Notorious Gentlemen Books in Order

Notorious Gentlemen is a connected Suzanne Enoch Regency romance trilogy about men with complicated reputations and the women who make it impossible for them to hide behind those reputations.

The series runs from After the Kiss to Before the Scandal and Always a Scoundrel. Each book features a different couple, with shared friends and London society providing the links between them.

These stories understand that a notorious gentleman can be useful shorthand in the marriage market. It suggests charm, danger, and a history that respectable families may not want near their daughters. Enoch has fun with that image, then looks beyond it to the private loyalties, mistakes, and fears that shape her heroes.

The heroines are not passive spectators. They have family pressures and social risks of their own, and they tend to challenge any man who assumes he can manage the situation alone. Romantic chemistry matters, but so does learning how to trust someone who may not have earned trust easily.

Expect a lively Regency setting full of house parties, drawing rooms, secret conversations, and the constant possibility that a rumor will complicate everything. The books are intimate romances with enough social trouble around them to keep the pace quick.

Start with After the Kiss for the strongest introduction to the shared circle. The novels can stand alone, but reading them in order adds to the pleasure of seeing earlier couples return and watching the group's stories overlap.