Kelly Bowen Books in Order: The Complete Reading Guide

Does the order matter? Not much. Each Kelly Bowen novel stands alone with its own couple and its own happy ending. Her series follow families and a shared social world, so reading in order lets you enjoy the recurring characters and cameos — but you can begin any series at book one and feel right at home. Here is the full order.

The Lords of Worth (in order)

Her debut Regency series: three connected romances full of secrets, spies and second chances. A charming introduction to her voice.

1. I've Got My Duke to Keep Me Warm (2014) — A resourceful heroine and a duke tangled up in intrigue and desire.
2. A Good Rogue Is Hard to Find (2015) — A capable heroine and a rogue with hidden depths, drawn together by circumstance.
3. You're the Earl That I Want (2015) — An earl and a childhood friend who is anything but the demure lady he expected.

Season for Scandal (in order)

Centred on Chegarre & Associates, a discreet agency that quietly fixes the ton's most scandalous problems. Clever, fun, and full of capable women.

1. Duke of My Heart (2016) — A scandal-fixer heroine and a duke, teaming up to make a very awkward problem disappear.
2. A Duke to Remember (2016) — An actress-turned-agent searching for a missing heir, with an ex-soldier at her side.
3. Between the Devil and the Duke (2017) — A card-counting heroine and the owner of a gaming hell. There is also a linked prequel novella, The Lady in Red.

The Devils of Dover (in order)

Widely considered her best work: emotionally rich romances featuring self-made heroines — a headmistress, an artist, a healer — and the men who admire their strength.

1. A Duke in the Night (2018) — A businesswoman running an elite school for girls and the duke who once got away. A standout of the genre.
2. Last Night with the Earl (2018) — A scarred war hero and a talented artist reunited, with old feelings reignited.
3. A Rogue by Night (2019) — A surgeon heroine and a smuggler hero, danger and tenderness in equal measure. There is also a linked novella, Night of the Scoundrel.

Kelly Bowen also writes additional connected novellas and, more recently, acclaimed World War II historical fiction. If a title looks unfamiliar, her official website keeps the definitive, up-to-date reading order.

Where to start

If you want the books that earned her the most praise, start with A Duke in the Night — a self-made heroine, a duke, and a second chance you will feel in your chest. If you would rather begin at the beginning of her Regency career, start with I've Got My Duke to Keep Me Warm. And if you only read one? Make it A Duke in the Night; it is Kelly Bowen at her very best.