Mostyn/Trevithick Feud Books in Order

Nicola Cornick's Mostyn/Trevithick Feud is a two-book Regency romance sequence built around a long-running family conflict. The Mostyns and Trevithicks have inherited more than land and titles. They have inherited a history of grievance, competing claims, and stories about betrayal that have been repeated for generations.

The first book, Lady Allerton's Wager, brings the feud into the drawing rooms and gaming tables of Regency society. A wager and a dangerous attraction put people from the opposing families in close contact, forcing them to decide whether old loyalties matter more than the person standing in front of them. Beneath the sparkling social surface are questions about property, succession, and the truth of the families' past.

Old grudges are rarely tidy.

The Notorious Marriage continues the series with another romance shaped by the consequences of the feud. The central conflict is not only whether the couple can trust one another. They also have to contend with relatives who see every attachment as a possible weapon in an old war. Cornick uses that pressure to give the romance real stakes without losing the pleasures of a Regency setting.

The setting ranges from London society to the family world beyond it, including the contested history of Fairhaven and the legacy of events reaching back to the English Civil War. That background gives the series a slightly more adventurous and mystery-minded feel than a simple season-in-town romance. Family treasure, old claims, and the danger of believing inherited legends all add to the tension.

Both books are compact, self-contained love stories, but the second gains extra force after reading the first. The families' shared history is the link, while each couple faces its own obstacles and finds its own path toward trust.

Cornick's interest lies in the gap between what families tell themselves and what really happened. The feud creates a strong external barrier, but the emotional heart remains personal: can two people make a choice that is not dictated by their surnames? Start with Lady Allerton's Wager, then continue to The Notorious Marriage for the complete arc.