Sophie Barnes Books in Order

This festive anthology gathers five historical romances built around wishes, holiday magic, and Christmas courtship. Sophie Barnes’s story follows Leonora Compton and Connor Talbot, with four more seasonal love stories alongside it.

After the man she loves becomes engaged to her best friend, Emily Rutherford heads to London to recover her pride. With the help of the brooding Earl of Dunhurst, heartbreak starts to look a lot like opportunity.

Tomboy Alexandra Summersby has sworn off marriage, but a secret mission with the Earl of Trenton throws her into danger and close company. She may find the greatest risk is falling for the one man who truly understands her.

Lucy Blackwell tricks a stranger into a dance, a kiss, and an engagement because she needs a marriage of convenience. Lord William Summersby is supposed to be part of her plan, not the man who overturns it.

Mary Croyden likes her quiet life until an unexpected inheritance drags her into high society. Ryan Summersby offers guidance, but the more he learns about her unusual habits and sharp mind, the less he wants to let her go.

Lady Rebecca wants to choose her own husband, not one forced on her by greedy relations. When she meets rakish heir Daniel Neville at the Kingsborough Ball, desire collides with scandal before either is ready.

Anthony Hurst meets a mysterious beauty at his masquerade ball and cannot forget her. Isabella Chilcott has reasons to hide who she is, even if it means running from the duke who feels like a fairy tale come to life.

Newly titled Lucien Marvaine sees a second chance when he reunites with Katherine at the Kingsborough Ball. Kate never meant to fall for her old friend, but one waltz is enough to change everything.

Christopher, Viscount Spencer, goes to Thorncliff Manor looking for a bride and finds himself captivated by Lady Sarah instead. She would be perfect for him if not for the past she is desperate to conceal.

Former spy James, Earl of Woodford, arrives at Thorncliff Manor hunting an encoded book tied to a dangerous conspiracy. Chloe Heartly wants a missing journal for reasons of her own, forcing them into a partnership full of secrets and attraction.

At a Thorncliff masquerade, war-scarred Richard Heartly meets a woman who knows how to make him forget revenge. Lady Mary is hiding secrets of her own, and their masked romance cannot stay hidden forever.

Raphe Matthews rises from bare-knuckle boxer to Duke of Huntley almost overnight. To survive polite society he needs Lady Gabriella’s help, but the lessons that change his manners also threaten both their hearts.

A Christmas gathering at Thorncliff Manor turns into a lively mix of matchmaking, hidden feelings, and a treasure hunt. For the remaining Heartly sisters, the holidays may finally bring both long-buried secrets and lasting love.

Amelia Matthews would rather open a school than chase suitors. Duke Thomas Heathmore is supposed to guide her through society, but the more time they spend fighting each other, the harder it becomes to ignore their chemistry.

Josephine Potter supports her sisters with respectable work and wants no man directing her life. Then the Duke of Snowdon barges in, upends her job, and asks for her help untangling trouble at his hotel.

On her way to a Christmas house party, Eve Potter gets lost and lands at Blackhall Castle instead. Snowed in with the reclusive Earl of Ravenworth, she discovers that his scandalous past is not the whole story.

Louise Potter takes a governess position to help her struggling sisters, expecting a quiet journey north. Instead she is thrown into close quarters with Alistair Langley, whose family obligations make falling for her a dangerous indulgence.

Traveling north to spend Christmas with her sister, Leonora Compton finds herself forced into a pretend marriage for protection. The arrangement pulls her close to Philip Dalton, a man who is guarding his own wounded heart.

Newly burdened with a dukedom he never wanted, Caleb Crawford hides behind a laborer’s clothes and takes shelter with three spinsters. Mary Clemens has sworn off love, but Caleb’s kindness makes that vow harder to keep.

Historical romance novelist Jane Edwards expects research, not time travel. Thrown two hundred years into the past and accused of murder, she joins the Earl of Camden to find the real killer before history closes around her.

Juliette Matthews wants to use her fortune to help people who have none. Working beside Florian Lowell, a physician suddenly named heir to a dukedom, brings danger, scandal, and a love that polite society would rather deny.

Widower Pierce Jackson heads to the Klondike hoping work will numb his grief. Instead he meets Sarah Palmer, whose family troubles and steady warmth offer him the chance to begin again.

Lady Abigail has imagined James Townsbridge for years, only to find him rude and impossible in person. When an accidental compromise forces them toward marriage, dislike and desire become impossible to separate.

Emily Howard only wanted a first kiss before settling into spinsterhood. Being caught in Griffin Crawford’s arms turns that harmless wish into scandal, flight, and a journey that forces both of them to face what they truly want.

Viola Cartwright has remade herself through work at a hospital, far from the scandal that branded her infamous. When Henry Lowell steps into her life, he offers help and affection, but trusting either could cost her dearly.

Lady Bethany thinks her future is settled until she meets Charles Townsbridge and wishes it were not. He is her fiancé’s friend, which makes every stolen moment between them sweeter, and more dangerous.

When Duke of Brunswick Matthew Donovan offers Sarah Townsbridge a strangely practical marriage, she suspects a wounded man behind the proposal. Getting close to him may help them both, unless love ruins the careful distance he wants to keep.

Athena Townsbridge cannot forget the part she played in Robert Carlisle’s old humiliation. A snowstorm traps them together long enough for apologies, laughter, and a second chance neither expected.

William Townsbridge comes home from Portugal and immediately loses his heart to his mother’s new cook. Eloise Lamont knows loving the gentleman of the house could cost her everything, but walking away is not so simple.

After scandal leaves her with no good options, Lady Cassandra agrees to marry Captain Devlin Crawford for her daughter’s sake. Their marriage begins with strict boundaries, but an ocean voyage gives Devlin a chance to win the wife who still mourns another man.

Margaret Hollyoak has no wish to marry the famously rakish George Townsbridge. But once she starts to know the man beneath the rumor, she must decide whether she has mistaken charm for danger.

Runaway bride Regina Berkly finds unexpected refuge with Carlton Guthrie, a feared crime lord with revenge on his mind. Their uneasy alliance leads from the slums of St. Giles to a love neither of them saw coming.

Ida Strong wants justice for her father, not distraction. But Simon Nugent, Earl of Fielding, keeps stepping into her plans, and the more they clash, the harder it becomes to ignore the attraction growing between them.

Charlotte Russell needs a fake fiancé to protect her independence and her writing career. Blayne MacNeil agrees, but the fugitive Scotsman guarding her manuscript may be even more dangerous to her heart than to her safety.

Wilhelmina Hewitt expects scandal when she agrees to help her husband secure a divorce. Then her daughter’s elopement throws her together with barrister James Dale, a respectable man who cannot stop wondering if the ton has judged her wrong.

Governess Olivia Poole arrives determined to honor a promise to live fully, even if it means finishing a daring bucket list. Her employer, Grayson Grier, becomes the one temptation she never planned for.

An advent-style anthology of twenty-four historical romance shorts, this collection offers one Christmas love story for each day leading up to the holiday. Expect snowstorms, secret identities, house parties, daring kisses, and happy endings.

Marcus Berkly has rebuilt his life as a brilliant eye-surgeon after his family’s fall from grace. When Lady Louise seeks his help to save her sight, their growing love must fight class prejudice, scandal, and her father’s opposition.

Invited to a weeklong house party as one of several possible brides for Viscount Sterling, Lady Angelica expects courtship, not dread. The strange atmosphere at Colchester Hall turns her romantic prospects into something far more unsettling.

Rosamund Parker wants to invest her inheritance and keep her freedom. Matthew Clarke needs money for his locomotive venture, but his hatred of her family turns every meeting into a battle, and every spark into a risk.

Stranded in London and nearly penniless, Calista Faulkner takes work at a hotel to survive. As she falls for owner Steven Donahue, she must choose between love and the unwanted marriage meant to save her family.

Jack Lancaster returns home after four years to find his childhood friend Sophia Fenmore engaged to someone else. Winning her back means proving he is more than the charming rogue who once broke her heart.

Anthony Gibbs needs money, and writing a novel seems easier than marriage until Ada Quinn enters the picture. A bookbinder with no dowry, Ada is exactly the woman he wants and exactly the one he may not be able to choose.

Going incognito at a printing press, Brody Evans does not expect to fall for the charming Mr. Michaels. Harriet Michaels is hiding in plain sight to support her sister, and their attraction grows more perilous with every secret.

Callum Davis never expected to enjoy Emily Brooke’s company, much less need her. A pretend courtship quickly becomes real, until something he has written makes Emily doubt everything between them.

Widowed Victoria Leighton has shut herself away while she battles debt and grief. Scarred landowner Colin West draws her back into society with a daring invitation, but both know their growing attraction could reopen old wounds.

Lady Lilliana feels an instant spark with Tristan Henley after he comes to her rescue, but he seems far below her station. Tristan has secrets of his own, and loving her could bring trouble to them both.