Eloisa James has published 42 novels, 3 novellas and 2 other books, beginning with Potent Pleasures (1999). The best-known is When Beauty Tamed the Beast (2011). The latest is Last Lady B (2025).
Updated September 2026
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When Beauty Tamed the Beast
Eloisa James's most-read book.
Shortest way in
A Kiss at Midnight
One of the most-read, at about 372 pages.
Newest
Last Lady B
Published 2025.
Standalone novels in order
Potent Pleasures (1999)
Midnight Pleasures (2000)
Enchanting Pleasures (2001)
Duchess in Love (2002)
Fool for Love (2003)
A Wild Pursuit (2004)
Your Wicked Ways (2004)
Kiss Me, Annabel (2005)
Much Ado About You (2005)
Pleasure for Pleasure (2006)
The Taming of the Duke (2006)
An Affair Before Christmas (2007)
Desperate Duchesses (2007)
Duchess By Night (2008)
When the Duke Returns (2008)
A Duke of Her Own (2009)
This Duchess of Mine (2009)
A Kiss at Midnight (2010)
The Duke Is Mine (2011)
When Beauty Tamed the Beast (2011)
Paris in Love (2012)
The Ugly Duchess (2012)
As You Wish (2013)
Once Upon a Tower (2013)
With This Kiss (2013)
Four Nights with the Duke (2014)
Three Weeks With Lady X (2014)
My American Duchess (2015)
Seven Minutes in Heaven (2017)
Wilde in Love (Wildes of Lindow Castle) (2017)
Wilde in Love: The Wildes of Lindow Castle (2017)
Born to Be Wilde (2018)
Too Wilde to Wed (2018)
Say No to the Duke (2019)
My Last Duchess (2020)
Say Yes to Duke (2020)
Wilde Child (2021)
How to Be a Wallflower (2022)
The Reluctant Countess (2022)
Not That Duke (2023)
Hardly a Gentleman (2025)
Last Lady B (2025)
Novellas in order
Winning the Wallflower (2011)
Seduced by a Pirate (2012)
A Gentleman Never Tells (2016)
Other books in order
Midsummer Delights (2018)
Viscount in Love (2024)
About Eloisa James
Eloisa James is the pen name of Mary Bly. She is a tenured Shakespeare professor at Fordham University who also writes best-selling Regency and Georgian romance novels under her pen name. Her novels are published in 30 countries and have sold approximately 7 million copies worldwide. She also wrote a bestselling memoir about the year her family spent in France, Paris in Love.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eloisa James FAQ
- How many books has Eloisa James written?
- Eloisa James has published 42 novels, 3 novellas and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Eloisa James's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with When Beauty Tamed the Beast.
- What is Eloisa James's latest book?
- Last Lady B (2025).
- What is Eloisa James's most famous book?
- When Beauty Tamed the Beast (2011) is Eloisa James's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.