Manda Collins Reading Order

4 books (2020–2024)

The A Lady's Guide series is an ongoing historical romance collection comprising four books published between 2020 and 2024. These interconnected novels should be read in publication order, beginning with A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem, followed by An Heiress's Guide to Deception and Desire, A Spinster's Guide to Danger and Dukes, and A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril. Manda Collins blends romance with historical fiction elements throughout the series, creating standalone yet thematically connected stories set in the historical period.

Start with A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem, the first of 4 books in the A Lady's Guide series.

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1	A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	An Heiress's Guide to Deception and Desire 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Spinster's Guide to Danger and Dukes 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2025–2025)

2 books (2014–2015)

Manda Collins's complete two-book anthology series consists of Murder, Secrets, Kisses, and Lies (2014) and Past Thrills (2015). These historical fiction and romance anthologies should be read in publication order. The series explores interconnected stories spanning historical and contemporary settings across its entries.

Start with Murder, Secrets, Kisses, and Lies and read in order.

1 book (2012–2012)

3 books (2015–2016)

This three-book historical romance series by Manda Collins was published between 2015 and 2016 and is now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with A Good Rake is Hard to Find, followed by Good Earl Gone Bad, and concluding with Good Dukes Wear Black. Each installment builds on the previous one, making sequential reading essential for following the full arc of this historical fiction romance series.

Start with A Good Rake is Hard to Find and read in order.

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1	A Good Rake is Hard to Find 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Good Earl Gone Bad 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Good Dukes Wear Black 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2016–2026)

Manda Collins has written a series of five standalone romance novels published between 2016 and 2024, with the series still ongoing. Each book can be read independently, though readers should begin with How to Woo a Widow and proceed in publication order to experience the novels as Collins intended. Her works blend romance with historical fiction and literary elements, offering self-contained stories that don't require knowledge of previous entries.

Start with How to Woo a Widow and read in order.

5 books (2017–2022)

The Studies in Scandal series by Manda Collins consists of five historical romance novels published between 2017 and 2022. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Duke with Benefits and continuing through Ready Set Rogue, One for the Rogue, Wallflower Most Wanted, and concluding with Rogue, Set, Match. The series appears to be complete as of 2022.

Start with Duke with Benefits, the first of 5 books in the Studies In Scandal series.

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1	Duke with Benefits 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Ready Set Rogue 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	One for the Rogue 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Wallflower Most Wanted 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Rogue, Set, Match 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2012–2013)

The Ugly Ducklings series by Manda Collins consists of four complete historical romance novels published between 2012 and 2013. Each book follows a different female protagonist and should be read in publication order, beginning with How to Dance with a Duke and concluding with The Perks of Being a Beauty. The series blends romance with historical fiction elements, offering standalone stories within a connected narrative framework.

Start with How to Dance with a Duke, the first of 4 books in the Ugly Ducklings series.

#	Title
1	How to Dance with a Duke 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	How to Romance a Rake 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	How to Entice an Earl 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Perks of Being a Beauty 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2013–2014)

The Wicked Widows series by Manda Collins consists of four historical romance novels published between 2013 and 2014. This completed series should be read in publication order, beginning with Why Dukes Say I Do and continuing through Once Upon a Christmas Kiss, Why Earls Fall in Love, and Why Lords Lose Their Hearts. Each book explores the romantic entanglements of widowed women navigating society's expectations during the historical period.

Start with Why Dukes Say I Do, the first of 4 books in the Wicked Widows series.

#	Title
1	Why Dukes Say I Do 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Once Upon a Christmas Kiss 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Why Earls Fall in Love 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Why Lords Lose Their Hearts 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible