Susanna Craig Books in Order: The Complete Reading Guide

Does the order matter? Only within each series. Every Craig novel stands on its own with a complete couple and a satisfying happily ever after, so you can dip in anywhere. But she writes in linked sets — trilogies and a four-book spy series — where side characters wander between books and set up their own future romances. Read each series in publication order and those cameos land the way she intended. Below, the series are laid out in the order she released them.

Runaway Desires (2016–2017)

Craig's debut series is classic escapist Regency: reputations on the line, unexpected journeys, and heroines who refuse to play small. A great place to meet her voice.

1. To Kiss a Thief (2016) — A wife falsely accused of theft flees to a seaside village and builds a new life, until her husband finally comes looking. A second-chance marriage plot with real ache.
2. To Tempt an Heiress (2016) — An heiress determined to free enslaved people on a Caribbean plantation clashes with the ship's captain who reluctantly agrees to carry her. Adventure meets attraction.
3. To Seduce a Stranger (2017) — A woman hiding from her past takes a position at a country estate and finds its brooding owner harder to avoid than she planned.

Rogues and Rebels (2018–2019)

A trio of interlinked stories woven through with a dash of intrigue and forbidden feeling. If you like your Regency with a secret or two, start here.

1. The Companion's Secret (2018) — A paid companion and a duke's heir circle each other while each guards something they cannot afford to reveal.
2. The Duke's Suspicion (2018) — Trust becomes the battleground when a wary hero suspects the woman closest to him of deception.
3. The Lady's Deception (2019) — A governess with a false identity finds her carefully built cover crumbling in the face of an inconvenient romance.

Love and Let Spy (2020–2022)

Craig's most popular series, and the one readers most often recommend to newcomers. Think Regency romance with a light spy twist, a warm found-family cast, and banter that carries across all four books.

1. Who's That Earl (2020) — A novelist whose gothic stories cut a little too close to real secrets meets the very earl she may have written about. Playful, clever, and a perfect entry point.
2. One Thing Leads to a Lover (2021) — A widow, a missing document, and a partnership that turns dangerously personal.
3. Better Off Wed (2021) — A marriage of convenience becomes a tangle of real feeling and hidden agendas.
4. Every Rogue Has His Charm (2022) — The series closes with a charming rogue finally meeting his match, tying off the found-family threads.

Where to start

If you want to sample Susanna Craig with the least commitment, begin with Who's That Earl — it is funny, romantic, and the spy angle is light enough that mystery-shy readers still fall for it. If you would rather read her from the very beginning, start with To Kiss a Thief and move through the Runaway Desires trilogy, which shows off her gift for emotional second-chance stories. Either way, once a series hooks you, finish it in order before moving to the next; the recurring characters are half the fun.