Penny Jordan books in order
British novelist
- Lived
- 1946–2011
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 221
- Also writes as
- Annie Groves, Caroline Courtney, Lydia Hitchcock, Melinda Wright
Penny Jordan published 216 novels, 2 novellas and 3 short story collections, beginning with Marriage Without Love (1981). The best-known is Bought with His Name (1982).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Penny Jordan
Start here
Bought with His Name
Penny Jordan's most-read book.
Shortest way in
Beyond Compare
One of the most-read, at about 187 pages.
Standalone novels in order
Marriage Without Love (1981)
Tiger Man (1981)
An Unbroken Marriage (1982)
Blackmail (1982)
Bought with His Name (1982)
Daughter of Hassan (1982)
Escape from Desire (1982)
Island of the Dawn (1982)
Long Cold Winter (1982)
Northern Sunset (1982)
The Caged Tiger (1982)
A Sudden Engagement (1983)
Desire's Captive (1983)
Forgotten Passion (1983)
Man-Eater (1983)
Man-Hater (1983)
Passionate Protection (1983)
Phantom Marriage (1983)
Rescue Operation (1983)
Savage Atonement (1983)
The Flamed Marriage (1983)
Campaign for Loving (1984)
Darker Side of Desire (1984)
Love's Choices (Worldwide Library, Signature Ed., No. 1) (1984)
Rules Of The Game (1984)
Shadow Marriage (1984)
The Friendship Barrier (1984)
Wanting (1984)
What You Made Me (1984)
Exorcism (1985)
Fire with Fire (1985)
Injured Innocent (1985)
Permission to Love (1985)
The Hard Man (1985)
The Only One (1985)
Time Fuse (1985)
A Man Possessed (1986)
A Reason for Marriage (1986)
Capable of Feeling (1986)
Desire for Revenge (1986)
Desire Never Changes (1986)
Research into Marriage (1986)
Return Match (1986)
Stronger Than Yearing (1986)
The Penny Jordan Collection (1986)
A Savage Adoration (1987)
An Expert Teacher (1987)
For One Night (1987)
Levelling the Score (1987)
Loving (1987)
Passionate Relationship (1987)
Substitute Lover (1987)
Too Short a Blessing (1987)
Force of Feeling (1988)
Payment in Love (1988)
Potential Danger (1988)
Power Play (Mills and Boon Despatch Cycle) (1988)
Special Treatment (1988)
Without Trust (1988)
A Reason for (1989)
A Rekindled Passion (1989)
Beyond Compare (1989)
Bitter Betrayal (1989)
Equal Opportunities (1989)
Free Spirit (1989)
Lover's Touch (1989)
Silver (1989)
So Close and No Closer (1989)
The Flawed Marriage (1989)
Valentine's Night (Winners Circle) (1989)
A Kind of Madness (1990)
Breaking Away (1990)
Game of Love (1990)
Out of the Night (1990)
Rival Attractions (1990)
Second Time Loving (1990)
The Hidden Years (1990)
Time for Trust (1990)
Unspoken Desire (1990)
A Cure for Love (1991)
A Forbidden Loving (1991)
A Time to Dream (1991)
Dangerous Interloper (1991)
Payment Due (1991)
Second-Best Husband (1991)
Stranger from the Past (1991)
A Collection (1992)
A Matter of Trust (1992)
Law of Attraction (1992)
Lesson to Learn (1992)
Lingering Shadows (1992)
Mistaken Adversary (1992)
Passionate Possession (1992)
Past Loving (1992)
Past Passion (1992)
Tug of Love (1992)
For Better For Worse (1993)
Yesterday's Echoes (1993)
Cruel Legacy (1994)
French Leave (Romance # 4061) (1994)
An Unforgettable Man (1995)
Power Games (1995)
The Trusting Game (1995)
Unwanted Wedding (1995)
Best Man To Wed? (The Bride's Bouquet) (1996)
Her Christmas Fantasy (1996)
Too Wise to Wed? (1996)
Un Hombre Inolvidable (Bianca # 386) (1996)
Woman to Wed ? (The Bride's Bouquet) (1996)
A Perfect Family (1997)
Mission: Make-Over (1997)
Perfect Marriage Material (The Perfect Family) (1997)
The Perfect Match? (1997)
The Perfect Seduction (1997)
Yours Mine & Ours (1997)
Falcon's Prey (1998)
Fantasy for Two (1998)
Fight for Love (1998)
Marriage Make-Up (1998)
One Night in His Arms (1998)
Response (1998)
The Inward Storm (1998)
The Perfect Lover (1998)
To Love, Honour & Betray (1998)
You Owe Me (1998)
A Treacherous Seduction (1999)
Lover by Deception (1999)
One Intimate Night (1999)
The Marriage Resolution (Sweet Revenge/Seduction) (1999)
The Mistress Assignment (Sweet Revenge/Seduction) (1999)
The Perfect Sinner (1999)
Wanting His Child (1999)
A Perfect Night (2000)
Coming Home (2000)
The Bride's Bouquet (2000)
The Perfect Father (2000)
The Ultimate Surrender (2000)
Starting Over (2001)
The City-Girl Bride (2001)
The Crightons (2001)
The Demetrios Virgin (2001)
The Marriage Demand (2001)
Wed Again! (2001)
Marco's Convenient Wife (2002)
The Blackmail Baby (2002)
What Women Want! (2002)
Women & Love (2002)
For Love or Money (2003)
The Sheikh's Virgin Bride (2003)
Mistress of Convenience (Foreign Affairs) (2004)
Mistress to Her Husband (2004)
Bedding His Virgin Mistress (2005)
Blackmailing the Society Bride (2005)
Boardroom to Bedroom (2005)
Expecting the Playboy's Heir (2005)
Possessed by the Sheikh (2005)
Master of Pleasure (2006)
Prince Of The Desert (2006)
Taken by the Sheikh (2006)
The Future King's Pregnant Mistress (2007)
A Royal Bride at the Sheik's Command (2008)
Silk (2008)
The Sheikh's Blackmailed Mistress (2008)
Virgin for the Billionaire's Taking (2008)
A Bride for His Majesty's Pleasure (2009)
Back in the Marriage Bed (2009)
Captive at the Sicilian Billionaire's Command (2009)
Christmas Eve Wedding (2009)
One Night with the Sheikh (2009)
Sins (2009)
The Blackmail Marriage (2009)
The Mistress Purchase (2009)
The Sicilian Boss's Mistress (2009)
The Sicilian's Baby Bargain (2009)
The Tycoon's Virgin (2009)
The Wealthy Greek's Contract Wife (2009)
Her Christmas Fantasy and the Winter Bride (2010)
Marriage: to Claim His Twins (2010)
Scandals (2010)
Taken Over (2010)
The Dutiful Wife (2010)
The Italian Duke's Virgin Mistress (2010)
The Reluctant Surrender (2010)
The Six-Month Marriage (2010)
A Stormy Spanish Summer (2011)
Giselle's Choice (2011)
Mistletoe Brides (2011)
Passion and the Prince (2011)
Pride (2011)
Royal House of Niroli (2011)
The Christmas Bride (2011)
The Most Coveted Prize (2011)
The Power of Vasilii (2011)
A Little Revenge (2012)
A Secret Disgrace (2012)
Christmas Nights (2012)
Christmas with Her Billionaire Boss (2012)
Conveniently His (2012)
Desert Nights (2012)
Duty and Desire (2012)
Her One And Only (2012)
Mediterranean Nights (2012)
Now or Never (2012)
Passionate Nights (2012)
Secrets (2012)
The Price Of Royal Duty (2012)
Unexpected Pleasures (2012)
Wedding Nights (2012)
A Little Seduction (2013)
Legally His (2013)
Pride Consequence Mistress to a Millionaire (2013)
Sicilian Nights (2013)
Sinful Nights (2013)
The Scandalous Warehams (2013)
Russian Rivals (2014)
The Parenti Marriage (2014)
Novellas in order
The Boss's Marriage Arrangement (2008)
They're Wed Again (2008)
Short story collections in order
High Society (2012)
Just One Night (2012)
The Sheikhs Baby Harlequin Readers Choice (2012)
About Penny Jordan
Penelope Halsall was a prolific English writer of over 200 romance novels. She started writing regency romances as Caroline Courtney, and wrote contemporary romances as Penny Jordan and historical romances as Annie Groves. She also wrote novels as Melinda Wright and Lydia Hitchcock. Her books have sold over 70 million copies worldwide and have been translated into many languages.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penny Jordan FAQ
- How many books has Penny Jordan written?
- Penny Jordan published 216 novels, 2 novellas and 3 short story collections that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Penny Jordan's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Bought with His Name.
- What is Penny Jordan's last book?
- The Scandalous Warehams (2013).
- What is Penny Jordan's most famous book?
- Bought with His Name (1982) is Penny Jordan's most widely read book.
- Does Penny Jordan write under a pen name?
- Yes: Penny Jordan has also published as Annie Groves, Caroline Courtney, Lydia Hitchcock and Melinda Wright.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.