Victoria Vale Books in Order
This page gathers Victoria Vale books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and simple suggestions for where to start reading her romances.
Last updated: June 30, 2026
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Publication Order
22 books
A Marriage Most Scandalous
by Victoria Vale
2015
Cecily and Sheridan Cranfield are dutifully married but painfully unsatisfied, trapped by what he thinks a proper husband should be. Cecily seeks help from courtesan Madame Petra, and together they risk scandal to build the passionate marriage they actually want.
Masquerade
by Victoria Vale
2015
Bored debutante Margaret Seymour slips into a Vauxhall masquerade and spends one reckless night with the Duke of Avonleah, the very man she has secretly wanted for years. Their anonymous encounter sparks an affair that could ruin them both.
Tempting Two
by Victoria Vale
2016
Penelope Hunt was ruined years ago by Colin Worthing and has no interest in forgiving him now that he has returned. But when Colin and his friend Edmond circle back into her life, old wounds and new temptation lead somewhere far less conventional than expected.
Dominating Mr. Darling
by Victoria Vale
2017
Gentleman farmer Michael Darling needs a wealthy bride and ends up fascinated by Lady Amelia Fitzwilliam, whose tastes and guarded heart defy every expectation. Their courtship becomes a tender power struggle shaped by debt, desire, and Amelia's painful past.
Submitting to the Marquis
by Victoria Vale
2017
Sophie Baxter marries the cold, secretive Simon Fitzwilliam to save her family, then discovers the locked room he keeps hidden. What frightens her at first becomes a path into trust, pleasure, and the harder task of reaching her husband's guarded heart.
Hart
by Victoria Vale
2018
This short prequel steps into Adam Callahan's past before The Villain, showing the wound that set his revenge in motion. It is a dark, focused glimpse at how the future Earl of Hartmoor became so driven, bitter, and dangerous.
Her Beautiful Bastard
by Victoria Vale
2018
Four years after one unforgettable kiss, Lydia Darling turns up as governess in Sinclair Clayton's home, only to find the stranger she never forgot is trapped in a miserable marriage. Their connection is instant, but timing and duty make it dangerous.
The Butterfly
by Victoria Vale
2018
Stable groom Niall Gibbs has loved Lady Olivia Goodall since childhood, though class and convention keep them apart. When Olivia returns from London broken and carrying terrible trauma, their forbidden bond becomes a fight for healing and a future together.
The Dove
by Victoria Vale
2018
After ruining Daphne, Adam Callahan should be satisfied, but obsession and guilt keep drawing him back. As old revenge collides with fresh danger, both must decide whether love can survive the damage he set in motion.
The Villain
by Victoria Vale
2018
Lady Daphne Fairchild travels to Scotland to confront the Earl of Hartmoor, the man destroying her family. His price for answers is thirty nights in his bed, and their bitter bargain turns into a dark battle of vengeance, power, and desire.
Portrait of a Lady
by Victoria Vale
2019
Spinster Evelyn Coburn uses her inheritance to hire Hugh Radcliffe, a gentleman courtesan and struggling portraitist, for a temporary affair. Instead of simple education in desire, both find companionship, inspiration, and feelings that do not fit the contract.
Tempting the Bluestocking
by Victoria Vale
2019
Scholar Clare Dunnaby has sworn off romance until a naked man appears in her bed as an outrageous birthday gift. Edward Norton needs the money, but their month-long arrangement quickly becomes more than a transaction.
The Damsel
by Victoria Vale
2019
Grieving Robert Stanley accepts one scandalous night under Lady Cassandra Lane's control and finds himself pulled into her pain and danger. As desire grows between them, he wants more than escape, he wants to help a ruined woman believe in safety again.
What a Courtesan Wants
by Victoria Vale
2019
Widow Lucinda Bowery hires Aubrey Drake to wake her body after a year of grief, expecting skill and discretion, not tenderness. Their arrangement is supposed to be temporary, but both begin wanting something far riskier than pleasure.
Chasing Benedict
by Victoria Vale
2020
Benedict Sterling built the Gentleman Courtesans to protect his found family, but a gossip writer threatens to expose everything. When former lover Alex returns determined to win him back, Benedict must choose between self-protection and the future he still wants.
Making of a Scandal
by Victoria Vale
2020
Dominick Burke agrees to pose as Calliope Barrington's devoted suitor so she can attract the man she thinks she wants. The trouble is that the fake courtship feels real, and both their pasts threaten to turn strategy into scandal.
Taming of the Rake
by Victoria Vale
2020
Courtesan David Graham accepts a wealthy widow's contract expecting pleasure, not permanence. Regina Hurst only wants a child and her independence, but the more David sees her hidden hurt, the harder it becomes to keep business and love separate.
The Black Lion
by Victoria Vale
2020
Pirate captain Andrew Reeves kidnaps Arabella Baines, the former lover he believes betrayed him, on the eve of her marriage. Aboard his ship, rage, old secrets, and unfinished love drive a dangerous second-chance romance across the high seas.
The Christmas Courtesan
by Victoria Vale
2020
At a Christmas house party, widowed Miranda Hughes hires Roger Thornton for one illicit holiday rendezvous. Their bargain starts as a secret pleasure, but scandal and real feeling threaten to turn a brief affair into something much harder to hide.
His Brazen Tart
by Victoria Vale
2021
Widow Joan Durbin seeks out secret gentleman courtesan Piers Lovelace and discovers a thrilling world of dominance and surrender. What should be a simple arrangement turns personal fast, especially once both realize neither wants to walk away unchanged.
Marrying the Mobster
by Victoria Vale
2021
Elena Aguilar becomes collateral when her father defaults on a debt owed to Colombian mob boss Diego Pérez. A brutal bargain soon turns into a forced marriage, and their enemies-to-lovers story grows even more dangerous as crime families close in.
The Nanny Makes Three
by Victoria Vale
2022
Sasha takes a nanny job on a remote Texas ranch hoping to outrun her past, only to fall for married couple Theo and Logan Raines. Their scorching attraction deepens into found family, until Sasha's secrets threaten the life they are building.
Where should I start?
If you want a steamy Regency entry point: Masquerade → A Marriage Most Scandalous → Submitting to the Marquis
If you want darker, moodier historical romance: Hart → The Villain → The Dove
If you like unusual premises and secret arrangements: Tempting the Bluestocking → Portrait of a Lady → What a Courtesan Wants
If you want adventure on the high seas: The Black Lion
If you want a modern change of pace: The Nanny Makes Three → Marrying the Mobster
Author bio
Victoria Vale writes romance that likes to push against neat categories. Across more than two dozen romance and young adult books published under various pseudonyms, she has moved between Regency settings, darker suspense, and contemporary stories without losing the things that make her work recognizable: high heat, strong emotion, and heroines who refuse to stay quiet.
Quiet bio, loud books.
Her public author bio is brief, but it gives a clear sense of what she enjoys on the page. She describes herself as a lover of erotic romance and says she likes pairing sassy heroines with sexy heroes, plus plenty of heat. That tracks with the books. Even when the setup is wild, the stories usually come down to people testing limits, pushing past shame, and figuring out what kind of life they actually want.
A lot of readers meet her through the Regency romances. Masquerade opens with a debutante taking a reckless chance at a Vauxhall masquerade, while A Marriage Most Scandalous and Submitting to the Marquis dig into what happens when desire collides with the rules of polite society. Vale clearly likes the tension between public restraint and private appetite, and she gets a lot of mileage out of it.
She can go darker when she wants to. The Villain books, beginning with Hart and The Villain, move into Scottish Gothic territory, with revenge, obsession, captivity, and emotional fallout hanging over the romance. Later follow-ups like The Butterfly and The Damsel keep that moody atmosphere but lean harder into healing, recovery, and the long shadow cast by trauma and family damage.
Another side of her work shows up in The Gentleman Courtesans books. Starting with Tempting the Bluestocking and Portrait of a Lady, the series flips the usual Regency power dynamic by imagining a secret London agency of male courtesans. That premise lets Vale write about money, reputation, class, and pleasure from a slant you do not see every day, while still keeping the stories warm, emotional, and very character-focused.
She likes a bold premise.
That boldness carries into the rest of the catalog. The Black Lion heads to pirate territory with betrayal and second-chance longing on the high seas. The Nanny Makes Three shifts to a contemporary Texas ranch and an MMF ménage with found-family energy. Marrying the Mobster turns to Miami underworld danger and forced proximity. Different settings, same interest in desire under pressure.
Outside the books, the details Vale shares are small and ordinary in the best way. She describes herself as a wife and mother of three, and says she enjoys reading, cooking, and sewing. Those domestic notes sit in funny contrast to the chaos, scandal, and steam of her fiction, but maybe that is part of the appeal. Her stories like neat households and messy feelings colliding.
If there is a through line in Victoria Vale's work, it is probably this: she writes people who want more than the role they have been handed. A widow wants freedom. A wallflower wants experience. A villain wants revenge until love ruins the plan. That mix of heat, hurt, and defiance is what keeps readers coming back.
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