Rogues and Roses Books in Order

Rogues and Roses is a compact, two‑book series that leans into one of historical romance's most enduring setups: titled but cash‑poor Englishmen marrying wealthy American heiresses. Lorraine Heath uses that familiar frame to explore the real costs of treating marriage as a business deal.

In A Duke of Her Own, Lady Louisa Wentworth has accepted that she will never marry well. Her family's finances are in ruins, and she has turned practicality into an art form. She agrees to chaperone an American heiress who has come to England in search of a titled husband. The Duke of Hawkhurst desperately needs that heiress's fortune to support his family and estate. What he does not count on is being drawn instead to the sharp‑tongued, self‑effacing chaperone who is determined to keep him at arm's length.

Their romance spins out of masquerades, misunderstandings, and the uncomfortable truth that everyone around them expects Hawk to follow the money. Louisa must decide if she can risk her heart on a man whose very survival seems to depend on marrying someone else. Hawk, in turn, has to face the question of what "duty" really demands.

Just Wicked Enough follows with another aristocrat pushed to the edge of financial ruin. Michael Tremayne, Marquess of Falconridge, is so deep in debt that he effectively offers himself up as a groom to the highest bidder. The highest bidder happens to be the father of a headstrong American heiress who does not take kindly to being treated like a walking purse. Their marriage begins with resentment on both sides and slowly shifts as they uncover each other's fears, dreams, and hidden strengths.

Across both books, the "roses" in the series title hint at the heroines' combination of beauty and thorns. These women are not passive prizes. They have ideas about love, companionship, and how they want to live, and they are wary of men who seem to view them as solutions to financial problems.

Heath fills the stories with details of late Victorian life: glittering balls, stiff social codes, and the quiet pressure of creditors waiting in the wings. Behind the romance sits a clear-eyed look at how money and class intersect, especially for women whose fortunes can reshape an entire family's future.

Rogues and Roses connects loosely to other series through side characters and shared London settings, but it can be read on its own. For readers who enjoy marriage‑of‑convenience plots and slow‑building emotional intimacy, these two books offer a focused, satisfying arc.