Sydney Jane Baily Books in Order

An independent Colorado writer refuses the orphaned relatives a Boston lawyer brings to her door. Their encounter draws her into his city's wealthy social world, where growing affection must survive concealed hostility and the dangerous consequences of other people's ambitions.

Thaddeus encounters the woman who broke his heart while travelling west, discovering they are fleeing the same murderous gambler. Forced together across trains, horseback journeys and riverboats, they must confront unfinished feelings while trying to stay ahead of danger.

Pianist Sophie heads toward San Francisco after heartbreak and encounters Riley, a man who believes she could be his future despite an existing engagement. When their paths cross again, competing ambitions threaten to separate them even if they choose love.

Independent saloon owner Josephine resists the advances of a riverboat gambler until attraction draws them closer. When an unknown enemy begins threatening their lives, the pair must untangle a dangerous grudge while deciding whether their connection can become something lasting.

After a secret marriage ends in loss, Rose withdraws from Boston society until William offers another chance at happiness. The return of her past brings conspiracy and danger, threatening the new relationship she has only begun to trust.

Lady Augusta needs a wealthy husband to preserve her estate, but her suitors keep dying. A determined captain agrees to marry her for the castle, then must protect them both from an assassin before their wedding can take place.

Threatened by debt and blackmail, Elise considers marrying a stranger to protect her family. A banker who once humiliated her offers a different arrangement, but accepting his help means trusting him while an enemy works to destroy everything she values.

Haunted by the Burmese War, Lord Simon Devere withdraws from the world. Bookkeeper Jenny Blackwood, working under a male identity to support her family, investigates his dwindling estate funds and finds both attraction and danger behind his closed door.

A carriage accident leaves John Angsley dependent on opium for relief and increasingly unable to control its hold. Margaret Blackwood wants a future with him, but their courtship becomes a struggle against the addiction changing the man she loves.

An accident blinds Lord Christopher Westing just as his future and a new romance seem secure. As he retreats into despair, Lady Jane Chatley tries to reach the man she has long admired before he pushes their chance of love away.

After losing his wife, Lord Jameson Turner refuses to risk love again. Maisie Darrow hopes to help him rejoin the world, but troubling news from her own past threatens the fragile possibility of happiness between them.

Betrayal turns the once-respectable Lord Michael Alder toward reckless behavior, and he abandons a young woman after an intimate encounter. When a polished stranger appears in society, the consequences of his cruelty begin to challenge his new life.

Eleanor Blackwood's visit to a friend's country estate turns into a Gothic treasure hunt. Drawn to caretaker Grayson O'Connor, she faces intruders, gunfire, and a dangerously rising river while uncovering mysteries that test their growing connection.

After leaving England to escape the consequences of a mistaken act of revenge, privateer Philip Carruthers undertakes a secret mission for Queen Victoria. Two dangerous years at sea finally bring him to the treasure he has sought.

A violent family tragedy drives Lord Owen Burnley to pursue a murderer through London. Consumed by vengeance and close to mistaking innocence for guilt, he encounters Lady Adelia Smythe, a quiet woman who challenges the anger governing his life.

Confectioner Charlotte's cheerful life is threatened by a secret and the consequences of her own choices. A viscount determined to restore her happiness offers help, but betrayal and the prospect of ruin test their chance of a future together.

A duke commissions chocolatier Amity to create a confection that will help him propose to another woman. Working together reveals an unexpected attraction, leaving them to navigate the class divisions and social expectations standing between a customer and his confectioner.

An American seeking the titled wife required by an inheritance enlists confectioner Beatrice to help him enter London society. Their shared search for suitable spouses offers her adventure, but growing affection makes their original ambitions increasingly difficult to pursue.

Sent to Brighton after offending the Prince Regent, Lord James intends to enjoy himself without becoming entangled. Glynnis needs a wealthy husband and sees him as her last opportunity, renewing a contest between her financial desperation and his resistance to marriage.

Lord Philip must avoid scandal for six weeks, but a magistrate's inquisitive daughter makes restraint difficult. Miranda mines his experiences for stories to entertain her cousins, only to discover that curiosity and attraction can create consequences neither can easily escape.

An earl confident he can remain unmarried encounters Julia, who steals aristocratic jewellery to help London's poor. Her secret activities and his attraction to her threaten his reputation, turning his comfortable bachelor existence into a flight from scandal.

A British spy encounters an Englishwoman helping her French grandparents during Napoleon's return from exile. Her ability to charm useful secrets from powerful people draws them together, but political factions and unexpected feelings make their work increasingly dangerous.

Geoffrey Diamond and Lady Caroline fall for each other despite a feud that forbids even a dance between them. As Christmas approaches, pursuing their attraction means risking scandal and the opposition of both their families.

Adam Diamond is expected to marry within his own class, but a governess in Bath captures his attention. Alice has built a safe life behind a concealed identity, and his pursuit threatens secrets she cannot afford to expose.

Cheerful Lady Clarity plans to choose a husband when her sombre childhood friend returns to society. They consider each other unsuitable, yet an attraction neither welcomes grows stronger even as commitments to other people threaten to keep them apart.

Lady Purity prides herself on proper behaviour and agrees to teach a scandalous baron the rules of society. He intends the lessons to bring them closer, leaving her reputation and carefully ordered life vulnerable to an attraction she never anticipated.

Candid, impulsive Brilliance Diamond falls for a reserved pianist whose trust has been betrayed before. Her determination to help him sets unforeseen events in motion, threatening the honesty and affection on which their growing relationship depends.

Lady Radiance's enthusiasm for jewellery leads her into a royal investigation alongside a distracted geologist. As they search among London craftsmen for a skilled forger, danger and attraction compete with his determination to focus solely on the mission.

At a Regency Christmas gathering, missing jewellery begins reappearing and a wealthy widow attracts a suspicious investigator. Lady Sarah and Lord Miles find themselves playing a dangerous game of trust, with his belief that she is a thief obstructing their attraction.

A British military mapmaker falls for a woman already promised to another man, then receives an assignment in her occupied homeland. Surrounded by French patrols and divided loyalties, they must weigh an attachment that could endanger his mission and her family.