Reading Order
16 series · 61 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desperate Duchesses | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | An Affair Before Christmas | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Duchess By Night | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | When the Duke Returns | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | This Duchess of Mine | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | A Duke of Her Own | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Three Weeks With Lady X | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Four Nights With the Duke | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Seven Minutes in Heaven | 2017 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duchess in Love | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Fool for Love | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | A Wild Pursuit | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Your Wicked Ways | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | A Fool Again (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Much Ado About You | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Kiss Me, Annabel | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Taming of the Duke | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Pleasure for Pleasure | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | A Gentleman Never Tells | 2016 | Buy from Amazon |
Essex Sisters Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Official Essex Sisters Companion Guide | 2016 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Kiss at Midnight | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | When Beauty Tamed the Beast | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Duke Is Mine | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Ugly Duchess | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Once Upon a Tower | 2013 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storming the Castle (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Winning the Wallflower | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Seduced by a Pirate (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | With this Kiss: Part 1 | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | With this Kiss: Part 2 | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | With this Kiss: Part 3 | 2013 | Buy from Amazon |
Lady Most Series with Julia Quinn, Connie Brockway
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lady Most Likely... | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Lady Most Willing... | 2012 | Buy from Amazon |
Pleasures Trilogy Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potent Pleasures | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Midnight Pleasures | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Enchanting Pleasures | 2002 | Buy from Amazon |
Seduction Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two Dances and a Duke | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Two Vows and a Viscount (Short Story) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Two Masquerades and a Major | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Two Lies and a Lord | 2024 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilde in Love | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Too Wilde to Wed | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Born to Be Wilde | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Say No to the Duke | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Say Yes to the Duke | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | My Last Duchess | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Wilde Child | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
Would-Be Wallflowers Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How to Be a Wallflower | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Reluctant Countess | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Not That Duke | 2023 | Buy from Amazon |
Eloisa James Other Novels
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My American Duchess | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Viscount in Love | 2024 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Hardly a Gentleman | 2025 | Buy from Amazon |
Eloisa James Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Wed a Rake (Short Story) | 2005 | Buy from Amazon |
Eloisa James Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talk of the Ton | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | As You Wish | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Midsummer Delights (Short Story) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon |
Eloisa James Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris in Love | 2012 | Buy from Amazon |
Eloisa James Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The One That Got Away | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | It Happened One Valentine's Day | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Mistletoe Christmas | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
Eloisa James is the pseudonym for Mary Bly, an American author of historical romance novels. She has written over 30 novels, many of which have been translated into multiple languages. James has won numerous awards for her work, including the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award and the Romantic Times BOOKreviews Reviewers' Choice Award. James holds a Ph.D. in English from Harvard University and was a college professor of English before she began writing romance novels. Her knowledge of history and literature is evident in her writing, which is praised for its rich characterization, witty dialogue, and vivid historical detail. Some of James' most popular works include the "Desperado" series, the "Wild" series, and the "Fairy Tales" series. Her novels have been praised for being both entertaining and thought-provoking, and she has been credited with helping to shape the modern historical romance genre.