Soiled Doves Books in Order
Part ofMargaret Tanner Books in OrderSee the Soiled Doves books by Margaret Tanner in order, with short summaries, series background, and an easy guide to starting.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
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Soiled Doves books in publication order
6 books
Claire
by Margaret Tanner
2017
Destitute at eighteen, Claire is forced to work in a high-class men's club in New Orleans. A chance encounter with childhood sweetheart Aaron Kirby offers escape, but her past may still stand between them and happiness.
Jessica
by Margaret Tanner
2017
Raised in hardship, Jessica falls into a brothel owner's trap and is carried toward an even worse fate. Ethan has every reason to doubt her, and she has every reason to fear trusting him.
Laura
by Margaret Tanner
2017
Laura is another woman marked by a brutal frontier world that treats some lives as expendable. Tanner gives her a chance at escape, dignity, and a romance that asks whether the past can truly be left behind.
Scarlett
by Margaret Tanner
2017
A traumatic childhood leaves Scarlett in the hands of a ruthless brothel owner who makes her his star attraction. Sent to a floating bordello on the Mississippi, she must fight for freedom before she disappears into that life forever.
Tess
by Margaret Tanner
2017
Tess is one more woman chewed up by the brutal rules of the frontier. Escape offers her a slim chance at dignity and love, but only if she dares believe her rescuer sees more than her past.
Sophie
by Margaret Tanner
2018
Sophie's world narrows to survival when frontier cruelty leaves her with almost no safe road forward. Her chance at rescue comes with a man she is not sure she can trust, and hope may cost her dearly.
Soiled Doves books in chronological order
Series background & context
The title points straight at one of the harshest labels frontier women could be given. These stories focus on women society has already judged, often unfairly, and on what it takes for them to claw their way back to safety, dignity, and love.
Some heroines are trapped inside brothels or men's clubs. Others are branded by rumor, desperation, or past mistakes. What links the books is not a single cast but a shared emotional question: what happens when a woman everyone has written off refuses to stay broken?
These are gritty western romances, but Tanner never loses sight of hope. If you are comfortable with harder beginnings and like redemption arcs for women who have been badly used by the world around them, this series stands out.
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