Eva Leigh Books in Order: The Complete Reading Guide

Does the order matter? Not much. Each Eva Leigh novel is a complete standalone with its own couple and its own happy ending. Her series each revolve around a friend group or shared premise, so reading in order lets you enjoy the recurring faces and callbacks — but you can pick up book one of any series and be perfectly at home. Here is the full order.

The Wicked Quills of London (in order)

Her debut historical series, centred on women who write for a living — a newspaperwoman, a playwright, a secret novelist — in a world that would rather they did not.

1. Forever Your Earl (2015) — A gossip-columnist heroine and the earl she is supposed to be writing about. Sharp, sparkling, and a great starting point.
2. Scandal Takes the Stage (2015) — A reclusive playwright and the charming admirer determined to draw her out.
3. Temptations of a Wallflower (2016) — A vicar's daughter with a very scandalous secret writing career, and the man who must not find out.

The London Underground (in order)

A trio of romances built around a hidden gaming hell and the people whose lives it touches. A little darker and grittier in flavour.

1. From Duke Till Dawn (2017) — A con artist and the duke she once swindled, reunited and wary.
2. Counting on a Countess (2018) — A marriage of convenience between a war hero and a woman with a secret of her own.
3. Dare to Love a Duke (2018) — A masked club hostess and a duke, hiding their true identities from each other.

Union of the Rakes (in order)

The breakout series many readers discovered first: a group of school friends turned scheming adults, complete with makeovers and fake courtships. Fun, banter-heavy, and very bingeable.

1. My Fake Rake (2019) — A brilliant scientist heroine gives an awkward naturalist a rakish makeover to make another man jealous. A fake-dating favourite.
2. Would I Lie to the Duke (2020) — An entrepreneur poses as a lady to win investors, and catches a duke's eye instead.
3. Waiting for a Scot Like You (2021) — An older heroine, a younger hero, and a road trip full of adventure and slow-burning heat.

Last Chance Scoundrels (in order)

Her most recent Regency series, following a set of second-chance heroes and the women who upend their carefully guarded lives.

1. The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes (2022) — A proper heroine hires a notorious rake to teach her how to be scandalous. Delicious opposites-attract.
2. How the Wallflower Was Won (2022) — A wallflower and an inventor from very different worlds, thrown together by an unexpected match.
3. A Rogue's Rules for Seduction (2023) — A reunited couple, old wounds, and a second chance neither expected.

Eva Leigh also has additional novellas and connected stories, and writes separately as Zoe Archer. If a title looks unfamiliar, her official website keeps the definitive, up-to-date list.

Where to start

If you want the most bingeable, rom-com-forward entry point, start with My Fake Rake — it is the book that turned many readers into fans. If you prefer to begin at the very beginning, start with Forever Your Earl. And if you only read one? Make it My Fake Rake; it is Eva Leigh at her most charming.