Sabrina Jeffries Books in Order
Browse the Sabrina Jeffries books linked to Madeline Hunter, with reading order, summaries, and background on their shared Regency holiday anthologies.
Last updated: June 29, 2026
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Publication Order
73 books
Creole Nights
by Sabrina Jeffries
1992
Set against a richly drawn Louisiana backdrop, this early historical blends hidden motives, family complications, and a volatile romance. It has more mood and drama than Jeffries' later, lighter Regencies.
Moonlight Enchantment
by Sabrina Jeffries
1992
An early Deborah Martin historical, this romance leans into atmosphere, danger, and a heroine caught in powerful emotional crosscurrents. It has the darker, more dramatic edge that marks Jeffries' pre-Sabrina work.
By Love Unveiled
by Sabrina Jeffries
1993
Marianne Winchilsea is running from men who think she helped plot against the king, and the last man she should trust is Garett Locke, the earl who took her family home. Disguise, treachery, and fierce attraction drive the story.
Dangerous Angel
by Sabrina Jeffries
1994
Cordelia Shalstone hides a forbidden gift for music behind a dutiful exterior. When Sebastian Kent helps launch her career, ambition, desire, and the journey to London force both of them to risk far more than reputation.
Silver Deceptions
by Sabrina Jeffries
1994
Actress Annabelle Taylor, the mysterious Silver Swan, hopes the stage will draw out the father who abandoned her. Marquis Colin Jeffreys is sent to uncover her secrets, only to be caught inside the intrigue himself.
Stormswept
by Sabrina Jeffries
1995
Juliana believes Rhys Vaughan is long dead until he returns just as she is about to marry another man, and claims her as his wife. Their reunion is all old passion, mistrust, and unfinished history.
Windswept
by Sabrina Jeffries
1996
This Welsh follow-up turns to a younger couple and mixes romance with loyalty, learning, and questions of identity. The mood stays dark and emotional, with folklore and hard-won trust shaping the love story.
Creole Bride
by Sabrina Jeffries
1997
This early Deborah Martin romance brings New Orleans atmosphere, family complications, and a heroine swept into a passionate fight over love and loyalty. It is rich, dramatic, and more intense than Jeffries' later series work.
The Pirate Lord
by Sabrina Jeffries
1998
Pirate captain Gideon Horn kidnaps a ship full of convict women to help build a colony, then meets Sarah Willis, who refuses to let him treat them as prizes. Their clash turns adventure into a high-stakes romance.
The Forbidden Lord
by Sabrina Jeffries
1999
Jordan Willis cannot forget the innocent young woman he once kissed, then meets a scandalously bold beauty who looks exactly like her. Emily Fairchild's dangerous masquerade turns desire into a very risky game.
A Dangerous Love
by Sabrina Jeffries
2000
One of the early Swanlea romances, this story throws a determined heroine together with a man who brings both rescue and risk. Family duty, financial strain, and fierce attraction keep the stakes personal.
The Dangerous Lord
by Sabrina Jeffries
2000
Former spy Ian Lennard sets out to unmask the gossip writer who ruined his prospects and discovers Lord X is penniless but sharp-tongued Felicity Taylor. Their battle of wits quickly becomes a battle over the heart.
A Notorious Love
by Sabrina Jeffries
2001
Another Swanlea romance, this book follows a couple trying to outrun scandal and old misunderstandings. Jeffries mixes social pressure, emotional sparks, and the sense that love may cost them more than either expected.
Mossy Creek
by Sabrina Jeffries
2001
This collective novel opens the door to quirky Mossy Creek, Georgia, where gossip, family tangles, and small-town kindness fill every porch and café. Each linked story adds another voice to the town's warm, funny world.
After the Abduction
by Sabrina Jeffries
2002
Juliet Laverick still longs for the scoundrel who kidnapped her two years earlier, even while trying to bring him to justice. Trouble deepens when she mistakes his twin brother Sebastian for the man she cannot forget.
Reunion at Mossy Creek
by Sabrina Jeffries
2002
A long-awaited reunion pulls Mossy Creek's residents back into old memories, old feuds, and the question of what really happened when the high school burned. It is another chatty, affectionate visit to a town that remembers everything.
Dance of Seduction
by Sabrina Jeffries
2003
Lady Clara Stanbourne is certain Captain Morgan Pryce is trafficking in stolen goods beside the home she runs for reformed pickpockets. He is really working undercover, which makes their attraction as dangerous as the case.
Married to the Viscount
by Sabrina Jeffries
2003
Abigail Mercer arrives expecting reunion with the man she married by proxy, only to find Viscount Ravenswood denying the marriage altogether. A temporary arrangement sounds simple until a single kiss changes everything.
Summer in Mossy Creek
by Sabrina Jeffries
2003
Summer brings fresh celebrations, neighborly chaos, and a new round of linked stories from Mossy Creek. The result is a breezy small-town anthology full of humor, heart, and Southern atmosphere.
Blessings of Mossy Creek
by Sabrina Jeffries
2004
As autumn settles over Mossy Creek, weddings, babies, church politics, and gratitude give the town plenty to talk about. This installment mixes laughter, scandal, and warmth in the series' familiar collective style.
In the Prince's Bed
by Sabrina Jeffries
2004
Katherine Merivale wants a respectable match and access to her inheritance, not moonlit trouble with Alec Black. But Alec, one of the Prince of Wales's illegitimate sons, sees her fortune and her heart as equally tempting.
Never Seduce a Scoundrel
by Sabrina Jeffries
2004
Adventure-seeking Lady Amelia Plume is intrigued by Major Lucas Winter, an American with a dangerous past. Lucas only meant to question her for information, but flirtation turns into a far riskier kind of pursuit.
One Night With a Prince
by Sabrina Jeffries
2005
Widowed Christabel pretends to be Gavin Byrne's mistress so she can recover compromising letters at a scandalous house party. His wicked lessons are supposed to be an act, until love and revenge stop playing along.
To Pleasure a Prince
by Sabrina Jeffries
2005
Lady Regina Tremaine has reasons to refuse marriage, even as the feared Dragon Viscount insists on courting her. Their bargain turns a Beauty and the Beast setup into a sharp, secretive romance.
A Day in Mossy Creek
by Sabrina Jeffries
2006
Over the course of a single day, Mossy Creek's residents tangle with errands, secrets, meals, and each other. The linked stories capture how much comedy and tenderness can fit into one busy small-town day.
Only a Duke Will Do
by Sabrina Jeffries
2006
Independent Louisa North has no wish to marry, least of all Simon Tremaine, the duke she once sent into exile. His return brings old fire, hidden motives, and a second chance neither of them can safely ignore.
The School for Heiresses
by Sabrina Jeffries
2006
This multi-author holiday anthology sends Mrs. Harris's young ladies home with tailored lessons and romantic complications. Sabrina Jeffries's novella follows Eliza Crenshawe, who flees an unwanted future and collides with a newly minted earl.
At Home in Mossy Creek
by Sabrina Jeffries
2007
This return to Mossy Creek leans into home, family, and the ties that keep people rooted, even when life turns messy. Expect multiple voices, local color, and the easy charm of a town where everybody knows your story.
Beware a Scot's Revenge
by Sabrina Jeffries
2007
Lady Venetia Campbell returns to Scotland and is kidnapped by Sir Lachlan Ross, the man her father hates and she remembers too well. Revenge is the plan, but old attraction keeps getting in the way.
Gone But Not Forgotten
by Sabrina Jeffries
2008
After a fatal accident, Sunny lingers in Mossy Creek as a ghost, watching over her twins and worrying about the family meant to raise them. It is a tender, unusual novella about grief, motherhood, and learning to let go.
Let Sleeping Rogues Lie
by Sabrina Jeffries
2008
Teacher Madeline Prescott is supposed to supervise Viscount Norcourt's rake lessons for Mrs. Harris's pupils, not fall for the man giving them. Science tells her attraction should be manageable. Jeffries has other ideas.
Critters of Mossy Creek
by Sabrina Jeffries
2009
Pets take center stage in this Mossy Creek collection, where dogs, cats, birds, fish, and the people who adore them stir up trouble. The stories are playful, affectionate, and full of small-town animal chaos.
Don't Bargain with the Devil
by Sabrina Jeffries
2009
Lucinda Seton means to save Mrs. Harris's school from a charming menace, not fall under his spell. Diego's real mission involves a hidden heiress, which makes every flirtation part of a dangerous deception.
The Truth About Lord Stoneville
by Sabrina Jeffries
2009
Faced with his grandmother's marry-or-lose-everything ultimatum, Oliver Sharpe tries to beat the system with a fake fiancée. Rescuing American Maria Butterfield instead starts a family saga full of secrets and real feeling.
Wed Him Before You Bed Him
by Sabrina Jeffries
2009
Charlotte Harris's past catches up with her when the anonymous benefactor known as Cousin Michael finally steps out from behind the curtain. Old mistakes, hidden motives, and long-buried love come due all at once.
A Hellion in Her Bed
by Sabrina Jeffries
2010
Gambler Lord Jarret Sharpe thinks he can outplay anyone, until Annabel Lake challenges him to wager for her family's brewery. Their bargain starts with cards and quickly grows into something much more dangerous.
Homecoming in Mossy Creek
by Sabrina Jeffries
2011
Homecoming season brings old classmates, old grudges, and fresh stories to Mossy Creek. The town's shared history gives this anthology extra nostalgia, without losing the humor and neighborly fuss that define the series.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady
by Sabrina Jeffries
2011
Lady Minerva Sharpe tries to dodge marriage on her own terms, only to find barrister Giles Masters standing squarely in her path. Their war of wits turns heated fast, especially once old sparks reappear.
The French Maid
by Sabrina Jeffries
2011
Lady Eleanor Langston is tired of being invisible to her ambitious husband. With help from a shrewd French maid, she sets out to wake both her own confidence and his neglected desire.
To Wed a Wild Lord
by Sabrina Jeffries
2011
Virginia Waverly wants revenge on Gabriel Sharpe for the race that ended her brother's life. Gabriel answers her challenge with a marriage proposal, turning grievance, danger, and attraction into the same reckless game.
'Twas the Night After Christmas
by Sabrina Jeffries
2012
A false letter lures the estranged Earl of Devonmont home for Christmas, where a lively widow is determined to mend the breach between him and his mother. Family secrets and holiday closeness make retreat impossible.
A Lady Never Surrenders
by Sabrina Jeffries
2012
With time running out on her grandmother's ultimatum, Lady Celia Sharpe hires Bow Street Runner Jackson Pinter to investigate possible husbands. The deeper he digs into her family history, the less he wants her marrying anyone else.
Ten Reasons to Stay
by Sabrina Jeffries
2013
Eliza Crenshawe flees an unwanted marriage plan and ends up borrowing the wrong horse from Colin Hunt, a newly minted earl. Their holiday clash turns into a quick, charming lesson in what home might really mean.
What the Duke Desires
by Sabrina Jeffries
2013
Duke Maximilian Cale and investigator's sister Lisette Bonnaud join forces to find their missing loved ones. Their search leads to Paris, false appearances, and a romance complicated by family secrets and danger.
Closer Than They Appear
by Sabrina Jeffries
2014
This Mossy Creek side story offers another close look at the town's people, problems, and unexpectedly touching moments. Even brief visits here come packed with gossip, humor, and the comfort of familiar faces.
Dorinda and the Doctor
by Sabrina Jeffries
2014
Widow Dorinda Nunley and Dr. Percy Worth agree to a fake courtship meant to teach a meddling duchess a lesson. A single day together makes the pretense much harder to end than either expected.
How the Scoundrel Seduces
by Sabrina Jeffries
2014
Another Duke's Men investigation entangles a reckless charmer with a heroine who has every reason to stay guarded. Family secrets, flirtation, and real danger keep the romance moving at a lively clip.
When Sparks Fly
by Sabrina Jeffries
2014
A carriage mishap strands bookish heiress Ellie Bancroft at the remote home of the notorious Black Baron. Snow, close quarters, and holiday tension do the rest in this brisk School for Heiresses novella.
When the Rogue Returns
by Sabrina Jeffries
2014
Victor Cale returns to confront the woman he left behind and finds the past far from settled. Jeffries folds second chances and family revelations into the Duke's Men mix of danger, longing, and uneasy trust.
If the Viscount Falls
by Sabrina Jeffries
2015
A viscount and a sharp-minded heroine are swept into one last Duke's Men tangle of old secrets and present danger. The investigation keeps the suspense high while the romance steadily refuses to stay secondary.
The Art of Sinning
by Sabrina Jeffries
2015
A rakish artist decides Lady Yvette Barlow would be perfect for his canvas after meeting her at a London wedding. Attraction comes easily. Trust and reputation are much harder to manage.
What Happens Under the Mistletoe
by Sabrina Jeffries
2015
This Christmas anthology gathers four historical romances under one festive roof. In Sabrina Jeffries's contribution, American heiress Amanda Keane finds a holiday house party getting much more complicated after one unforgettable kiss.
The Danger of Desire
by Sabrina Jeffries
2016
A dangerous fascination becomes impossible to ignore when a headstrong heroine and a battle-tested hero are forced into each other's orbit. Family expectations, reputation, and desire all pull in different directions.
The Heiress and the Hothead
by Sabrina Jeffries
2016
At an English Christmas house party, American heiress Amanda Keane is startled when a stranger kisses her beneath the mistletoe. Holiday charm and instant chemistry make this short historical move quickly.
The Study of Seduction
by Sabrina Jeffries
2016
Linked to the world of St. George's Club, this romance matches a clever heroine with a man who treats courtship almost like an experiment. Jeffries keeps the tone witty, sensual, and full of social interference.
The Widow's Auction
by Sabrina Jeffries
2016
A bold widow turns a risky public scheme into a private emotional mess when the wrong man takes interest. Quick, playful, and lightly scandalous, it delivers Jeffries in short form.
A Talent for Temptation
by Sabrina Jeffries
2017
This later Sinful Suitors romance pairs a capable heroine with a man who underestimates how quickly admiration can become trouble. The pleasures are the banter, the scheming families, and the mutual stubbornness.
Christmas in Mossy Creek
by Sabrina Jeffries
2017
Christmas lights up Mossy Creek with gift disasters, family reunions, good deeds, and comic mishaps. It is a festive ensemble visit, warm at heart and lively with the town's usual chatter.
The Pleasures of Passion
by Sabrina Jeffries
2017
A guarded heroine and a man with every reason to mistrust love find themselves drawn into a courtship neither planned. Jeffries balances heat, humor, and the practical politics of marriage.
The Risk of Rogues
by Sabrina Jeffries
2018
By this point in the Sinful Suitors world, everyone knows rogues can be most dangerous when they mean well. This romance leans into that tension, pairing sharp dialogue with a couple who must learn to trust.
The Secret of Flirting
by Sabrina Jeffries
2018
A woman used to staying in control finds herself facing a flirtation that turns serious far too fast. It is a witty Regency about performance, reputation, and what happens when a careful courtship stops being an act.
Project Duchess
by Sabrina Jeffries
2019
Grey Pryde, Duke of Greycourt, has no use for love until he meets outspoken Beatrice Wolfe while helping his newly widowed mother. Family secrets, grief, and an unwanted debut project draw them together.
Seduction on a Snowy Night
by Mary Jo Putney
2019
This Regency holiday anthology strands lovers in a winter storm. Madeline Hunter's novella follows Caroline Dunham, whose plan to snare Baron Thornhill turns risky when old sparks flare in close quarters.
The Bachelor
by Sabrina Jeffries
2020
Joshua Wolfe agrees to protect gifted chemist Gwyn Drake, and what begins as a practical arrangement grows complicated fast. Family mysteries, lurking danger, and two wary hearts keep the pressure on.
Who Wants to Marry a Duke
by Sabrina Jeffries
2020
Duke of Thornstock means to watch brilliant Olivia Norley, not fall back into the scandal their first kiss created. Her scientific mind and his family's mystery make suspicion and attraction equally hard to escape.
A Yuletide Kiss
by Mary Jo Putney
2021
Three Regency Christmas romances meet at a snowbound country inn. In Madeline Hunter's story, innkeeper Jenna Waverly finds her quiet holiday upended by Lucas Avonwood and the trouble following him.
Undercover Duke
by Sabrina Jeffries
2021
Sheridan Wolfe investigates a suspect tied to his family's long-running mystery and ends up far too close to Vanessa Pryde. Pretend engagement, jealousy, and a guarded hero's old grief make this one especially satisfying.
A Duke for Diana
by Sabrina Jeffries
2022
Newly made Duke of Grenwood hires Elegant Occasions to launch his shy sister into society, then collides with spirited fashion expert Diana Harper. Their constant friction turns makeover work into romance.
A Perfect Match
by Sabrina Jeffries
2023
A surprise snowstorm strands heiress Cassandra Isles close to the very man she doubts she should want. This short Duke Dynasty romance turns a wintry interruption into a swift, emotionally charged courtship.
What Happens in the Ballroom
by Sabrina Jeffries
2023
Widow Eliza Pierce helps run Elegant Occasions until her late husband's best friend hires the business and brings old questions with him. Nathaniel Stanton's secrets make every encounter with Eliza more dangerous.
Accidentally His
by Sabrina Jeffries
2024
Spy Rafe Wolfford courts Lady Verity as part of an inquiry into possible leaks to the French, not because she is exactly his type. A broken engagement, a threatened reputation, and a convenient marriage reshape everything.
Hazardous to a Duke's Heart
by Sabrina Jeffries
2025
After years detained in France during the Napoleonic war, Lord Jonathan Leighton returns to a changed London and an inherited dukedom. Guilt, family upheaval, and a talented heroine make homecoming anything but easy.
Nearly a Bride
by Sabrina Jeffries
2026
After more than a decade away, the Earl of Heathbrook returns home determined to reclaim his place and protect his younger brothers. Love only makes that already difficult task more complicated.
Where should I start?
If you want a big family saga: The Truth About Lord Stoneville → A Hellion in Her Bed → How to Woo a Reluctant Lady
If you prefer witty school-set Regency romance: Never Seduce a Scoundrel → Only a Duke Will Do → Beware a Scot's Revenge
If you want newer, mystery-threaded romance: Project Duchess → The Bachelor → Who Wants to Marry a Duke
If you like adventure and investigations: What the Duke Desires → When the Rogue Returns → How the Scoundrel Seduces
If you want her darker early historicals: By Love Unveiled → Silver Deceptions → Stormswept
Author bio
Sabrina Jeffries was born in New Orleans, but she mostly grew up far from it. When she was seven, her missionary parents moved the family to Thailand, and she lived there through her teens, with one stretch back in Louisiana along the way. Books became company, escape, and eventually practice. By the time she was twelve, she was already writing her own stories, and romance was there from the start.
That early habit never really left.
She carried her love of reading into graduate school, earning a Ph.D. in English literature and teaching for a time at Tulane University. Academic life suited part of her, but not all of it. She has spoken about how fiction gave her a kind of freedom that scholarly writing did not, and that pull gradually became impossible to ignore.
Romance won.
The road to publication was not quick. Jeffries wrote through a long run of rejection before finally selling a historical romance, and those early books appeared under the name Deborah Martin. She later also wrote as Deborah Nicholas, while Sabrina Jeffries became the name most readers know best. The pen names helped separate the branches of her work, but the common thread stayed the same: strong emotional stakes, sharp tension, and characters who do not make life easy for each other.
Her backlist shows how wide that range can be. The Pirate Lord has high-seas adventure and a bold heroine who refuses to be pushed around. Never Seduce a Scoundrel opens her School for Heiresses books with wit, chemistry, and a heroine who wants more from life than a safe match. The Truth About Lord Stoneville leans into family trouble, inheritance pressure, and a deliciously unruly hero. Much later, Project Duchess and A Duke for Diana show how well she handles layered family mysteries alongside sparkling courtship.
Readers tend to come to Jeffries for the banter, but they stay for the way she builds whole family webs around a romance. Her series often revolve around siblings, half siblings, old scandals, hidden parents, missing heirs, or secrets that have sat too long in locked drawers. Even when the mood is playful, there is usually some ache under it. The characters are not only falling in love, they are also trying to make sense of who they are and what their families have done to them.
She likes heroines with jobs, schemes, opinions, and very little patience.
That shows up again and again, from schoolmistresses and reformers to chemists, writers, actresses, and party planners. Her heroes may arrive as dukes, rogues, soldiers, investigators, or gamblers, but they usually meet women who force them to rethink the rules they live by. It gives the books a lively push and pull that feels recognizably hers, whether the story is an older Deborah Martin historical or a later Regency series.
Outside the novels, Jeffries has remained open about the life around the work. She lives in North Carolina, and she has written about traveling with her husband and adult autistic son. She has also shared her interest in autism awareness and differently abled characters, while still making room for pleasures that sound a lot like a good rainy day, jigsaw puzzles, chocolate, music, and reading.
More than sixty novels and works of short fiction into her career, she still writes books built for story first. Clever setups. Strong feelings. Families in a mess. Heroines who will not behave if behaving gets in the way of a better ending.
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