Tessa Dare Reading Order

1 book (2018–2018)

4 books (2014–2016)

Tessa Dare's Castles Ever After is a four-book historical romance series published between 2014 and 2016. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Romancing the Duke and continuing through Say Yes to the Marquess, When a Scot Ties the Knot, and concluding with Do You Want to Start a Scandal. Each book can be enjoyed as a standalone romance while contributing to the overall arc of the series.

Start with Romancing the Duke, the first of 4 books in the Castles Ever After series.

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1	Romancing the Duke 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Say Yes to the Marquess 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	When a Scot Ties the Knot 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Do You Want to Start a Scandal 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2017–2021)

This four-book historical romance series by Tessa Dare follows the lives of different heroines who encounter dukes and noblemen in Regency-era England. Published between 2017 and 2021, the series appears to be complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Duchess Deal, followed by The Governess Game, The Wallflower Wager, and The Bride Bet. While each novel features its own central romance and can be enjoyed as a standalone, reading them in sequence provides fuller context for the interconnected characters and storylines.

Start with The Duchess Deal, the first of 4 books in the Girl Meets Duke series.

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1	The Duchess Deal 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Governess Game 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Wallflower Wager 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Bride Bet 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2017–2020)

The Jane Austen Variation: The Quill Collective Anthology is a complete five-book romance series by Tessa Dare published between 2017 and 2020. These Austen-inspired variations should be read in publication order, beginning with Dangerous to Know and continuing through The Darcy Monologues, Rational Creatures, Yuletide, and Elizabeth. The series explores reimagined takes on Austen's beloved stories and characters.

Start with Dangerous to Know, the first of 5 books in the Jane Austen Variation: The Quill Collective Anthology series.

3 books (2012–2020)

This complete three-book series of romance novellas and short stories by Tessa Dare spans from 2012 to 2020 and should be read in publication order. The collection includes The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright, His Bride for the Taking, and When She Was Naughty.

Start with The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright and read in order.

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1	The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	His Bride for the Taking 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	When She Was Naughty 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2011–2015)

Tessa Dare's Spindle Cove series consists of eight interconnected historical romance novels published between 2011 and 2015. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with A Night to Surrender. Each book features different characters and can function as a standalone romance, but reading them sequentially enhances the experience by building on the evolving community of Spindle Cove and featuring recurring secondary characters who become protagonists in later installments.

Start with A Night to Surrender, the first of 8 books in the Spindle Cove series.

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1	A Night to Surrender 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Once Upon a Winter's Eve 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Lady by Midnight 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Week to Be Wicked 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Any Duchess Will Do 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Beauty and the Blacksmith 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Love Letters From a Lord 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Lord Dashwood Missed Out 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2010–2010)

This complete romance series by Tessa Dare consists of three interconnected novels published in 2010. The books should be read in publication order: One Dance with a Duke, Three Nights with a Scoundrel, and Twice Tempted by a Rogue. Each installment builds on the previous stories and characters, making sequential reading essential for the full experience.

Start with One Dance with a Duke and read in order.

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1	One Dance with a Duke 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Three Nights with a Scoundrel 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Twice Tempted by a Rogue 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2009–2009)

Tessa Dare's Wanton Dairymaid Trilogy consists of four romance novels published in 2009, now complete and ready to be read in publication order. Begin with A Lady of Persuasion and continue through Goddess of the Hunt, How to Catch a Wild Viscount (also titled The Legend of the Werestag), and Surrender of a Siren to experience the full series as the author intended.

Start with A Lady of Persuasion, the first of 4 books in the The Wanton Dairymaid Trilogy series.

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1	A Lady of Persuasion 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Goddess of the Hunt 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	How to Catch a Wild Viscount / The Legend of the Werestag 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Surrender of a Siren 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible