Stephanie Laurens Books in Order

Dorothea Darent intends to remain unmarried until a chance kiss unsettles her plans. The Marquis of Hazelmere pursues her through London's social season, challenging her determination to preserve an independent life.

Max Rotherbridge inherits a dukedom and guardianship of the four Twinning sisters. Protecting them from other rakes becomes difficult when he falls for Caroline, the eldest sister and his own ward.

After rescuing a kidnapped woman, the Earl of Merton loses her before learning her name. He searches for the mysterious Helen Walford while past scandal and present danger complicate his pursuit.

Georgiana Hartley returns to England after her father's death and escapes her cousin's advances with Lord Alton's help. His sister introduces her to society, while an unexpected inheritance complicates Georgiana's attraction to her rescuer.

Lenore Lester prefers quiet country life to marriage and tries to stay unnoticed at her brothers' house parties. The Duke of Eversleigh sees through her efforts and pursues a woman determined to resist him.

Jack Lester conceals his wealth to find a bride who wants him rather than his fortune. Sophie Winterton seems ideal, but believing he must marry money, she refuses to consider him for herself.

This collection pairs An Unwilling Conquest with A Comfortable Wife. Harry Lester's attempts to avoid marriage lead him to a widow, while Antonia Mannering sets out to convince a childhood friend that she would suit him.

Harry Lester leaves London to escape matchmakers who have discovered his family's restored fortune. In Newmarket, he rescues widow Lucinda Babbacombe, whose independence and refusal to heed him threaten his resolve against marriage.

Antonia Mannering decides childhood friend Lord Philip Ruthven would make a suitable husband. She tries to prove she can manage his household and social duties, without anticipating how love might complicate her practical scheme.

Disguised as a boy, Kit Cranmer leads a smuggling gang on Britain's coast. Rival leader Captain Jack sees through her disguise, turning their confrontation into an attraction that threatens the freedom she prizes.

Vane Cynster retreats to Bellamy Hall to avoid London's marriage-minded women. There he meets Patience Debbington, who distrusts rakes and refuses to risk heartbreak, forcing both to reconsider their vows against commitment.

Found unchaperoned with Devil Cynster, governess Honoria Wetherby refuses to let scandal dictate a marriage. Investigating the murder of his young cousin draws them together while she weighs her desire for adventure against their attraction.

Catriona Hennessy's guardian leaves a will demanding she marry Richard Cynster within a week. Determined to retain her independence, she seeks an alternative even as Richard begins to question his own resistance to marriage.

Felicity Parteger seeks Demon Cynster's help to save a friend in trouble. His determination to avoid love clashes with their growing attraction, leaving Felicity to question whether a marriage based on passion could satisfy her.

Alathea Morwellan hides behind a black veil to ask Gabriel Cynster for help. He demands kisses in exchange for information, unaware that the alluring stranger is the woman with whom he has long sparred.

A snowstorm forces Adrian Hawsley, Viscount Dere, to seek shelter while carrying his unconscious groom. At Mallard Cottage he unexpectedly encounters Abigail Woolley, the woman he has never forgotten.

This anthology collects New Year's Eve romances by Stephanie Laurens, Victoria Alexander, and Rachel Gibson. A rake encounters a past lover, a thwarted romance revives, and estranged friends discover attraction when the new year arrives.

This collection pairs Tangled Reins and Fair Juno. One romance follows Dorothea Darent's resistance to an ardent marquis, while the other follows the Earl of Merton's search for a mysterious woman he rescues.

Alasdair Cynster retreats to Devon to avoid the marriage prospects awaiting him in London. Independent Phyllida Tallent proves more difficult to resist, challenging his conviction that he can pursue desire without committing his heart.

Gyles Rawlings plans to marry a compliant wife and keep passion elsewhere. At the altar, he discovers Francesca is the bold woman who already fascinates him, threatening the careful separation he hoped to maintain.

Helena cannot forget the English stranger who kissed her at her French convent school one Christmas Eve. Years later in London, she discovers that Sebastian, Duke of St. Ives, is that same man.

Amelia Cynster proposes to Lucien Ashford, the man she has always loved. His acceptance surprises her, but his insistence on a proper courtship rather than a quick wedding introduces unexpected complications.

Bored with respectable suitors, Amanda Cynster ventures into places a young lady should avoid. Martin Fulbridge rescues her from trouble, but the elusive Earl of Dexter may be more willing to offer passion than marriage.

Penniless Alicia masquerades as a widow to help her younger sister make a wealthy match. When Anthony Blake finds her beside a corpse, he protects her and investigates the murder while her deception threatens their developing bond.

Tristan Wemyss must marry within a year to retain his inheritance. His chosen neighbor, Leonora Carling, rejects marriage, but threats against her household give him an opportunity to offer protection and pursue her.

Simon Cynster's discreet search for a bride unexpectedly draws him to childhood acquaintance Portia Ashford. Their attraction develops during a house party where murder turns their courtship into an urgent struggle to protect her.

Charles St. Austell investigates suspected spies using Cornwall's smuggling routes and encounters former lover Penelope Selborne. Her family secrets entangle them in a dangerous conspiracy while he seeks to win her trust again.

Politician Michael Anstruther-Wetherby seeks a suitable young bride, but her aunt Caroline Sutcliffe blocks his plans. Their contest draws him toward Caroline herself, just as mysterious accidents place her life in danger.

Jack Warnefleet returns to his estate after escaping an unwanted marriage. Rescuing Lady Clarice Altwood from a dangerous horse introduces him to an independent woman whose unexplained country retreat conceals a threat.

Gerrard Debbington agrees to paint Jacqueline Tregonning in exchange for access to her father's gardens. Falling for his subject, he must confront sinister rumors and discoveries that implicate her in murder.

Deverell seeks a wife and is directed toward Phoebe Malleson, who prefers pursuing a secret cause to marrying. When a powerful enemy threatens her work and safety, she must reconsider his offer of help.

Priscilla Dalloway seeks access to Dillon Caxton's register of racehorses to trace her missing twin. Their uneasy cooperation draws them into a betting conspiracy while Dillon risks the reputation he has painstakingly rebuilt.

Gervase Tregarth rashly vows to marry the next eligible woman he meets, then encounters neighbor Madeline Gascoigne. Seeking a loophole through their supposed incompatibility only exposes how strongly he is drawn to her.

Charles Morwellan chooses Sarah Conningham as a practical bride while fearing the destructive power of love. Sarah wants wholehearted commitment, and their passionate marriage becomes strained by his emotional distance and threats against her.

This anthology brings together romances by Stephanie Laurens, Mary Balogh, Jacquie D'Alessandro, and Candice Hern. Each follows a woman stranded at an inn who unexpectedly encounters a man from her past and discovers renewed attraction.

Letitia Randall asks former lover Christian Allardyce to help clear her brother's name. Both carry resentment over their separation, but the investigation revives a passion neither has managed to forget.

Robert Gerrard takes shelter at an inn and meets childhood sweetheart Lydia Makepeace after ten years apart. Her secret mission to retrieve a scandalous letter clashes with his determination to protect her.

Penelope Ashford seeks Barnaby Adair's help when boys disappear from the institution she runs. With Inspector Stokes, they investigate London's East End, uncovering dangerous corruption while their partnership becomes increasingly personal.

Royce Varisey, the former secret-service leader known as Dalziel, inherits a dukedom and faces pressure to marry. He is drawn instead to Minerva Chesterton, the independent chatelaine of his castle.

Emily Beauregard escapes her uncle with four younger siblings and manages an inn in Colyton. Her attraction to employer Jonas Tallent complicates a secret search for family treasure that could restore their fortunes.

A former officer of the Crown joins the campaign against the Black Cobra, a dangerous enemy with powerful connections. A bold woman with a scandalous past becomes his partner, complicating a mission already filled with peril.

Shipwrecked and wounded while pursuing the Black Cobra, an ex-officer finds help from a woman willing to challenge convention. Their growing attraction binds them together as they confront enemies determined to prevent his mission's success.

An ex-officer carrying out a mission against the Black Cobra unexpectedly encounters a woman he thought he had left behind. She followed him without understanding the danger, and now an assassin threatens their journey toward England.

Rafe Carstairs races to complete his part in the campaign against the Black Cobra. A woman determined to avoid conventional marriage becomes his unexpected companion, and their attraction raises the stakes of an already dangerous mission.

Kidnapped from her sister's engagement ball and taken toward Edinburgh, Eliza Cynster seeks help from scholar Jeremy Carling. Unaccustomed to rescue missions, he must outwit their pursuers while their shared danger develops into unexpected affection.

Duncan Macintyre needs a wife, and his mother arranges a Scottish house party to help him choose. The return of Rose, his childhood tormentor, disrupts the plan when old irritation becomes an attraction neither expected.

Lady Margaret Dawlish takes pride in arranging society weddings, including royal celebrations. Her own carefully guarded heart becomes the challenge when Gaston Devilliers, Duke of Perigord, pursues her, disrupting plans she normally keeps firmly under control.

Heather Cynster attends a daring party in search of a husband, only to be abducted after Viscount Breckenridge intervenes. Following the kidnappers, he must help her understand the threat while proving himself more than an interfering acquaintance.

Jack Lester hides his newly acquired wealth while searching for a woman who will marry for love. Sophie Winterton seems ideal, but she believes he needs a rich wife and rejects his advances because she is poor.

Searching for a wife, Reggie Carmarthen comes to Anne Ashford's aid and discovers her unconventional mission. Together they investigate the noble ancestry of an orphaned child, risking scandal while friendship develops into something more.

Three historical romances follow women and their suitors toward marriage while they challenge social expectations. Stephanie Laurens, Kasey Michaels, and Delilah Marvelle explore courtship, forbidden attraction, and the rules intended to govern respectable behavior.

Angelica Cynster believes she has recognized her future husband when a mysterious nobleman catches her eye. Then he kidnaps her, claiming he needs her help to save his Scottish castle and clan from an old grievance.

Miranda Clifford's strictly respectable life leaves little room for adventure until she becomes involved with notorious Neville Roscoe. Danger and intrigue draw them together, but his position outside society threatens any future their growing attraction might promise.

Returning from war, Sebastian Trantor must marry to secure his family's succession. He encounters Tabitha Makepeace searching a host's desk for evidence against a blackmailer, and her unconventional mission offers an unexpected path toward companionship.

Lady Nell Daughtry is determined to get her reluctant sister safely married to the Prince of Lautenberg. Being paired with former fiancé Robert Knightley in the wedding party forces her to confront the man who abandoned her.

Known for preventing unsuitable marriages, Henrietta Cynster breaks up James Glossup's planned match and feels obliged to find him another bride. Their mutual attraction complicates the task, especially since Henrietta believes love has no place in her future.

Mary Cynster wants a husband she can manage, placing Ryder Cavanaugh at the bottom of her list. His determination to marry her sets two equally strong wills against each other, challenging her plans for control.

This collection pairs Stephanie Laurens's A Comfortable Wife with Alison DeLaine's A Lady by Day. One woman plans a practical marriage that becomes emotional, while another risks hard-won respectability through attraction to an unsuitable gentleman.

The Cynsters gather for Christmas at snowbound Casphairn Manor, where tutor Daniel pursues widowed governess Claire despite her misgivings. Meanwhile, the younger generation answers an urgent plea for help as a dangerous winter storm closes in.

Reinvented as Thomas Glendower, Malcolm Sinclair seeks to make amends for his past. Discovering Rose and her children living in his secluded manor draws him into their secrets, while a pursuing enemy threatens the new family he hopes to protect.

A woman's murder at a society gathering draws Barnaby and Penelope Adair into an investigation involving fashionable shoes and feuding families. Conflicting clues and a forbidden romance complicate their efforts to prevent further tragedy.

Wealth manager Montague assists Violet Matcham with her employer's affairs, finding an unexpected personal connection. When Lady Halstead is murdered, they join Barnaby Adair's circle to identify the killer before the danger reaches them.

A murdered house-party guest is found carrying a valuable diamond necklace that the killer left untouched. Barnaby Adair and Inspector Stokes investigate the contradictions, while scandal threatens a young woman's hopes of marrying her longtime admirer.

Niniver Carrick refuses marriage to preserve control of her clan's future, but persistent suitors force her to seek Marcus Cynster's help. Protecting her draws him into danger and challenges their assumptions about duty, independence, and partnership.

Newly married Captain Declan Frobisher expects his wife to remain safely in England while he sails abroad. Edwina insists on joining his West African mission, where unexpected dangers test their efforts to build a marriage as equals.

Thomas Carrick avoids Lucilla Cynster while planning an orderly future in Glasgow. Disturbing reports bring him back to his clan's estate, where illness forces him to seek her help and confront the attraction he has resisted.

Captain Robert Frobisher travels to Freetown to locate a slavers' camp before returning home to seek a wife. Aileen Hopkins is searching for her missing naval-officer brother, and joining forces turns their separate plans into a dangerous shared mission.

Royd Frobisher undertakes the final stage of a rescue operation with former sweetheart and business partner Isobel Carmichael. Her search for a missing cousin rekindles old feelings as they prepare to confront a jungle mining compound.

Captain Caleb Frobisher seizes a covert mission to prove his maturity to his seafaring family. Sailing to Freetown draws him into the dangerous investigation his brothers began, testing his reputation for recklessness against new responsibilities.

Michael Cynster searches London for hidden gunpowder tied to a dangerous conspiracy. Shipping-company manager Cleo Hendon has the information he needs, but she insists on joining the investigation as an equal partner, complicating his plans.

Lady Osbaldestone unexpectedly hosts three inquisitive grandchildren for Christmas in her Hampshire village. When the communal flock of geese disappears, she gives them a mystery to investigate while arranging a little matchmaking among troubled neighbors.

Drake Varisey must stop a plot threatening England, but Lady Louisa Cynster insists on helping. Their search for missing gunpowder and a killer forces him to work beside the woman he has spent years trying to avoid.

Sebastian Cynster attends a house party on a covert assignment with childhood acquaintance Antonia Rawlings. Their host's murder and cryptic last words reveal a larger conspiracy, drawing the pair closer as they search for answers.

Lady Osbaldestone welcomes her grandchildren back for Christmas, including a reluctant teenage cousin. A missing book of carols threatens the village service, sending the children from house to house while their grandmother manages further family complications.

Cara Di Abaccio is accused of stealing valuable emeralds, and Hugo Adair seeks help clearing her name. Barnaby, Penelope, and Inspector Stokes investigate a household full of tensions and secrets while Hugo's concern becomes increasingly personal.

Lord Randolph Cavanaugh arrives to inspect an investment and finds a failed invention and a family in financial trouble. Felicia Throgmorton must convince him to keep supporting the project, but ruthless opponents threaten their developing partnership.

Jacqueline Tregarth seeks a husband who will help protect Nimway Hall rather than control it. Escaping an unwanted marriage scheme, Richard Devries reaches her estate, where a rediscovered ancient ornament and threatened water supply complicate their meeting.

Lord Carradale finds a young woman's body at a country house party as Constance Whittaker arrives to bring her cousin home. Joining forces with Barnaby Adair and Inspector Stokes, they must identify the murderer before the guests disperse.

Prudence Cynster travels to Ireland seeking Thoroughbreds for her family's breeding program. Earl Deaglan Fitzgerald is rebuilding his neglected estate, but their proposed business alliance and unexpected attraction are threatened by increasingly suspicious accidents.

Lady Osbaldestone's grandchildren help prepare Christmas puddings for their village and discover Roman coins among the donated tokens. Their search for the coins' origin raises the possibility of buried treasure and brings new visitors into the investigation.

Lady Eustacia Cavanaugh seeks a reclusive musical virtuoso's support for evenings promoting emerging performers, despite her determination to avoid marriage. Frederick finds her challenge increasingly attractive, but their collaboration draws them into threats that extend beyond society's expectations.

Lord Kit Cavanaugh launches a yacht business in Bristol, displacing Sylvia Buckleberry's school for impoverished children. Their initial conflict becomes a partnership when sabotage threatens both enterprises, with a growing attraction complicating their struggle to secure a future.

Christopher Osbaldestone hides in his mother's village while the Foreign Office investigates a French agent pursuing him. Mistaking Marion Sewell's intentions, he enlists his nephews and niece to avoid her, drawing Christmas festivities into a dangerous intelligence affair.

Christopher Cynster's investigation of counterfeit banknotes draws him toward Ellen Martingale, whose brother visits a neighboring hall. Their joint inquiries challenge his assumptions about her while exposing a plot that puts both the realm and their developing attachment at risk.

Stranded by a snowstorm while assessing a painting, Lord Godfrey Cavanaugh is nursed by Elinor Hinckley, whose family depends on its sale. His growing involvement with the household becomes complicated by deception surrounding the artwork and their future.

Devlin Cader has concealed his love for wife Therese Cynster throughout their five-year marriage, allowing her to believe affection is one-sided. Determined to repair that mistake, he must reveal his feelings without undermining the trust they have built.

Melissa North expects spinsterhood until Julian Delamere returns after eight years and their old attraction rekindles. Circumstances propel them toward engagement, but threats against their shared future turn renewed romance into a search for the person determined to destroy it.

Lord Grayson Child confronts a newspaper proprietor about plans to expose his wealth and unexpectedly meets former love Isadora Descartes. A murder at her printing works forces them into a joint investigation that reopens old wounds and questions of trust.

Gregory Cynster inherits Bellamy Hall expecting a quiet residence, but finds a community managed by Caitlin Fergusson. Their competing ideas about the estate's future give way to attraction and a need to confront someone threatening everything its residents have created.

Martin Cynster seeks to acquire Sophia Carmichael's steelworks, only to encounter an owner determined to continue running it herself. As their negotiations deepen into attraction, escalating incidents point to a plot that endangers the business and Sheffield itself.

Nicholas Cynster buys a stallion from Addie Sommerville’s father, drawing him into her troubled family’s affairs. When the horse is stolen, their pursuit brings them closer while exposing secrets that threaten more than the missing animal.

Meg Cynster rescues a drunken duke and finds herself compromised by the encounter. A pretended engagement offers protection during the Season, but growing affection and attacks against Meg turn their arrangement into a dangerous test of trust.

On his last spying assignment, Toby Cynster escorts Diana Locke and three children from Vienna to England. Pursuers force them to pose as a family, leaving Toby to reconsider the life he wants beyond his dangerous profession.

Charlie Hastings is accused after a hated viscount is found strangled beside the Thames. Barnaby, Penelope, and Inspector Stokes investigate a widening circle of enemies, struggling to determine who could overpower a victim notorious for his strength and violence.

Lord Meriwell dies during a family house party arranged around a prospective marriage. Barnaby, Penelope, and Inspector Stokes investigate poisoning and hidden legacies, but another death leaves them with too many suspects and no clear motive.

A woman is found strangled in her village cottage, and rumors implicate Lord Glossup. Barnaby, Penelope, and Inspector Stokes trace missing jewelry and a mysterious admirer, testing whether the apparent solution conceals the real murderer.

A country-house gathering meant to encourage marriages turns deadly when its host is found murdered in his orchard. Barnaby, Penelope, and Inspector Stokes sift through numerous guests as the victim’s private business reveals motives hidden beneath respectable appearances.

A companion finds the Earl of Moran murdered, and suspicion falls on his son. The Adairs and Inspector Stokes investigate a household of plausible suspects, searching for cracks in their alibis before the wrong man pays for the crime.