Anna Bradley Books in Order

This page lists Anna Bradley books in publication order, series order, connected Regency and Georgian romance order, and recommended reading paths.

Quick Index

• Scope: Anna Bradley historical romance novels, novellas, series books, collections, and anthology contributions
• Default Order: Publication order
• Best Starting Point: A Wicked Way to Win an Earl for early series order, or The Virgin Who Ruined Lord Gray for the Swooning Virgins Society
• Order Matters: Moderate. Each series reads best in numbered order, while most anthology and holiday works are optional.
• Includes: Sutherland Scandals, Sutherland Sisters, Somerset Sisters, Besotted Scots, Swooning Virgins Society, Games Earls Play, Drop Dead Dukes, Tainted Angels, and Cairncross Castle
• Not to be confused with: Alan Bradley, author of the Flavia de Luce mystery series, or other authors named Anna Bradley.

Bradley’s official books-by-series page groups her romance catalog by Tainted Angels, Games Earls Play, Drop Dead Dukes, Cairncross Castle, Swooning Virgins Society, Sutherland Sisters, Sutherland Scandals, Somerset Sisters, and Besotted Scots.

Reading Paths

1. Publication Order

Best for a complete shelf-order read through Bradley’s historical romance catalog.

1. A Wicked Way to Win an Earl
2. A Season of Ruin
3. Lady Eleanor’s Seventh Suitor
4. Lady Charlotte’s First Love
5. Twelfth Night with the Earl
6. More or Less a Marchioness
7. More or Less a Countess
8. More or Less a Temptress
9. The Wayward Bride
10. To Wed a Wild Scot
11. For the Sake of a Scottish Rake
12. The Virgin Who Ruined Lord Gray
13. The Virgin Who Vindicated Lord Darlington
14. The Virgin Who Humbled Lord Haslemere
15. Then in a Twinkling
16. Boughs of Folly
17. The Virgin Who Bewitched Lord Lymington
18. Duke the Halls
19. Not Just Any Earl
20. Odd Earl Out
21. From Rogue to Ruin
22. The Virgin Who Captured a Viscount
23. Fell in Love with an Earl
24. Give the Devil His Duke
25. Earl Crazy
26. Damned If I Duke
27. Here Comes My Earl
28. The Duke’s Christmas Bride
29. What Happens in the Highlands
30. Games Earls Play: A Regency Romance Collection
31. An Earl Like You
32. Queen of Hearts
33. What Happens in Brighton
34. How to Lose a Laird
35. A Cinderella Christmas
36. Highlander Bewitched

2. Core Series Path

Best for the major numbered series without anthology-only extras.

1. A Wicked Way to Win an Earl
2. A Season of Ruin
3. Lady Eleanor’s Seventh Suitor
4. Lady Charlotte’s First Love
5. Twelfth Night with the Earl
6. More or Less a Marchioness
7. More or Less a Countess
8. More or Less a Temptress
9. The Wayward Bride
10. To Wed a Wild Scot
11. For the Sake of a Scottish Rake
12. The Virgin Who Ruined Lord Gray
13. The Virgin Who Vindicated Lord Darlington
14. The Virgin Who Humbled Lord Haslemere
15. The Virgin Who Bewitched Lord Lymington
16. The Virgin Who Captured a Viscount
17. Not Just Any Earl
18. Odd Earl Out
19. Fell in Love with an Earl
20. Earl Crazy
21. Here Comes My Earl
22. An Earl Like You
23. Give the Devil His Duke
24. Damned If I Duke
25. The Duke’s Christmas Bride
26. What Happens in the Highlands
27. What Happens in Brighton
28. How to Lose a Laird
29. Highlander Bewitched

3. Beginner Path

A short entry list across Bradley’s most useful series openings.

1. A Wicked Way to Win an Earl
2. Lady Eleanor’s Seventh Suitor
3. More or Less a Marchioness
4. The Wayward Bride
5. The Virgin Who Ruined Lord Gray
6. Not Just Any Earl
7. Give the Devil His Duke
8. What Happens in the Highlands

4. Regency and Society Path

Best for readers who want the London, matchmaking, and social-scandal books first.

1. A Wicked Way to Win an Earl
2. A Season of Ruin
3. Lady Eleanor’s Seventh Suitor
4. Lady Charlotte’s First Love
5. Twelfth Night with the Earl
6. More or Less a Marchioness
7. More or Less a Countess
8. More or Less a Temptress
9. The Virgin Who Ruined Lord Gray
10. The Virgin Who Vindicated Lord Darlington
11. The Virgin Who Humbled Lord Haslemere
12. The Virgin Who Bewitched Lord Lymington
13. The Virgin Who Captured a Viscount

5. Scots and Castle Path

Best for Bradley’s Highland and Scottish-set lines.

1. The Wayward Bride
2. To Wed a Wild Scot
3. For the Sake of a Scottish Rake
4. What Happens in the Highlands
5. What Happens in Brighton
6. How to Lose a Laird
7. Highlander Bewitched

Publication Order Master List

• A Wicked Way to Win an Earl (2015) – Novel – Sutherland Scandals #1
• A Season of Ruin (2016) – Novel – Sutherland Scandals #2
• Lady Eleanor’s Seventh Suitor (2017) – Novel – Sutherland Sisters #1
• Lady Charlotte’s First Love (2017) – Novel – Sutherland Sisters #2
• Twelfth Night with the Earl (2017) – Novella – Sutherland Sisters companion
• More or Less a Marchioness (2018) – Novel – Somerset Sisters #1
• More or Less a Countess (2018) – Novel – Somerset Sisters #2
• More or Less a Temptress (2018) – Novel – Somerset Sisters #3
• The Wayward Bride (2019) – Novel – Besotted Scots #1
• To Wed a Wild Scot (2019) – Novel – Besotted Scots #2
• For the Sake of a Scottish Rake (2020) – Novel – Besotted Scots #3
• The Virgin Who Ruined Lord Gray (2020) – Novel – The Swooning Virgins Society #1
• The Virgin Who Vindicated Lord Darlington (2021) – Novel – The Swooning Virgins Society #2
• The Virgin Who Humbled Lord Haslemere (2021) – Novel – The Swooning Virgins Society #3
• Then in a Twinkling (2021) – Novella – Tainted Angels #2, official-site date
• Boughs of Folly (2021) – Novella – Tainted Angels #1, official-site date
• The Virgin Who Bewitched Lord Lymington (2021) – Novel – The Swooning Virgins Society #4
• Duke the Halls (2021) – Anthology – Includes Anna Bradley holiday novella
• Not Just Any Earl (2021) – Novel – Games Earls Play #1
• Odd Earl Out (2022) – Novel – Games Earls Play #2
• From Rogue to Ruin (2022) – Anthology – Multi-author historical romance collection
• The Virgin Who Captured a Viscount (2022) – Novel – The Swooning Virgins Society #5
• Fell in Love with an Earl (2022) – Novel – Games Earls Play #3
• Give the Devil His Duke (2023) – Novel – Drop Dead Dukes #1
• Earl Crazy (2023) – Novel – Games Earls Play #4
• Damned If I Duke (2024) – Novel – Drop Dead Dukes #2
• Here Comes My Earl (2024) – Novel – Games Earls Play #5
• The Duke’s Christmas Bride (2024) – Novel – Drop Dead Dukes #3
• What Happens in the Highlands (2025) – Novel – Cairncross Castle #1
• Games Earls Play: A Regency Romance Collection (2025) – Omnibus – Games Earls Play collection
• An Earl Like You (2025) – Novel – Games Earls Play #6
• Queen of Hearts (2026) – Novella – Standalone
• What Happens in Brighton (2026) – Novella / anthology contribution – Cairncross Castle #1.5
• How to Lose a Laird (2026) – Novel – Cairncross Castle #2
• A Cinderella Christmas (2026) – Anthology – Includes A Winter’s Wish by Anna Bradley, upcoming as of June 15, 2026
• Highlander Bewitched (2027) – Novel – Cairncross Castle #3, upcoming as of June 15, 2026

Publication years and current series placement were checked against Bradley’s official book pages, FictionDB, Fantastic Fiction, and current publisher-retailer listings. Bradley’s official site lists How to Lose a Laird as Cairncross Castle Book 2 and “Now Available,” while FictionDB lists Highlander Bewitched as the next Cairncross Castle book for February 2027.

Related Works and Where They Fit

Sutherland Scandals

Early Regency historical romance series.

• A Wicked Way to Win an Earl (2015) – Novel – Book #1
• A Season of Ruin (2016) – Novel – Book #2

Bradley’s official books-by-series page lists A Wicked Way to Win an Earl followed by A Season of Ruin.

Sutherland Sisters

Connected Sutherland family continuation.

• Lady Eleanor’s Seventh Suitor (2017) – Novel – Book #1
• Lady Charlotte’s First Love (2017) – Novel – Book #2
• Twelfth Night with the Earl (2017) – Novella – Companion / Book #3 in some catalogs

Bradley’s official chronological list includes Twelfth Night with the Earl between Lady Charlotte’s First Love and the Somerset Sisters books. FictionDB places it with the Sutherland Sisters sequence.

Somerset Sisters

Regency romance trilogy.

• More or Less a Marchioness (2018) – Novel – Book #1
• More or Less a Countess (2018) – Novel – Book #2
• More or Less a Temptress (2018) – Novel – Book #3

Besotted Scots

Scottish historical romance trilogy.

• The Wayward Bride (2019) – Novel – Book #1
• To Wed a Wild Scot (2019) – Novel – Book #2
• For the Sake of a Scottish Rake (2020) – Novel – Book #3

Fantastic Fiction lists Besotted Scots in this three-book order.

The Swooning Virgins Society

Historical romance series centered on the Clifford Charity School for Wayward Girls.

• The Virgin Who Ruined Lord Gray (2020) – Novel – Book #1
• The Virgin Who Vindicated Lord Darlington (2021) – Novel – Book #2
• The Virgin Who Humbled Lord Haslemere (2021) – Novel – Book #3
• The Virgin Who Bewitched Lord Lymington (2021) – Novel – Book #4
• The Virgin Who Captured a Viscount (2022) – Novel – Book #5

Bradley’s official books-by-series page lists all five Swooning Virgins Society titles in this order.

Tainted Angels

Holiday novella pair.

• Boughs of Folly (2021) – Novella – Book #1 by official series order
• Then in a Twinkling (2021) – Novella – Book #2 by official series order

Date note: Bradley’s official books-by-series page lists both Tainted Angels titles with June 2021 dates, while some secondary catalogs show earlier anthology-era dates. Use the official-site dates for the main list.

Games Earls Play

Regency romance series.

• Not Just Any Earl (2021) – Novel – Book #1
• Odd Earl Out (2022) – Novel – Book #2
• Fell in Love with an Earl (2022) – Novel – Book #3
• Earl Crazy (2023) – Novel – Book #4
• Here Comes My Earl (2024) – Novel – Book #5
• An Earl Like You (2025) – Novel – Book #6
• Games Earls Play: A Regency Romance Collection (2025) – Omnibus – Reprint collection

Fantastic Fiction lists Games Earls Play as a six-book series with the omnibus as a collection edition.

Drop Dead Dukes

Regency romance trilogy.

• Give the Devil His Duke (2023) – Novel – Book #1
• Damned If I Duke (2024) – Novel – Book #2
• The Duke’s Christmas Bride (2024) – Novel – Book #3

FictionDB and Bradley’s official books-by-series page both list the three Drop Dead Dukes titles in this order.

Cairncross Castle

Georgian Scottish historical romance series.

• What Happens in the Highlands (2025) – Novel – Book #1
• What Happens in Brighton (2026) – Novella / anthology contribution – Book #1.5
• How to Lose a Laird (2026) – Novel – Book #2
• Highlander Bewitched (2027) – Novel – Book #3, upcoming

FictionDB lists Cairncross Castle as three main books plus one short work, with What Happens in Brighton as #1.5 and Highlander Bewitched scheduled for February 2027.

Standalone and Short Work

• Queen of Hearts (2026) – Novella – Standalone

Current retailer listings show Queen of Hearts as an April 2026 Anna Bradley novella. It is not grouped under a main series on Bradley’s official books-by-series page at last check.

Anthologies and Collections

• Duke the Halls (2021) – Anthology – Includes Anna Bradley holiday story
• From Rogue to Ruin (2022) – Anthology – Multi-author historical romance collection
• Games Earls Play: A Regency Romance Collection (2025) – Omnibus – Reprint collection
• What Happens in Brighton (2026) – Anthology / novella entry – Cairncross Castle #1.5 in FictionDB
• A Cinderella Christmas (2026) – Anthology – Includes A Winter’s Wish by Anna Bradley

A Cinderella Christmas is listed for October 27, 2026 and includes Sabrina Jeffries, Mary Jo Putney, and Anna Bradley. Current listings identify Bradley’s novella in the collection as A Winter’s Wish.

Dependencies & Notes

• Sutherland Scandals: Read A Wicked Way to Win an Earl before A Season of Ruin.
• Sutherland Sisters: Read Lady Eleanor’s Seventh Suitor before Lady Charlotte’s First Love. Place Twelfth Night with the Earl after both novels.
• Somerset Sisters: Read in numbered order. The books share sister and family continuity.
• Besotted Scots: Read The Wayward Bride, To Wed a Wild Scot, then For the Sake of a Scottish Rake.
• Swooning Virgins Society: Read in numbered order due to school, society, and recurring-character continuity.
• Games Earls Play: Read in numbered order. The Games Earls Play collection is an omnibus, not a new story sequence.
• Drop Dead Dukes: Read Give the Devil His Duke before Damned If I Duke before The Duke’s Christmas Bride.
• Cairncross Castle: Read What Happens in the Highlands first. What Happens in Brighton is placed as #1.5 in FictionDB. How to Lose a Laird is Book #2.
• Highlander Bewitched: Do not list as released before February 2027 unless the official bibliography changes.
• Death of a Nobody: Some secondary catalogs attach a 2005 mystery titled Death of a Nobody to the name Anna Bradley. It is not listed on the historical romance author’s official bibliography and should not be included in this romance reading order without separate identity verification.

FAQs

What Anna Bradley book should I read first?

Start with A Wicked Way to Win an Earl for Bradley’s earliest main historical-romance series. Start with The Virgin Who Ruined Lord Gray for the Swooning Virgins Society, or What Happens in the Highlands for the newer Cairncross Castle series.

What is the Sutherland Scandals reading order?

Read A Wicked Way to Win an Earl, then A Season of Ruin.

What is the Swooning Virgins Society order?

Read The Virgin Who Ruined Lord Gray, The Virgin Who Vindicated Lord Darlington, The Virgin Who Humbled Lord Haslemere, The Virgin Who Bewitched Lord Lymington, then The Virgin Who Captured a Viscount.

What is the Games Earls Play reading order?

Read Not Just Any Earl, Odd Earl Out, Fell in Love with an Earl, Earl Crazy, Here Comes My Earl, then An Earl Like You.

What is the Drop Dead Dukes order?

Read Give the Devil His Duke, Damned If I Duke, then The Duke’s Christmas Bride.

What is the Cairncross Castle reading order?

Read What Happens in the Highlands, What Happens in Brighton, How to Lose a Laird, then Highlander Bewitched when it is released.

Are Anna Bradley books connected?

They are connected mainly by series. Each series has its own family, school, club, or setting continuity, but most books follow a new central couple.

What is Anna Bradley’s newest released book?

As of June 15, 2026, How to Lose a Laird is the newest released Anna Bradley novel found in the checked sources. It is Cairncross Castle Book #2 and was published in May 2026.

Change Log

• Last checked: June 15, 2026
• What changed: Added What Happens in Brighton, Queen of Hearts, How to Lose a Laird, and upcoming Cairncross Castle and anthology items.
• Most recent known release included: How to Lose a Laird (2026)
• Upcoming titles noted: A Cinderella Christmas (2026) and Highlander Bewitched (2027)