Stephanie Laurens has published 73 novels, 1 novella and 6 other books, beginning with Impetuous Innocent (1994). The 6 series include Bastion Club (9 books, starting with Captain Jack's Woman), Lester Family Saga (4 books, starting with The Reasons for Marriage) and Adventurers Quartet (4 books, starting with The Lady's Command). The best-known is All About Love (2001). The latest is Marriage and Murder (2025).
Updated September 2026
Bastion Club books in order (9)Series page
Reading order: 1 Captain Jack's Woman (1997) · 2 The Lady Chosen (2003) · 3 A Gentleman's Honor (2003) · 4 A Lady of His Own (2004) · 5 A Fine Passion (2005) · 6 To Distraction (Bastion Club) (2006) · 7 Beyond Seduction (2007) · 8 The Edge of Desire (2008) · 9 Mastered By Love (Bastion Club) (2009)
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Captain Jack's Woman (1997)
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The Lady Chosen (2003)
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A Gentleman's Honor (2003)
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A Lady of His Own (2004)
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A Fine Passion (2005)
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To Distraction (Bastion Club) (2006)
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Beyond Seduction (2007)
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The Edge of Desire (2008)
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Mastered By Love (Bastion Club) (2009)
Lester Family Saga books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Reasons for Marriage (1994) · 2 A Lady of Expectations (2011) · 3 An Unwilling Conquest (2006) · 4 A Comfortable Wife (2008)
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The Reasons for Marriage (1994)
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A Lady of Expectations (2011)
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An Unwilling Conquest (2006)
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A Comfortable Wife (2008)
Adventurers Quartet books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Lady's Command (2001) · 2 A Buccaneer at Heart (Robert, Aileen) (2016) · 3 The Daredevil Snared (2016) · 4 Lord of the Privateers (2016)
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The Lady's Command (2001)
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A Buccaneer at Heart (Robert, Aileen) (2016)
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The Daredevil Snared (2016)
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Lord of the Privateers (2016)
Black Cobra Quartet books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Untamed Bride (2009) · 2 The Elusive Bride (2010) · 3 The Brazen Bride (2010) · 4 The Reckless Bride (2010)
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The Untamed Bride (2009)
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The Elusive Bride (2010)
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The Brazen Bride (2010)
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The Reckless Bride (2010)
The Cynster Sisters Trilogy books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue (2011) · 2 In Pursuit of Eliza Cynster (2011) · 3 The Capture Of The Earl Of Glencrae (2012)
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Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue (2011)
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In Pursuit of Eliza Cynster (2011)
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The Capture Of The Earl Of Glencrae (2012)
Devil's Brood Trilogy books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 Lady by His Side (2017) · 2 An Irresistible Alliance (Michael, Cleome) (2017) · 3 Greatest Challenge of Them All (2017)
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Lady by His Side (2017)
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An Irresistible Alliance (Michael, Cleome) (2017)
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Greatest Challenge of Them All (2017)
Where to start with Stephanie Laurens
Start here
All About Love
Stephanie Laurens's most-read book.
Shortest way in
The Reasons for Marriage
One of the most-read, at about 325 pages.
Newest
Marriage and Murder
Published 2025.
Standalone novels in order
Tangled Reins (1992)
Impetuous Innocent (1994)
A Convenient Marriage (1996)
A Rake's Vow (1998)
Devil's Bride (1998)
A Rogue's Proposal (1999)
Fair Juno (Historial Series No. 13) (1999)
Four in Hand (1999)
Scandal's Bride (1999)
A Secret Love (2000)
Rogues' Reform (2000)
A Season For Scandal (2001)
All About Love (2001)
All About Passion (2001)
The Promise in a Kiss (2001)
On a Wicked Dawn (2002)
On a Wild Night (2002)
Stephanie Laurens, Cynster Two Book Set (2002)
A Season for Marriage (2003)
A Suitable Marriage (2004)
The Ideal Bride (2004)
Devil's Bride and A Rake's Vow (2005)
The Truth About Love (2005)
What Price Love? (2006)
All About Love [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2007] Stephanie Laurens (2007)
The Taste of Innocence (2007)
It Happened One Night (2008)
Where the Heart Leads (2008)
Temptation and Surrender (2009)
A Gentleman's Honour (2010)
The Lady Risks All (2012)
And Then She Fell (2013)
Desire's Prize: Volume 1 (2013)
The Taming Of Ryder Cavanaugh (2013)
The Trouble with Virtue (2013)
By Winter's Light (2014)
Loving Rose (2014)
Masterful Mr Montague (2014)
A Match for Marcus Cynster (2015)
The Tempting of Thomas Carrick (2015)
Stephanie Laurens, An Irresistible Alliance (2017)
The Beguilement of Lady Eustacia Cavanaugh (2019)
The Pursuits of Lord Kit Cavanaugh (2019)
The Secrets of Lord Grayson Child (2021)
Foes, Friends and Lovers (2022)
Curse of Ill-Gotten Gains (2025)
Marriage and Murder (2025)
Novellas in order
Lady Osbaldestone's Christmas Goose (2017)
Other books in order
Stephanie Laurens Mixed Prepack (2002)
Perfect Lover (2003)
The Inevitable Fall of Christopher Cynster (2020)
The Obsessions of Lord Godfrey Cavanaugh (2020)
The Games Lovers Play (2021)
About Stephanie Laurens
Stephanie Laurens, is an Australian author of romance novels. She is a winner of a Romance Writers of America RITA Award.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stephanie Laurens FAQ
- How many books has Stephanie Laurens written?
- Stephanie Laurens has published 73 novels, 1 novella and 6 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Stephanie Laurens's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Bastion Club with Captain Jack's Woman, Lester Family Saga with The Reasons for Marriage and Adventurers Quartet with The Lady's Command. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Stephanie Laurens's latest book?
- Marriage and Murder (2025).
- What is Stephanie Laurens's most famous book?
- All About Love (2001) is Stephanie Laurens's most widely read book.
- Are Stephanie Laurens's books connected?
- 27 books belong to 6 series (Bastion Club, Lester Family Saga, Adventurers Quartet and Black Cobra Quartet); the other 53 books stand alone.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.