Supporting herself through card parties, orphan Gillie catches the attention of a jaded baron sent to disrupt another man’s attachment to her. His intervention draws them into smugglers, scandal and a duel that threatens both her reputation and his life.

A scandal and attempts on her life send widow Kate to Blackhaven, where an unconventional curate offers unexpected protection. His courtship challenges her refusal to marry again, but hidden connections and another suitor make trusting him a dangerous choice.

Sent away after refusing a marriage, Arabella hopes for quiet time to write until she rescues an unconventional captain from the sea. Their friendship becomes love, but family pressure and his troubled history threaten the future neither expected.

Russian countess Dunya Savarina and wounded British captain Richard Trelawny devise a false engagement to win back their former loves. Their arrangement begins to challenge both their plans and their loyalties as an unexpected attraction grows between them.

Stranded by fog at a deserted inn, Charlotte and her brothers encounter a resourceful stranger and an armed attack. Returning home brings fresh complications when a visiting duke, intended for her sister, becomes entangled in mystery and unexpected attraction.

Dismissed from her position, governess Caroline finds shelter in a neglected house with a troubled employer and his silent daughter. Her curiosity about their past deepens into attachment as mysterious threats make protecting the household increasingly personal.

An earl abducts a young Romani woman because of her resemblance to his political enemy, intending a petty revenge. Their scheme involving a lost heiress becomes unexpectedly serious as memories surface, attraction deepens and his prospective bride arrives.

A notorious rake wakes after a drunken night to discover he has married his childhood friend. Willa hopes her longstanding love might finally be returned, but scandal, dangerous accusations and determined relatives threaten the impulsive union before it can mature.

A disgraced engagement sends Serena home, where an impoverished marquis offers a welcome escape from social rules. Investigating strange cargo together draws them into smuggling and espionage, while his concealed past threatens the affection neither family nor circumstance would readily accept.

Sent to question a French prisoner for the government, Anna discovers he has escaped and is pursuing an agenda of his own. Their contest of information becomes attraction, but divided loyalties and dangerous secrets make any lasting trust uncertain.

Convinced her husband married only for convenience, Frances leaves the Highlands and wagers that her family cannot recognize her at a masked ball. His pursuit brings them both to Blackhaven, where disguises and misunderstandings threaten their already fragile marriage.

In Vienna, Colonel Francis Wolfe intends to make a suitable aristocratic marriage until an encounter with impoverished companion Elise changes his course. A masked ball brings them together again, complicating expectations already unsettled by family interference and a missing tiara.

After quarreling with her husband, Charlotte leaves for her parents’ home with her baby and dog. Snow forces her into an overcrowded inn, where sharing a stable with an unlikely collection of strangers transforms her troubled Christmas journey.

Madeleine marries wounded soldier and musician Roderick Usher after falling under his spell at an isolated Scottish castle. As his troubled past and the house’s unsettling atmosphere close around her, she begins to fear what their hasty marriage may bring.

An encounter at the Hart Inn draws Cecily toward the forbidden Lord Verne. Misunderstandings, abduction and a fabricated marriage force them into an engagement, while spies, assassins and secrets from his past threaten any chance of a settled future.

Henrietta Maybury hopes to make a grand marriage but falls for Captain Sydney Cromarty, whose respectable family hides a smuggling connection. When he unexpectedly becomes heir to an earldom, new enemies and conflicting ambitions complicate their growing attachment.

A widow believes a dreadful poem conceals the location of stolen jewels that could support her children. A wounded captain helps decipher it, but growing attraction competes with his determination to return to war and the dangers surrounding their search.

Ordered to marry her guardian’s estranged son, Jess plans an escape with her childhood sweetheart. Meeting the intended groom creates a different alliance, but stolen cargo, threats and unexpected affection complicate their effort to outwit his controlling father.

Facing blackmail after her first London Season, Maria turns to her brother’s politically radical secretary. Michael’s engagement and suspected involvement with seditious pamphlets complicate their alliance, while uncovering a conspiracy draws them into a love that challenges duty and rank.

Rescued from the sea without her memory, Tillie clings to the reserved officer who saved her. Their attachment deepens as clues to her identity reveal a political conspiracy, threatening to separate them and force him to confront his own past.

A widowed doctor is unexpectedly drawn to a visiting princess after a late-night call to her child. When another woman claiming the same identity is found murdered, Christmas in Blackhaven brings an investigation that tests both his suspicions and his heart.

Abandoned by her fiancé and facing ruin, Juliet encounters Daniel Stewart on a journey to Yorkshire. As he returns to a hostile family and his dying grandfather, their secret meetings offer hope against relatives determined to control their futures.

Deborah needs marriage to escape scandal, while radical politician Christopher Halland needs a wife to claim his fortune. Their practical arrangement becomes emotionally complicated as affection grows and Lord Barden threatens to expose the secrets behind their union.

Lady Alba Snowden has guarded her heart since losing her first love. Visiting Russian prince Yuri Volkov begins to break through her reserve, but misunderstandings and interference separate them, leaving her younger siblings determined to bring the couple together again.

Stranded after a royal party leaves her reputation in ruins, Hazel accepts help from diplomat Sir Joe Sayle despite despising him. Their unpredictable journey draws them closer, but trusting the notorious rake could endanger what remains of her standing.

Shunned because of her late husband’s treachery, Isabelle Renarde becomes involved with French captain Armand le Noir after a dangerous meeting at the Hart Inn. Their connection leads toward France, where wartime loyalties and a search for prisoners threaten their love.

Innkeeper’s daughter Lily Villin loves Lord Torbridge despite the distance between their social positions. When his pursuit of a traitor requires her talent for mimicry, she enters a dangerous masquerade that tests their trust and offers unexpected possibilities for their future.

Adventurous Sir Marcus Dain encounters governess Helen Milsom at the Hart Inn and finds their sparring unexpectedly appealing. When a false accusation costs her employment, his help revives old romantic complications and challenges the social expectations keeping them apart.

A governess accepts a position with a charming child and a father whose secretive household unsettles her. When her pupil disappears, Alexandra seeks help to uncover the mysteries around her employer, risking an attachment she can no longer deny.

Threatened with exposure over love letters she cannot remember writing, Azalea fears for an already strained marriage. Her sister investigates the blackmail, while her husband demands renewed trust and darker dangers emerge behind gaps in her memory.

Discovered beside her murdered maid, Grizelda is startled when police arrest the man who found her instead. Determined to clear the refugee doctor’s name, she joins him in an investigation crossing London’s social boundaries and awakening an unexpected attraction.

Avoiding an arranged marriage, Lady Meg asks Captain Harry de Vere to escort her to her sister’s home. When her sister disappears, Meg is drawn into an impersonation and a masked-ball scheme against the man responsible for their troubles.

Viola Dove shelters a wounded escaped prisoner beneath Maida Pleasure Gardens and becomes determined to prove his innocence. But the man she protects is the notorious Lord Dominic Gorse, and trusting him could place both her heart and her safety at risk.

Twice widowed at twenty-two, Rebecca faces suspicion that she murdered her husbands and fears losing her son. Solicitor Ludovic Dunne offers friendship while secretly investigating her, leaving justice and their growing attraction dependent on truths neither can easily reveal.

Abandoned by her husband on their wedding night, Grace builds a fashionable life and dreams of revenge. A missing wedding gift and a mysterious encounter at Maida Gardens draw her into intrigue just as the absent earl returns.

Freed after years of captivity, Malcolm struggles to reconcile his ambitions with the wife who has held his lands together. When Halla leaves to help a woman in danger, protecting family and country forces him to reconsider the destiny he once pursued.

A reclusive young duke finds unexpected companionship in the girl who appears muddy at his door and refuses to treat him with ceremony. His cousin’s arrival disrupts that warmth, raising suspicions that apparent concern may conceal a less generous purpose.

Believing an infamous rake fathered her sister’s child, Josephine confronts him with a demand for marriage. His denial leads to an uneasy investigation, but finding the truth becomes complicated when their mutual irritation turns into a love neither intended.

Emma is preparing to accept a marriage proposal, though she still loves the Ottoman prince she was once too young to marry. A strange Christmas presence revives their connection and offers a chance to reconsider the future she has planned.

Alone on Christmas Eve while her husband is delayed by snow, Grizelda discovers a smiling corpse at her door. With the servants away, she sets out to explain the death and identify whoever brought the stranger into her holiday.

A wounded soldier finds peace listening to a harpist until her threatening former fiancé reappears. Richard offers Natalie protection, and shared danger deepens their attraction, but their different social positions challenge the possibility of a lasting relationship.

A woman with a dangerous past agrees to pose for a quiet painter, awakening feelings she did not anticipate. Threats involving her son’s uncle and the artist’s controlling family draw them into conflict as their growing connection becomes harder to conceal.

Facing ruined estates, a pleasure-loving viscount must marry money, while a wealthy mill owner’s daughter faces an unwanted engagement. Their meeting tempts both toward happiness, but growing love leaves them balancing family obligations against promises they may not be able to keep.

Poor relation Justina is forbidden to embarrass her family by speaking about ghosts. At a Scottish castle, however, the Earl of Ochil takes an interest in her unusual abilities, hoping she can help him confront the spirits haunting his home.

Newly elevated duke Johnny Winter visits Maida Gardens searching for a wronged cousin and encounters Kitty, the criminal proprietor’s niece. Attraction grows between them, but dangerous family connections and secrets surrounding her identity make their developing bond increasingly perilous.

When a thief takes a ring borrowed from her pupil, governess Matty Mather insists on recovering it. Her pursuit brings her into contact with government agent Francisco Salgado, and an apparent theft becomes part of a conspiracy against the state.

Olivia warns the new duke Victor of her father’s plotting and finds herself increasingly devoted to him. Their search for the previous duke’s killer takes them to Brussels, where approaching war and divided family loyalties threaten their developing love.

Affrica’s bond with an ambitious priest’s son is tested when rebellion places her family against his loyalty to Scotland’s king. Ferchar offers marriage, but she must decide whether love can survive the competing demands of kinship, power and political allegiance.

Escaping her father’s control through work as a companion, Lady Hera discovers disturbing secrets in her new household. Dr. Justin Rivers helps her seek freedom, but their flight toward Brussels leaves them facing danger and differences in social rank.

Abandoned among bullying relatives, Sophia accepts the Earl of Frostbrook’s help and joins him in a pretend engagement. Growing affection complicates their arrangement, while abduction and the approach of war carry their troubles from England to Brussels.

After killing a duke in a duel, Major Giles Butler plans to join Wellington’s army before facing trial. He unknowingly helps the duke’s widow escape her marriage, and their growing love becomes fraught when they discover their shared past.

Joining her husband at an old country house after a disagreement, Grizelda encounters jealousy, murder and a ghost visible only to her. Their investigation into a young woman’s death leads them toward danger within the family and the ruined castle.

A criminal’s murder brings together a newly released aristocrat, a secluded seamstress and two determined amateur investigators. The search exposes stolen diamonds and the conspiracy behind a wrongful conviction, while an unwanted attraction challenges class barriers and painful histories.

Returning to his inherited estate, Petteril discovers a murdered stranger in the woods and joins the uncertain local investigation. With his assistant April, he must identify the victim and consider whether the killer belongs to the gentry he has known since childhood.

Petteril and April return to London to clear a friend whose pistol links him to a murder. The investigation exposes tangled relationships among aristocrats and criminals, while connections to April’s past bring their own friendship to an unexpected crisis.

An unwilling new viscount discovers a family necklace is missing and recruits the young burglar who recently entered his house. Their search points toward his own resentful relatives, beginning an unlikely partnership that gives both new possibilities.

A wounded naval captain seeking peace in Blackhaven encounters the impoverished widow who broke his heart years earlier. As they discover conflicting memories of their separation, renewed love must withstand the same outside pressures that once kept them apart.

Seeking shelter at Hazel House, George meets isolated widow Francesca, her son and their small household. Their growing attraction is shadowed by her late husband’s ghost and hostile villagers, whose suspicions threaten the fragile happiness they might find together.

Visiting a banker’s country house under false pretenses, Constance Silver unexpectedly encounters wealthy Solomon Grey, who recognizes her. When their host is murdered, they must overcome mutual suspicion and investigate the guests while protecting secrets of their own.

An eccentric aunt’s claims of illness and theft bring Piers and April to London for Christmas. Social hostility and a figure from April’s past complicate the visit, then murder forces them to confront old wounds before they can enjoy their holiday.

Returning to England after their unequal marriage, Piers and April find their valet accused of theft. His reluctance to explain himself complicates their investigation among inn guests and servants, while an attack on Piers forces April to reconsider their future.

A deliberately damaged portrait disrupts a country-house gathering, drawing Petteril into a search among family, friends and hostile acquaintances. April faces difficulties of her own, and when violence follows, their apparently minor mystery becomes a much more urgent investigation.

Searching Portugal for Petteril’s missing soldier cousin, Piers and April disguise themselves as a clerk and his wife. Following the young officer’s movements through wartime Lisbon reveals dangerous secrets, while uncertainty grows over whether they can still bring him home.

Promised since birth to an earl she has never met, Lucy hopes to enjoy her remaining freedom at a ball. An intriguing stranger draws her into unexpected adventures, but falling in love becomes complicated when truths behind his actions emerge.

A widow seeking pleasure at cards recruits a willing partner to punish the cheat who ruined her late husband. Bernard falls in love, but winning Felicia’s trust and protecting his family require more than success at their dangerous game.

A steward secretly celebrated as a poet encounters the outspoken woman who once criticized his work, unaware that she admires him. Their growing bond challenges her refusal to marry, while jealous suitors and hidden ambitions bring threats neither can face alone.

Henrietta wants to be valued beyond her beauty, while charming Aubrey embraces life after years as an invalid. Their attraction grows amid family complications and a political plot, until his devastating mistake forces him to fight for another chance.

Sent home after wartime trauma erupts into violence, Major Roderick Vale hopes to find peace in Blackhaven. His growing love for unconventional artist Lady Helen Conway offers hope, but differences in rank and family opposition threaten their future.

Delilah Vale attends a Blackhaven ball intending one final dance before beginning an independent working life. Instead, she encounters Lord Linfield, a diplomat hunting a traitor, and becomes entangled in attraction and a dangerous plot against a visiting princess.

Returning from their honeymoon, Constance and Solomon discover two very different men dead outside her brothel. Their investigation suggests an attempt to destroy the establishment’s reputation, drawing them into blackmail and secrets hidden behind respectable appearances.

Constance asks Solomon to help clear her friend Elizabeth of murdering her husband. Posing as a married couple, they investigate a suspicious death at a lake, uncovering concealed motives while struggling with the attraction between them.

Investigating a woman’s supposedly haunted garden, Constance goes undercover as a maid in the Lambert household. Connections to the criminal underworld and a body in the cellar turn the inquiry dangerous, with consequences reaching into her own family.

An abandoned baby appears on the Petterils’ doorstep, throwing their household into speculation and disorder. Tracing its journey requires investigating servants, relatives and neighbors, but growing affection for the child makes discovering the truth an increasingly personal concern.

Constance and Solomon investigate a missing treasure supposedly stored in a locked strongroom by an indebted adventurer. Conflicting family accounts and a ship’s mysterious history complicate their search, while a murder threatens their plans for a future together.

On honeymoon in Venice, Constance and Solomon are drawn into a violent feud after a street fight and an abduction. When murder makes them suspects, they must negotiate unfamiliar authorities and uncover the truth before their romantic escape becomes a catastrophe.

Separate investigations reunite Constance and Solomon in Sutton May, where anonymous letters disturb the community. Solomon’s brother adds another mystery by claiming to have killed the same man twice, leaving the couple’s wedding plans overshadowed by danger.

Hired to find a landowner’s reckless son, Constance and Solomon discover a body in a rural canal. Family tensions and a suspect from Solomon’s past complicate the investigation, while an attack threatens both their partnership and the future they are building.

A reunion of university friends becomes unsettling when servants behave strangely, possessions vanish and unexplained noises disturb the house. After violence erupts, Piers and April investigate together, but old friendships may prevent him from recognizing the person responsible.

Kidnapped while April goes into labor, Piers is held by enemies exploiting his inability to identify faces. Confined by protective attendants, she must escape in disguise and use her knowledge of London’s streets to find him before their captors prevail.

When her childhood friend Rupert is accused of murdering a maid at a country-house party, Kate refuses to accept his guilt. Investigating the supposed curate’s arrest exposes troubling secrets among the guests and revives feelings her marriage makes dangerous.

When an opera dancer is accused of poisoning her former lover, vicar Rupert and his friend Kate investigate before she can hang. Their search risks scandal and strains their private lives as the real murderer begins closing in on them.

After a young opera singer dies, Sebastian Kellar asks Constance and Solomon to investigate. Red roses delivered before her death offer a puzzling clue, while competing suspects and a connection to Constance’s mother make the case increasingly personal.