Vivienne Lorret Books in Order: The Complete Reading Guide

Here is the reassuring part: you do not have to read Vivienne Lorret's whole catalogue in a strict line. Every novel is a complete standalone romance with its own happy ending. But she builds her books around friend groups and families, so a series read in order rewards you with recurring characters and callbacks. Below is every major series in reading order, followed by the book we would put in a new reader's hands first.

The Rakes of Fallow Hall

Three friends make a wager at a crumbling country house, and each loses in the best possible way. A charming, fast-reading trilogy to meet Lorret's voice.

1. The Elusive Lord Everhart — a rake who swore off marriage collides with the one woman who unravels his resolve.
2. The Devilish Mr. Danvers — a determined heroine, a devilish neighbour, and a disputed inheritance.
3. The Maddening Lord Montwood — the last friend standing gets thoroughly, delightfully undone.

The Season's Original

A circle of debutantes and the men who fall for them, all orbiting one memorable London season.

1. The Debutante Is Mine — a wallflower reinvents herself and catches the eye of a duke's brother.
2. This Earl Is on Fire — an amnesiac earl and the healer who nurses him back to himself.
3. When a Marquess Loves a Woman — a second-chance romance with a marquess who never stopped caring.
4. Just Another Viscount in Love — the season closes with a sweet, satisfying match.

Misadventures in Matchmaking

A meddling matchmaker keeps arranging everyone else's happy endings — until her own catches her by surprise.

1. How to Forget a Duke — an amnesia romance that tangles a matchmaker with the very duke she is meant to pair off.
2. Ten Kisses to Scandal — a heroine studying the rules of attraction learns them the hard way, one kiss at a time.

The Mating Habits of Scoundrels

Lorret's most popular recent series — a warm, witty run of friends-to-lovers and opposites-attract romances, and the easiest place for a newcomer to fall in.

1. Lord Holt Takes a Bride — a jilted heroine and a reluctant hero share a very inconvenient elopement carriage.
2. My Kind of Earl — a bluestocking researching scoundrels finds the perfect (infuriating) subject.
3. The Wrong Marquess — a heroine convinced she is destined for the wrong man slowly realises otherwise.
4. How to Steal a Scoundrel's Heart — a brooding hero and the woman who refuses to let him hide.
5. Never Seduce a Duke — the series wraps up with a swoony, satisfying finale.

Where to start

For the smoothest on-ramp, begin with Lord Holt Takes a Bride. It opens Lorret's most beloved series, stands entirely alone, and shows off her banter at its best. If you fall for her style, read the rest of The Mating Habits of Scoundrels, then loop back to The Season's Original. Prefer to read a backlist from the top? Start with The Elusive Lord Everhart and let the Rakes of Fallow Hall win you over first.