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Eloisa James Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Eloisa James in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 58 books / 15 series

American author Eloisa James is best known for her witty, emotionally rich historical romance novels, including the Essex Sisters and Desperate Duchesses series. A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, her books have sold over ten million copies worldwide. This page provides the Eloisa James books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Eloisa James in Publication Order

1999 Potent Pleasures POoPTB / 1 Buy
2000 Midnight Pleasures POoPTB / 2 Buy
2002 Duchess in Love POoDQB / 1 Buy
2002 Enchanting Pleasures POoPTB / 3 Buy
2003 Fool for Love POoDQB / 2 Buy
2004 Much Ado About You POoESB / 1 Buy
2004 A Wild Pursuit POoDQB / 3 Buy
2004 Your Wicked Ways POoDQB / 4 Buy
2005 To Wed a Rake POoSS / 1 Buy
2005 Kiss Me, Annabel POoESB / 2 Buy
2006 The Taming of the Duke POoESB / 3 Buy
2006 Pleasure for Pleasure POoESB / 4 Buy
2007 Desperate Duchesses POoDDB / 1 Buy
2007 An Affair Before Christmas POoDDB / 2 Buy
2007 Duchess By Night POoDDB / 3 Buy
2008 When the Duke Returns POoDDB / 4 Buy
2009 This Duchess of Mine POoDDB / 5 Buy
2009 A Duke of Her Own POoDDB / 6 Buy
2010 The Lady Most Likely... POoLMB / 1 Buy
2010 A Kiss at Midnight POoFTB / 1 Buy
2010 Storming the Castle POoHEAB / 1 Buy
2011 When Beauty Tamed the Beast POoFTB / 2 Buy
2011 Winning the Wallflower POoHEAB / 2 Buy
2011 The Duke Is Mine POoFTB / 3 Buy
2011 A Fool Again POoDQB / 5 Buy
2012 Paris in Love POoNB / 1 Buy
2012 The Lady Most Willing... POoLMB / 2 Buy
2012 Seduced by a Pirate POoHEAB / 3 Buy
2012 The Ugly Duchess POoFTB / 4 Buy
2013 As You Wish POoSSC / 1 Buy
2013 With this Kiss: Part 1 POoHEAB / 4 Buy
2013 With this Kiss: Part 2 POoHEAB / 5 Buy
2013 Once Upon a Tower POoFTB / 5 Buy
2013 With this Kiss: Part 3 POoHEAB / 6 Buy
2014 Three Weeks With Lady X POoDDB / 7 Buy
2015 My American Duchess POoSN / 1 Buy
2015 Four Nights With the Duke POoDDB / 8 Buy
2016 The Official Essex Sisters Companion Guide POoESNB / 1 Buy
2016 A Gentleman Never Tells POoESB / 5 Buy
2017 Wilde in Love POoWOLCB / 1 Buy
2017 Seven Minutes in Heaven POoDDB / 9 Buy
2018 Midsummer Delights POoSSC / 2 Buy
2018 Too Wilde to Wed POoWOLCB / 2 Buy
2018 Born to Be Wilde POoWOLCB / 3 Buy
2019 Say No to the Duke POoWOLCB / 4 Buy
2020 Say Yes to the Duke POoWOLCB / 5 Buy
2020 My Last Duchess POoWOLCB / 6 Buy
2021 Wilde Child POoWOLCB / 7 Buy
2022 How to Be a Wallflower POoWWB / 1 Buy
2022 The Reluctant Countess POoWWB / 2 Buy
2023 Two Dances and a Duke POoSB / 1 Buy
2023 Two Vows and a Viscount POoSB / 2 Buy
2023 Not That Duke POoWWB / 3 Buy
2023 Two Masquerades and a Major POoSB / 3 Buy
2024 Viscount in Love POoSN / 2 Buy
2024 Two Lies and a Lord POoSB / 4 Buy
2025 Hardly a Gentleman POoSN / 3 Buy
2026 The Last Lady B POoSN / 4 Buy

Complete Eloisa James Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 The Official Essex Sisters Companion Guide 2016 Buy
01 How to Be a Wallflower 2022 Buy
02 The Reluctant Countess 2022 Buy
03 Not That Duke 2023 Buy
01 Storming the Castle 2010 Buy
02 Winning the Wallflower 2011 Buy
03 Seduced by a Pirate 2012 Buy
04 With this Kiss: Part 1 2013 Buy
05 With this Kiss: Part 2 2013 Buy
06 With this Kiss: Part 3 2013 Buy
Essex Sisters Reading Order 5 books / 2004-2016
01 Much Ado About You 2004 Buy
02 Kiss Me, Annabel 2005 Buy
03 The Taming of the Duke 2006 Buy
04 Pleasure for Pleasure 2006 Buy
05 A Gentleman Never Tells 2016 Buy
Duchess Quartet Reading Order 5 books / 2002-2011
01 Duchess in Love 2002 Buy
02 Fool for Love 2003 Buy
03 A Wild Pursuit 2004 Buy
04 Your Wicked Ways 2004 Buy
05 A Fool Again 2011 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 4 books / 2015-2026
01 My American Duchess 2015 Buy
02 Viscount in Love 2024 Buy
03 Hardly a Gentleman 2025 Buy
04 The Last Lady B 2026 Buy
Pleasures Trilogy Reading Order 3 books / 1999-2002
01 Potent Pleasures 1999 Buy
02 Midnight Pleasures 2000 Buy
03 Enchanting Pleasures 2002 Buy
01 Paris in Love 2012 Buy
01 Wilde in Love 2017 Buy
02 Too Wilde to Wed 2018 Buy
03 Born to Be Wilde 2018 Buy
04 Say No to the Duke 2019 Buy
05 Say Yes to the Duke 2020 Buy
06 My Last Duchess 2020 Buy
07 Wilde Child 2021 Buy
Lady Most Reading Order 2 books / 2010-2012
01 The Lady Most Likely... 2010 Buy
02 The Lady Most Willing... 2012 Buy
01 As You Wish 2013 Buy
02 Midsummer Delights 2018 Buy
Seduction Reading Order 4 books / 2023-2024
01 Two Dances and a Duke 2023 Buy
02 Two Vows and a Viscount 2023 Buy
03 Two Masquerades and a Major 2023 Buy
04 Two Lies and a Lord 2024 Buy
Desperate Duchesses Reading Order 9 books / 2007-2017
01 Desperate Duchesses 2007 Buy
02 An Affair Before Christmas 2007 Buy
03 Duchess By Night 2007 Buy
04 When the Duke Returns 2008 Buy
05 This Duchess of Mine 2009 Buy
06 A Duke of Her Own 2009 Buy
07 Three Weeks With Lady X 2014 Buy
08 Four Nights With the Duke 2015 Buy
09 Seven Minutes in Heaven 2017 Buy
Fairy Tales Reading Order 5 books / 2010-2013
01 A Kiss at Midnight 2010 Buy
02 When Beauty Tamed the Beast 2011 Buy
03 The Duke Is Mine 2011 Buy
04 The Ugly Duchess 2012 Buy
05 Once Upon a Tower 2013 Buy
01 To Wed a Rake 2005 Buy

Where to start with Eloisa James

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Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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