Sophie Jordan Books in Order: The Historical Romance Guide

Jordan's historical romances centre on two linked series set in the same glittering social world. Every book is a standalone with its own couple and happy ending, but The Debutante Files and The Rogue Files are companions, characters and families overlap, so reading them in order gives you the fun of watching the wider cast pair off. Below are both series in sequence, then a straightforward where-to-start.

The Rogue Files series in order

Her most popular historical series, packed with dukes, disguises, and slow-burn attraction. It opens with the mistaken-identity romance that became a reader favourite.

1. While the Duke Was Sleeping (2016) — A shop girl is mistaken for a duke's fiancee while he lies unconscious, and his brooding brother is not fooled for long.
2. The Scandal of It All (2017) — A respectable widow and a notorious rake in a romance she never meant to start.
3. The Duke Buys a Bride (2018) — A marriage-by-auction premise that turns into something real.
4. This Scot of Mine (2019) — A desperate heiress, a Highland laird, and a bargain with unexpected feelings.
5. The Duke's Stolen Bride (2019) — A case of mistaken intentions and a runaway courtship.
6. The Virgin and the Rogue (2020) — A prim heroine, a rakish neighbour, and a love-potion mishap.
7. The Duke Effect (2020) — A disguised bluestocking and the soldier who sees through her.
8. In Bed with the Stablemaster (2021) — A class-crossing romance that closes out the series.

The Debutante Files series in order

The companion series that shares Jordan's Regency world. Read it before or after The Rogue Files, it works either way, and the two link through recurring faces.

1. A Good Debutante's Guide to Ruin (2014) — A guardian and his ward, a scandalous attraction, and rules made to be broken.
2. An Heiress for All Seasons (2014) — A companion novella pairing an American heiress with a reluctant English lord.
3. All the Ways to Ruin a Rogue (2015) — Childhood enemies whose sparring turns into something far more dangerous.

More from Sophie Jordan

Jordan has written additional historical romances and novellas beyond these two series, along with a substantial list of young adult and other fiction outside the genre. If you are here for her Regency romance, The Rogue Files and The Debutante Files are the heart of that catalogue, and the best-loved place to begin.

Where to start

Start with While the Duke Was Sleeping. It is the first Rogue Files book, a delightful mistaken-identity romance, and the clearest showcase of Jordan's blend of humour and heart. From there, read The Rogue Files in order, then loop back for The Debutante Files (or read the Debutante books first, starting with A Good Debutante's Guide to Ruin, since the series overlap). Everything here is mainstream historical romance, witty, emotional, and always ending happily.