Valerie Bowman Books in Order

Widowed Lily Andrews writes an anonymous pamphlet to stop her former fiance's wedding. When Devon Morgan discovers who ruined his plans, their old hurt flares into a dangerous second chance.

Frances Birmingham sets her sights on Charles Holloway and arranges a charity bachelor auction to get closer to him. What begins as a playful plan could turn into the very real thing.

Amelia Templeton knows she must marry, but first she wants to conquer her fear of the wedding night. Her answer is a scandalous bargain with her late brother's closest friend, Thaddeus Hammond.

Oliver Townsende and Cerian Blake agree to fake an attachment at a Christmas house party to fend off unwanted admirers. A little holiday mischief soon stops feeling pretend.

Annie Andrews is ready to elope to Gretna Green, until Jordan Holloway intercepts her and carries her off to stop the wedding. The longer they battle each other, the harder it is to deny what they want.

Kate Townsende awaits trial for her husband's murder while society assumes the worst. James Bancroft offers help, a defense, and a chance to tell her side, then risks his own heart in the process.

Lady Cassandra has loved Captain Julian Swift for years, but he returns from war engaged to her cousin. A false identity gives Cass one chance to get close, and the charade quickly turns dangerous for both their hearts.

Sharp-tongued Lucy Upton hides behind a hedge to help her shy friend discourage a duke, then ends up sparring with him herself. What starts as a scheme becomes a battle of wits, and a very inconvenient attraction.

Daphne wants her charming, absent husband to grant an annulment so she can move on. Rafe has other plans, especially when he needs her help on a risky mission and old desire comes roaring back.

Bookish Jane Lowndes would rather hide behind spectacles and scandal than marry. Then a masquerade kiss with Lord Garrett Upton reveals how much heat is hiding beneath their endless arguments.

Sarah Highgate runs from an unwanted betrothal and lands in a Scottish hunting lodge with the last man she expected. Christian agrees to protect her, but their practical bargain soon turns personal.

Fleeing a forced marriage, Cecelia is struck by a coach and loses her memory. The soldier who finds her becomes, in her mind, the hero of her own romantic story, and Adam Hunt starts wishing he could live up to it.

Lady Alexandra has loved Owen Monroe forever, even though her father intends him for her spoiled sister. When Alex offers to reform the rogue and teach him how to court properly, lessons in love get very complicated.

Roguish Cade Cavendish is mistaken for a viscount by Danielle LaCrosse, a former heiress working as a maid. Their chemistry is instant, but secrets from the past make their adventure far more dangerous than either expects.

Meg Timmons has loved Hart Highgate for years, despite family feuds and her missing dowry. When Hart decides it is time to marry, one hidden memory gives Meg a risky chance to fight for him.

General Mark Grimaldi can have the career of his dreams, if he can produce a wife. The trouble is, his wife Nicole has been living in France without him for a decade and has no reason to trust him.

Lady Regina wants one night of passion before spinsterhood closes in, and Bow Street Runner Daffin Oakleaf is the man she chooses. A threat to her safety forces them together and turns a bold plan into something deeper.

This short Playful Brides romance returns to the Hunt circle for another brisk tangle of attraction, mistaken assumptions, and family meddling. It is a quick, charming stop in Bowman's Regency world.

Delilah Montebank plans to win a duke with charm, determination, and maybe a love potion. Unfortunately she doses the wrong duke, her best friend Thomas, who has loved her all along.

Rhys Sheffield bets he can pass as a servant at the house party of the season and ends up posing as a groomsman. His ex-fiancee recognizes him at once and decides payback sounds delightful.

Dumped just before the Jane Austen Festival, professor Meg Knightley hires Jeremy Remington to play the perfect gentleman in England. The arrangement sounds simple until the role starts feeling real.

Newly titled Lucas wants a wife who loves him, not his fortune, so he disguises himself as a footman at a country house party. The ruse works too well when he falls for a woman who believes he is exactly what he seems.

A marquess posing as a valet to uncover a traitor never expects a sharp, secretive maid to become his greatest distraction. Their flirtation turns perilous once both of their hidden lives start to surface.

Captain David Ellsworth returns from war to discover he has inherited an earldom he never expected. Lady Annabelle Bellham agrees to teach him society's rules, but neither is prepared for the attraction between them.

Ewan Fairchild thinks he has his future perfectly mapped out, right down to his prize Arabian horse. Then a determined young woman with a broken leg crashes into his life and ruins his tidy plans.

Veronica asks her estranged husband, Sebastian, Duke of Edgefield, to pretend their marriage is whole for her dying grandfather's Christmas wish. Sebastian agrees on one condition, he wants a real chance at winning her back.

Phillip Grayson was believed dead, until he walks back into London to reclaim his title and the woman who mourned him. His return shatters an engagement and stirs up dangerous family secrets.

Lady Jessica Whitmoreland begins her first Season determined to land the best possible match. One disastrous meeting with the Duke of Thornbury should end the matter, but he cannot seem to stay out of her path.

Lady's maid Madeline Atwood borrows a dress for one stolen night at a ball and leaves a marquess wanting more. When she ends up working under his roof, keeping their distance becomes nearly impossible.

Bookish wallflower Elizabeth Whitmoreland would rather play chess than chase a husband. Then the rakish Marquess of Claremont accepts her challenge and changes the game completely.

Nurse practitioner Ellie Hoffman agrees to care for Luke Knightley, her best friend's famous country star brother, after his accident. Being stuck near the charming playboy proves far more risky than she expected.

Widow Meredith Drake agrees to help her best friend Griffin Brooks find the perfect duchess. She does not realize he is done hunting for anyone except her.

A cruel dare pushes wallflower Gemma Brooks to ask the unattainable Duke of Grovemont for a dance, and the fallout ends in scandal and a rushed marriage. A year later, both of them have a lot to answer for.

Ariana wakes up in Las Vegas married to Christopher Wentworth, the ex who once broke her heart. He sees it as a second chance, but she is not about to make forgiveness easy.

After losing both her job and her boyfriend, Ellie Lawson heads home to her parents' Long Island inn. Sharing space with orchard owner's son Aiden while planning the Harvest Festival makes starting over a lot messier.

Ruined years ago, Clare Handleton has learned to live with scandal. A no-strings arrangement with Ashford Drake, the Marquess of Trentham, sounds safe enough until both of them start breaking their own rules.

Lady Georgiana Chadwick bolts rather than marry the elderly man her father chose for her. When her brother's best friend catches up with her, the escape turns into scandal and a very inconvenient marriage.

A Christmas visit to the Honeycrisp Orchard Inn turns into an extended stay when Maria is snowed in with Jesse, a charming brewery owner who loves pushing her buttons. Holiday magic does the rest.

Lady Beatrix Winslow is secretly the political cartoonist mocking Parliament's most powerful men. Falling into a forced courtship with Nicholas Archer could expose everything she has fought to protect.