Eloisa James Reading Order

5 books (2004–2025)

Eloisa James has written five anthologies published between 2004 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with The One That Got Away, followed by Talk of the Ton, It Happened One Valentine's Day, Mistletoe Christmas, and Ladies in Waiting: Jane Austen's Unsung Characters. The series spans fantasy, romance, and non-fiction across its diverse volumes.

Start with The One That Got Away, the first of 5 books in the Anthologies series.

9 books (2007–2017)

The Desperate Duchesses series is a nine-book romance collection by Eloisa James, published between 2007 and 2017. The series is now complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with An Affair Before Christmas. Each book can also function as a standalone entry, though reading them sequentially offers the richest experience as characters and relationships develop across the series.

Start with An Affair Before Christmas, the first of 9 books in the Desperate Duchesses series.

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1	An Affair Before Christmas 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Desperate Duchesses 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Duchess By Night 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	When the Duke Returns 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Duke of Her Own 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	This Duchess of Mine 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Three Weeks With Lady X 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Four Nights With the Duke 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Seven Minutes in Heaven 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2002–2011)

Eloisa James's Duchess Quartet is a five-book romance series published between 2002 and 2011, now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Duchess in Love and continuing through Fool for Love, A Wild Pursuit, Your Wicked Ways, and concluding with A Fool Again. Each standalone entry features interconnected characters and relationships within the romantic storylines.

Start with Duchess in Love, the first of 5 books in the Duchess Quartet series.

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1	Duchess in Love 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Fool for Love 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Wild Pursuit 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Your Wicked Ways 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Fool Again 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2004–2016)

The Essex Sisters series by Eloisa James comprises five complete books published between 2004 and 2016, with titles including Much Ado About You, Kiss Me, Annabel, Pleasure for Pleasure, and The Taming of the Duke. These romance novels should be read in publication order to follow the interconnected stories. The series is now complete and closed to new additions.

Start with Much Ado About You, the first of 5 books in the Essex Sisters series.

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1	Much Ado About You 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Kiss Me, Annabel 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pleasure for Pleasure 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Taming of the Duke 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Gentleman Never Tells 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2016–2016)

5 books (2010–2013)

Eloisa James's Fairy Tales series consists of five standalone romance novels published between 2010 and 2013, each inspired by classic fairy tale themes. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with A Kiss at Midnight and continuing through The Duke Is Mine, When Beauty Tamed the Beast, The Ugly Duchess, and concluding with Once Upon a Tower. Each book offers its own self-contained story while maintaining the series's fairy tale foundation.

Start with A Kiss at Midnight, the first of 5 books in the Fairy Tales series.

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1	A Kiss at Midnight 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Duke Is Mine 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	When Beauty Tamed the Beast 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Ugly Duchess 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Once Upon a Tower 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2010–2013)

Eloisa James's Happily Ever After... series comprises six fantasy romance novels published between 2010 and 2013. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Storming the Castle and concluding with the three-part With this Kiss finale. Each book was released sequentially across the four-year span, making this a finished collection for readers seeking a fully resolved arc.

Start with Storming the Castle, the first of 6 books in the Happily Ever After... series.

2 books (2010–2012)

Eloisa James's two-book Lady Most series was published between 2010 and 2012 and is now complete. Both books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Lady Most Likely... followed by The Lady Most Willing.... This romance fantasy series offers a finished story arc for readers seeking a concise, standalone pair of novels.

Start with The Lady Most Likely... and read in order.

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1	The Lady Most Likely... 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Lady Most Willing... 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)

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1	Paris in Love 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1999–2002)

The Pleasures trilogy is a complete fantasy romance series by Eloisa James consisting of three books published between 1999 and 2002. Read the novels in publication order, beginning with Potent Pleasures, followed by Midnight Pleasures, and concluding with Enchanting Pleasures.

Start with Potent Pleasures and read in order.

#	Title
1	Potent Pleasures 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Midnight Pleasures 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Enchanting Pleasures 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2023–2024)

Eloisa James's Seduction series consists of four fantasy romance novels published between 2023 and 2024, with the series still ongoing. Each standalone entry follows its own characters and storyline, though they are best read in publication order beginning with Two Dances and a Duke, followed by Two Masquerades and a Major, Two Vows and a Viscount, and Two Lies and a Lord.

Start with Two Dances and a Duke, the first of 4 books in the Seduction series.

1 book (2005–2005)

2 books (2013–2018)

Eloisa James's two-book short story collection series spans from 2013 to 2018 and is now complete. The collection begins with As You Wish, followed by Midsummer Delights, and should be read in the order they were published. Both fantasy and romance elements feature throughout these standalone stories.

Start with As You Wish and read in order.

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1	As You Wish 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Midsummer Delights 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2015–2026)

Eloisa James has written four standalone novels published between 2015 and 2026 in the fantasy and romance genres. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with My American Duchess. The series is currently ongoing, with the most recent entry being The Last Lady B.

Start with My American Duchess, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	My American Duchess 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Viscount in Love 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hardly a Gentleman 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Last Lady B 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2017–2021)

The Wildes of Lindow Castle series comprises seven historical romance novels published between 2017 and 2021. Written by Eloisa James, the series should be read in publication order, beginning with Wilde in Love and concluding with Wilde Child. The complete series follows the interconnected stories of the Wilde family members as they navigate love and relationships in Georgian England.

Start with Wilde in Love, the first of 7 books in the Wildes Of Lindow Castle series.

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1	Wilde in Love 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Born to Be Wilde 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Too Wilde to Wed 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Say No to the Duke 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	My Last Duchess 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Say Yes to the Duke 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Wilde Child 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2022–2023)

Eloisa James's Would-Be Wallflowers series comprises three fantasy romance novels published between 2022 and 2023 in publication order. The series appears to be complete with How to Be a Wallflower, The Reluctant Countess, and Not That Duke. Readers should begin with the first book and proceed through the trilogy sequentially for the intended narrative experience.

Start with How to Be a Wallflower and read in order.

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1	How to Be a Wallflower 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Reluctant Countess 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Not That Duke 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible