McQuoid Family Saga Books in Order
Part ofChristi Caldwell Books in OrderFind the McQuoid Family Saga books by Christi Caldwell in order, with summaries, family background, and a guide to this darker seafaring Regency series.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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McQuoid Family Saga books in publication order
4 books
While You Were Sailing
by Christi Caldwell
2025
Lucy LeBeau is clinging to her quiet life when a winter accident pulls her into the orbit of the boisterous McQuoid family. Guarded Captain Arran McQuoid doubts her at first, but snowbound closeness soon changes everything.
The Beast
by Christi Caldwell
2026
Fleur McQuoid is left with questions after one reckless night and a mystery man she cannot forget. Caldwell turns the setup into a darker romance of power, betrayal, and desire, where nothing buried wants to stay hidden.
The Forsaken
by Christi Caldwell
2026
A darker McQuoid Family Saga romance about people pushed to the edge by family conflict, loyalty, and loss. Caldwell uses the title promise well, building a love story around isolation and the hope of being chosen anyway.
The Villain
by Christi Caldwell
2026
In the McQuoid Family Saga, shipping rivalry and buried scandal make villainy a matter of perspective. Love grows in the middle of dangerous ambition, where enemies and allies are rarely as clear as they first appear.
McQuoid Family Saga books in chronological order
While You Were Sailing
by Christi Caldwell
2025McQuoid Family Saga, Book 1
The Villain
by Christi Caldwell
2026McQuoid Family Saga, Book 2
The Beast
by Christi Caldwell
2026McQuoid Family Saga, Book 3
The Forsaken
by Christi Caldwell
2026McQuoid Family Saga, Book 4
Series background & context
The McQuoid Family Saga takes the sea-going energy of The McQuoids of Mayfair and turns it darker, larger, and more dangerous. These books are not just about romance within one lively family. They are about fortune, shipping power, ambition, and the ways family loyalty can become a weapon when money and control are at stake.
The sea is not background here. It is destiny.
Caldwell frames the saga around rival shipping interests, old grievances, and alliances made under pressure. That gives titles like While You Were Sailing, The Captain, The Villain, The Beast, and The Forsaken a heavier feel than the earlier McQuoid books. The men are more dangerous. The stakes reach beyond courtship. The women are often navigating not just attraction, but real threats to security, reputation, or survival.
There is still romance at the center, of course, but it grows out of conflict, secrecy, and family tension. One reckless night can lead to a whole chain of consequences. A business feud can turn personal fast. Love arrives in the middle of suspicion rather than after it.
If you want Caldwell with stormier weather, bigger family stakes, and a stronger sense of power struggles beyond the ballroom, the McQuoid Family Saga is the series that does it.
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