Violet Hamers Books in Order

Arabella Foster’s interest in her father’s ducal duties brings her close to barrister Charles Connolly. Suspicious deaths among noblemen and a threat to her father implicate Charles, forcing him to defend his name while pursuing an unequal match.

Forced to live with a hostile cousin, Selina falls into a dangerous romantic triangle when her cousin’s intended, Duke Jasper, loves her instead. Suspicious murders postpone the wedding and threaten the future of their forbidden relationship.

A governess falls for her employer’s brother, a duke absorbed in his business and reluctant to open his heart. Their growing attraction challenges the distance he maintains from love and the boundaries surrounding her place in the household.

Sheltered Lady Rose Vaughan falls for Kenneth Curtis, the marquess who opposes her father’s politics. With marriage pressure mounting and Kenneth’s enemies seeking his imprisonment, they enlist unlikely allies while past betrayals threaten their chance to be together.

Trapped by her father’s plans for an unwanted marriage, Lady Vivien Exter finds hope with the Earl of Landon. Their struggle against social and family opposition becomes more dangerous when ominous letters predict murder at his estate.

An earl intent on revenge finds himself drawn to the daughter of the man he blames. Her reputation for coldness begins to crumble, but their search for answers brings dangerous consequences as the truth threatens both their lives.

Lady Charlotte Parker begins her London Season facing Adam Richards, the marquess who once broke her heart. His return from war renews their attraction, but an apparent betrayal involving her sister and a sinister letter undermine their fragile connection.

Fleeing an unwanted marriage, Belle finds protection with a duke burdened by his own troubled past. Their attraction deepens, but her concealed identity and discoveries of further deception threaten the safety and trust she has begun to find.

Orphaned Isabel Chenieux develops forbidden feelings for the young duke who has become her guardian. When a stranger's message precedes her disappearance, David must follow an old letter into a conspiracy rooted in the secrets of her childhood.

Convinced that Earl Alexander Trevors murdered her brother, Cleopatra Beckett attacks his reputation in pursuit of revenge. His retaliation forces them into marriage, but their growing attraction becomes complicated by another disappearance and an enemy with knowledge of them both.

Fleeing a father who steals her earnings, Rose Parker accepts work from a war-haunted earl. Their attraction offers hope of a different future, until Dorian's dangerous past returns and makes the woman he loves a target.

Determined never to marry after disappointing Seasons, Evelina Talbot falls for a duke investigating his father's murder. Her family's plans for another match and a violent attack on Thomas drive them to uncover the origins of a bitter family conflict.

Penelope Snowley's ambitious double life threatens her reputation when she meets the progressive Marquess of Romwich in a bookstore. As their attraction grows, her concealed identity and a scandalous offense force Andrew to reconsider his trust and their possible future.

Seeking ghosts in a supposedly empty manor, Amelia Balfour encounters the young duke preparing to sell it. Their unexpected romance awakens human opposition tied to events from decades earlier, turning a playful adventure into a dangerous investigation.

Con artist Amelia Lewis awakens in an aristocratic household while posing as Lady Jane Alston and falls for the marquess who rescued her. When someone from her past demands repayment, maintaining her disguise threatens the man she has come to love.

Impoverished Ariadne Davy rescues a wounded marquess while struggling to support her sister and preserve her inventor father's legacy. Her care for Edward becomes forbidden attraction, drawing opposition from his family and danger connected to a troubling warning.

Fleeing her betrothed, Regina Bexley takes refuge near a scarred duke who resents visitors and distrusts affection. A proposed pretend marriage complicates their attraction as questions about her origins and a violent threat disrupt their hopes for happiness.

Carmen Black opens a music hall to support exploited women while searching for her lost daughter. A widowed duke determined to shut the establishment becomes drawn to its owner, just as someone from her dangerous past returns.

Facing eviction unless she and her sisters marry, Lydia publicly invents an engagement to the Duke of Marigold. Michael's vow to remain unmarried makes the announcement infuriating, but his determination to confront her soon becomes a different kind of challenge.

Marcella Baxter hopes to escape a childhood betrothal, while Reginald Danvers reluctantly returns to society after inheriting a marquessate. Their clash turns into attraction, but someone determined to prevent his return threatens both his future and his life.

To protect herself and her sister from ruin, Hermione sets out to win a duke who has promised never to marry. Antony's attraction to the unexpected woman in his library challenges a vow meant to preserve his brother's inheritance.

Returning home for his dying father's holidays, Marquess Miles Danton encounters lonely Sabrina and the painful memories he hoped to avoid. A blizzard brings them closer, but her attachment to another man and a suspected murder complicate their attraction.

Unconventional Marigold cares little for society's manners until she meets a duke angered by his aunt's latest marriage. Forced into closer contact during a family illness, Jasper must choose between an approved bride and the outspoken woman who fascinates him.

Engaged Lady Blanche finds herself attracted to her intended's friend, the rakish Marquess of Tate. Ernest tries to resist betraying his friend, until a compromising portrait reveals troubling evidence that changes his understanding of the man Blanche plans to marry.

Adventure-seeking Josephine resents the boxer hired to guard her during the London Season, unaware that her father's enemies are targeting her. Ace's protective assignment becomes complicated by their shared history, growing attraction, and a disappearance that threatens scandal.

Bluestocking Cecilia distrusts marriage and the men who pursue it, while neighboring Duke Harry Lewis hides in the countryside from scandal. Their attraction deepens just as gossip exposes him and her sister disappears, drawing them into a search for answers.

Facing an unwanted betrothal arranged by her uncle, Ivy Marple receives an unconventional offer from her late brother's friend. Duke Charles Landon's plan involves his illegitimate child and a governess position, challenging Ivy's judgment of him and her expectations for escape.

Hoping to escape her hostile family, Edwina Pierce engineers a compromising encounter at a masquerade. The betrayed Duke of Rowan accepts a false engagement for reasons of his own, but their growing feelings expose the risks of a relationship built on deception.

After hearing her childhood crush reject her, Jenny Robshaw reluctantly considers marriage to a duke seeking political advantage. Nicholas expects a union without passion, but attraction challenges their bargain while a forged document threatens to expose and exploit his past.

Baker and French spy Letty Strange infiltrates the household of an English duke returning from the battlefield. Her assignment to uncover his secrets becomes dangerous when attraction undermines her loyalties and his discovery of her deception threatens them both.

Emma Hughes falls in love through letters to a soldier, only for the correspondence to end when she most needs help. Seeking refuge from an unwanted marriage, she approaches a reclusive duke whose fears of a curse have isolated him.

Ordered by her guardian to secure a viscount, Beatrice decides to punish Anthony for wagering that he can make her fall for him. His apparently careless bet hides a sincere wish to court her, complicating their mutual schemes and growing attraction.

Shunned because of her sister’s scandal, Lady Eloise is drawn to notorious gaming house owner James, Marquess of Hanvey. A pretend courtship and a plan to stop his father’s marriage entangle their private desires with family obligations.

Unable to read and overshadowed by her accomplished sister, Myriam fears another unsuccessful Season. Duke Christopher Sands secretly loves her, but his interference damages her trust, leaving lessons in reading to bring them closer while exposing his selfish choices.

Meticulous Duke Richard Braxton plans to marry and produce an heir, yet finds himself distracted by the infuriating Leticia. On the eve of his wedding, she discovers a troubling secret and must decide whether to disrupt his carefully arranged future.

Gaming-house owner Ewan Bright inherits a dukedom, heavy debts, and an engagement to the notoriously cold Amelia. Their marriage of convenience appears necessary for financial survival, until he discovers vulnerability and warmth beneath the sharp defenses of his new wife.

Scarred by war and humiliation, a reclusive duke hides behind a mask and a fearsome reputation. When Edwina's father is imprisoned after offending him, she offers marriage in exchange for his freedom, entering a household shaped by grief and isolation.

Lady Melanie faces an unwanted marriage and a duke's demand that she compensate him for exposing a secret. Owen's proposed arrangement has her sponsor his sister through the Season, bringing them into a volatile alliance neither can keep entirely practical.

Physician's daughter Lavinia Bell treats a duke wounded in war, challenging both social convention and his difficult temperament. As attraction grows, a mysterious decline in Peter's health leads her to suspect that someone close to him wants him dead.

Raised as a duke's ward, Emily receives affection his neglected son Everett believes should have belonged to him. Years later, an unexpected kiss complicates his resentment, especially when he is assigned to help the woman he desires find a husband.

Grace impersonates an American heiress to help her best friend avoid a meeting, unexpectedly attracting Marquess Devlin Agernon. Once he discovers her deception, he demands a pretend betrothal that draws her into the dangers of his double life.

Margaret's family believes Viscount Seth Saxton killed her brother, making his demand for her hand intolerable. He insists a marriage of convenience will protect her, but her resistance and his determination turn their arrangement into a battle over trust and desire.

With her dowry lost, outspoken Rowena proposes a courtship arrangement to a duke still pursuing another woman. Andrew accepts her rules against drinking, gambling, and other lovers, but their bargain challenges his motives and her expectations of remaining a wallflower.

Seeking an obedient bride to secure his family’s restored standing, Marquess Rhys instead desires his intended’s unconventional sister Elizabeth. Her interest in boxing challenges his expectations, while threats against her force him to reconsider his carefully chosen future.

Left penniless after her brother's scandal, Veronica seeks a duke's help to secure her younger sister's future. His offer requires her to become his mistress, entangling their attraction with his determination to punish the man responsible for his own sister's suffering.

Duke Nicholas answers an old obligation by protecting Joyce from a man who has haunted her for years. Their previous kiss makes his assignment difficult, as the safety he offers clashes with an attraction neither finds easy to resist.

Louisa despises rakes until an anonymous kiss in the dark unsettles her convictions. Duke Anthony knows she disapproves of him and sets out to challenge her composure, only to discover that their private encounters awaken an attachment beyond casual pleasure.

Sophia Ashton hopes for a respectable Season, while a duke seeks escape from a longstanding arranged betrothal. An impulsive kiss brings public scandal and an offer of courtship, but her rules forbid precisely the intimacy that drew them together.

Humiliated by a rake's ranking of eligible women, Isadora arranges a secret encounter to take revenge. Duke Alexander expects a romantic diversion and instead loses his clothes and composure, leaving him determined to find the woman who outwitted him.

Duke Noah proposes marriage to end a family feud that has lasted a century. Albina reluctantly accepts the truce while vowing to resist her new husband, but their mutual hostility becomes complicated by attraction and the demands of their bargain.

Duke Nathaniel conceals an intense aversion to physical contact until meeting Grace creates an unexpected exception. Their marriage offers her a family and him a difficult temptation, as his efforts to maintain distance collide with her awakening affection and desire.

Nancy needs lessons in flirtation to secure a practical marriage, while Duke Edmund needs a tutor to teach his sister proper behavior. Their exchange seems useful to both, until his growing attachment makes the prospect of her marrying someone else unbearable.

Returning from Canada, Alice seeks marriage to escape her cousin's advances. A military duke struggling to manage his unruly nephews believes she could supply the discipline his household lacks, but her independence and their attraction complicate his practical plan.

Judith's illegitimate birth limits her marriage prospects until she accidentally discovers a dowager's secret relationship. The woman's efforts to ensure her silence offer an unexpected route to marriage, entangling Judith with a duke who distrusts his mother's choices.

Helena expects her father's will to protect her home, until the new marquess arrives with a contradictory document claiming the estate. Forced to share the house while the dispute is resolved, the pair confront both mutual irritation and a remembered kiss.

When a scarred duke's intended fears marrying him, her sister Lavinia offers herself instead. Arthur agrees to spend three nights with her while resisting her effort to prove they belong together, but attraction threatens his carefully maintained distance.

Escaping an unwanted marriage, Caroline takes shelter from a snowstorm in a solitary duke's castle. Solomon demands that she keep her distance, yet their enforced proximity and her warmth challenge the isolation he has built around his painful memories.

Thalia intends to protect her sister from notorious Duke Benedict's marriage plans. Their sharp exchanges instead draw his attention toward her, turning her campaign against a dangerous suitor into a romance she had no intention of inviting.

Madeleine asks the duke she despises to pretend they are betrothed so she can escape an unwanted marriage. Percival agrees only until the season ends, but their mutual attraction threatens the limits of their temporary arrangement.

To protect her sister from an unwanted match, Lydia offers herself to Duke Ezra. Their union is supposed to be a business arrangement, but his fascination with his unexpected bride threatens the careful emotional distance she intends to preserve.

Alice's impulsive kiss with a masked stranger becomes a scandal that forces her to marry scarred Duke Duncan. When he vows to keep their marriage unconsummated, she sets out to challenge the fearful reputation that stands between them.

Seeking a husband while burdened by her father's debt, Barbara bargains with dangerous Duke Ambrose. His lessons in seduction are meant to secure what he is owed, but the attraction between them turns the arrangement into something far less controlled.

Facing an approaching marriage, Helena wants to experience the forbidden desires on her private list. Her brother's friend Duke Morgan offers seven nights of intimacy, but their agreement soon strains his resolve to keep their relationship within its original terms.

Desperate to escape her stepfather, Nora attempts to blackmail Duke Samuel after witnessing a scandalous encounter. He counters with seven nights together in exchange for freedom, but their bargain awakens hopes that reach far beyond its agreed duration.

Widowed three times before consummating a marriage, Joan intends to remain independent and enjoy her freedom. Her late husband's heir seeks a new husband to contain her scandalous reputation, until his own attraction undermines the plan he believes will restore propriety.

Determined to marry for love, Selina resents being supervised by the rigid Duke Aaron. They wager on who will find a spouse first, but their growing attraction turns the contest into a challenge neither can win through ordinary courtship.

A fire forces Caroline into the household of Duke Frederick, a single father struggling to find a governess. Her concealed past and their contentious relationship complicate her new role, while attraction challenges the defenses he maintains around himself and his daughter.

A reclusive duke invokes an old marriage contract, threatening Catherine's younger sister with an unwanted match. Catherine offers herself in her sister's place, forcing both her commitment to spinsterhood and Hugh's isolation into a marriage neither fully understands.

Trying to seduce a duke to save her sister, Amelia mistakenly kisses his friend instead. Duke Evan intends to stop her scheme, but two weeks of unavoidable company make protecting his remaining loved one more complicated than he anticipated.

Susanna has two weeks to determine whether her sister's approaching wedding is truly a love match. The groom's rakish friend Martin proves a persistent distraction, turning their antagonism into an attraction that complicates her protective mission.

To support her family, painter Ophelia accepts work at the notorious Devil's Masquerade. Her employer, Earl Tristan, recognizes his sister's friend, and their agreement to keep each other's secrets grows complicated as professional necessity becomes personal temptation.

Amelia was bought into marriage and abandoned on her wedding night. A year later, her appearance at the Devil's Masquerade brings Duke Dominic back into her life, reopening their battle over reputation, resentment and a mutual attraction neither has extinguished.

Scarred Theodosia shares a reckless kiss with a stranger at the Devil's Masquerade. When a threatening letter places her reputation at risk, she accepts Scottish duke Alistair's proposal, entering a marriage that challenges the insecurities she has long concealed.

Seraphina hires an actor to pose as a duke and improve her marriage prospects, only to attract the real Duke of Merrivale. Burdened by a murderous reputation, Hugo sees a possible bride in the woman who meant to use an illusion.

Proper Lady Rose interrupts a duke's wedding to save him from an unwanted match. Everett responds by offering her a marriage of convenience to care for his nieces, but their attraction quickly unsettles the rules she relies on.

Abandoned after a forced marriage, Anna sends a letter that brings Duke Julian home to an unexpected baby. Searching for the child's parents requires them to work together, while he discovers his formerly dutiful wife has changed.

Fleeing an arranged marriage to search for her missing twin, Valerie takes shelter in an ominous castle during a snowstorm. Its reclusive duke reluctantly admits her, and their uneasy refuge draws his guarded past into conflict with unexpected desire.

Five years after a single night together, Graham discovers Joan again and suspects her little daughter is his. Determined to build a family, he pursues marriage while Joan's dangerous past threatens the freedom she has fought to preserve.

Isobel arrives from Scotland and is ordered to impersonate her poisoned twin for ten days to expose the culprit. Duke Richard helps sustain the deception, but their growing attraction complicates a dangerous investigation leading toward her sister's wedding.

A scandal forces Scottish Margaret into a temporary marriage with the guarded Duke Lysander. What begins as a practical response to ruined appearances becomes an increasingly personal struggle as their attraction challenges the limits placed on their shared future.

To settle her family's debt, Catherine leaves Scotland to marry the feared Duke Sampson. His demand that they remain strangers by day and intimate partners by night turns their practical arrangement into an emotionally uncertain relationship.

After helping her sister flee an unwanted wedding, scarred Eliza must marry the abandoned groom herself. Earl Cecil is intrigued by his unexpected bride, but their three-month arrangement becomes a contest between her resistance and his determination to seduce her.

Abandoned on her wedding night, Eleanor wants nothing to do with her husband when he returns a year later without his memories. Frederick's renewed attraction forces them together while she must face the pain he no longer remembers causing.

Beatrice is sold at an auction to Duke Algernon, who intends her for his brother. Preparing her for the proposed marriage draws them together instead, forcing him to confront a desire that undermines his carefully controlled plans.

Seeking revenge for her sister, Deborah enters a scandalous auction and finds herself purchased by Duke Cedric. He offers marriage and help against her enemy, but her insistence on emotional and physical distance becomes increasingly difficult to maintain.

Scarred Phoebe answers a duke's advertisement on behalf of her beautiful sister, hoping to rescue their family's reputation. Edward instead chooses Phoebe, whose unexpected marriage challenges her belief that she could never be wanted for herself.

Rachel falsely claims an engagement to the Duke of Everly to protect her sister’s future. Reclusive Duke Simon turns the lie into marriage, imposing strict rules about his work, his movements, and an attic she must never enter.

Diana accepts marriage to Duke Valentine to save her younger sister from a cruel stepmother. When she refuses his wish for an heir, he proposes five nights to change her mind while promising protection for the child.

After a broken betrothal, Nora hopes for freedom from her overprotective brother. Instead, he leaves her under the supervision of his austere friend Duke Godric, whose irritation with her behavior becomes increasingly entangled with jealousy and desire.

Mistaking Anna for someone else, Duke Hudson kidnaps her and compromises her reputation, leaving marriage as their remedy. They plan separate lives, but one wedding night creates consequences that eventually force the absent husband to return.

Penelope secretly protects vulnerable women under another identity, until Duke Cecil discovers her role in wrecking his courtship. To keep her double life hidden, she must find him a replacement bride while resisting the attraction their proximity creates.

Jane runs from her wedding to the feared Duke Thomas, only to be found injured in the rain. He offers freedom after three months as his wife helping with his son, making their temporary marriage an uncertain bargain.

Fleeing a cousin who intends to marry her, Ellen is betrayed into an auction and bought by Duke Laurence. He offers protection through marriage, turning their bargain into a struggle between the safety she needs and their renewed attraction.