Julia Quinn Books in Order

This page lists Julia Quinn books in publication order, series order, historical timeline order, Bridgerton-universe placement, and recommended reading paths.

Julia Quinn Books in Order

Quick Index

  • Scope: Julia Quinn novels, Bridgerton books, prequels, related anthologies, graphic novel, and co-authored tie-in
  • Default Order: Publication order
  • Best Starting Point: The Duke and I for Bridgerton, Splendid for a full-author read
  • Order Matters: Moderate within Bridgerton, Rokesby, Smythe-Smith, and other connected series
  • Also Published As: Julia Quinn is the pen name used by Julie Pottinger
  • Not to be confused with: Julia London, Julia Justiss, or the Julia programming language

Reading Paths

1. Publication Order

Use this route for a complete author sequence by original release.

  1. Splendid
  2. Dancing at Midnight
  3. Minx
  4. Everything and the Moon
  5. Brighter Than the Sun
  6. To Catch an Heiress
  7. How to Marry a Marquis
  8. Scottish Brides
  9. The Duke and I
  10. The Viscount Who Loved Me
  11. An Offer from a Gentleman
  12. Romancing Mister Bridgerton
  13. The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown
  14. To Sir Phillip, With Love
  15. Where’s My Hero?
  16. Lady Whistledown Strikes Back
  17. When He Was Wicked
  18. It’s In His Kiss
  19. On the Way to the Wedding
  20. The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
  21. The Lost Duke of Wyndham
  22. Mr. Cavendish, I Presume
  23. What Happens in London
  24. Ten Things I Love About You
  25. The Lady Most Likely…
  26. Just Like Heaven
  27. A Night Like This
  28. The Lady Most Willing…
  29. The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After
  30. The Sum of All Kisses
  31. The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy
  32. Because of Miss Bridgerton
  33. Four Weddings and a Sixpence
  34. The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband
  35. The Other Miss Bridgerton
  36. First Comes Scandal
  37. The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton
  38. Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron
  39. Queen Charlotte

2. Chronological Order

Best for timeline-first reading across Quinn’s Regency-era settings.

  1. Queen Charlotte
  2. Because of Miss Bridgerton
  3. The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband
  4. The Other Miss Bridgerton
  5. First Comes Scandal
  6. The Duke and I
  7. The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown
  8. The Viscount Who Loved Me
  9. To Catch an Heiress
  10. How to Marry a Marquis
  11. Splendid
  12. Lady Whistledown Strikes Back
  13. Everything and the Moon
  14. Dancing at Midnight
  15. Minx
  16. An Offer from a Gentleman
  17. The Lady Most Likely…
  18. Brighter Than the Sun
  19. The Lost Duke of Wyndham
  20. Mr. Cavendish, I Presume
  21. The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
  22. The Lady Most Willing…
  23. What Happens in London
  24. Ten Things I Love About You
  25. Just Like Heaven
  26. Romancing Mister Bridgerton
  27. A Night Like This
  28. When He Was Wicked
  29. To Sir Phillip, With Love
  30. The Sum of All Kisses
  31. The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy
  32. It’s In His Kiss
  33. Where’s My Hero?
  34. On the Way to the Wedding
  35. Four Weddings and a Sixpence

3. Bridgerton Family Path

A direct path for readers mainly interested in the Bridgerton books.

  1. The Duke and I
  2. The Viscount Who Loved Me
  3. An Offer from a Gentleman
  4. Romancing Mister Bridgerton
  5. To Sir Phillip, With Love
  6. When He Was Wicked
  7. It’s In His Kiss
  8. On the Way to the Wedding
  9. The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After

4. Bridgerton Universe Path

A wider path for Bridgerton, prequels, and closely adjacent books.

  1. Queen Charlotte
  2. Because of Miss Bridgerton
  3. The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband
  4. The Other Miss Bridgerton
  5. First Comes Scandal
  6. The Duke and I
  7. The Viscount Who Loved Me
  8. An Offer from a Gentleman
  9. Romancing Mister Bridgerton
  10. To Sir Phillip, With Love
  11. When He Was Wicked
  12. It’s In His Kiss
  13. On the Way to the Wedding
  14. The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After
  15. Just Like Heaven
  16. A Night Like This
  17. The Sum of All Kisses
  18. The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy

Publication Order Master List

Julia Quinn’s official booklist can be sorted by release date, series, book type, and time setting. The official release-date list and series list support the order below, with Fantastic Fiction used as a secondary check for series placement and publication years.

  • Splendid (1995) – Novel – Splendid Trilogy 1
  • Dancing at Midnight (1995) – Novel – Splendid Trilogy 2
  • Minx (1996) – Novel – Splendid Trilogy 3
  • Everything and the Moon (1997) – Novel – Lyndon Sisters 1
  • Brighter Than the Sun (1997) – Novel – Lyndon Sisters 2
  • To Catch an Heiress (1998) – Novel – Agents of the Crown 1
  • How to Marry a Marquis (1999) – Novel – Agents of the Crown 2
  • Scottish Brides (1999) – Anthology – Includes Gretna Greene
  • The Duke and I (2000) – Novel – Bridgerton 1
  • The Viscount Who Loved Me (2000) – Novel – Bridgerton 2
  • An Offer from a Gentleman (2001) – Novel – Bridgerton 3
  • Romancing Mister Bridgerton (2002) – Novel – Bridgerton 4
  • The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown (2003) – Anthology – Lady Whistledown 1
  • To Sir Phillip, With Love (2003) – Novel – Bridgerton 5
  • Where’s My Hero? (2003) – Anthology – Includes A Tale of Two Sisters, Splendid Trilogy 3.5
  • Lady Whistledown Strikes Back (2004) – Anthology – Lady Whistledown 2
  • When He Was Wicked (2004) – Novel – Bridgerton 6
  • It’s In His Kiss (2005) – Novel – Bridgerton 7
  • On the Way to the Wedding (2006) – Novel – Bridgerton 8
  • The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever (2007) – Novel – Bevelstoke 1
  • The Lost Duke of Wyndham (2008) – Novel – Two Dukes of Wyndham 1
  • Mr. Cavendish, I Presume (2008) – Novel – Two Dukes of Wyndham 2
  • What Happens in London (2009) – Novel – Bevelstoke 2
  • Ten Things I Love About You (2010) – Novel – Bevelstoke 3
  • The Lady Most Likely… (2010) – Collaborative novel – Ladies Most 1
  • Just Like Heaven (2011) – Novel – Smythe-Smith Quartet 1
  • A Night Like This (2012) – Novel – Smythe-Smith Quartet 2
  • The Lady Most Willing… (2012) – Collaborative novel – Ladies Most 2
  • The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After (2013) – Collection – Bridgerton second epilogues
  • The Sum of All Kisses (2013) – Novel – Smythe-Smith Quartet 3
  • The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy (2015) – Novel – Smythe-Smith Quartet 4
  • Because of Miss Bridgerton (2016) – Novel – Rokesby 1
  • Four Weddings and a Sixpence (2016) – Anthology – Includes Julia Quinn contribution
  • The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (2017) – Novel – Rokesby 2
  • The Other Miss Bridgerton (2018) – Novel – Rokesby 3
  • First Comes Scandal (2020) – Novel – Rokesby 4
  • The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton (2021) – Companion – Bridgerton
  • Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron (2022) – Graphic novel – Bevelstoke-related
  • Queen Charlotte (2023) – Novel – Co-authored with Shonda Rhimes, Bridgerton television tie-in

Related Works and Where They Fit

  • Bridgerton Collection Volume 1 – Omnibus, Bridgerton books 1 to 3
  • Bridgerton Collection Volume 2 – Omnibus, Bridgerton books 4 to 6
  • Bridgerton Collection Volume 3 – Omnibus, Bridgerton books 7 to 8 and Rokesby-related material
  • Bridgerton Box Set 1-4 – Reprint format, not a separate story entry
  • Bridgerton Box Set 5-8 – Reprint format, not a separate story entry
  • Bridgerton Collector’s Editions – Special editions, not new reading-order entries
  • An Offer from a Gentleman Deluxe Collector’s Edition – Special edition listed by the author site for 2025
  • Romancing Mister Bridgerton Deluxe Collector’s Edition – Special edition listed by the author site for 2025
  • Hotel Angeline – Collaborative novel with multiple authors, optional and outside the main Quinn historical-romance sequence
  • Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron – Graphic novel, connected by origin to Miss Butterworth references in the Bevelstoke books

Dependencies & Notes

  • Bridgerton: Read the eight main novels in series order for sibling chronology and recurring family continuity.
  • Rokesby: Read in numbered order before Bridgerton only when following internal timeline.
  • Smythe-Smith Quartet: Read after Bridgerton if you want the recurring social-world references to land cleanly.
  • Bevelstoke: Read The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever before What Happens in London and Ten Things I Love About You.
  • Two Dukes of Wyndham: Read The Lost Duke of Wyndham before Mr. Cavendish, I Presume because the two books overlap in premise and character context.
  • Splendid Trilogy: Read Splendid, Dancing at Midnight, and Minx before Where’s My Hero? if including the novella A Tale of Two Sisters.
  • Anthologies: Scottish Brides, The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown, Lady Whistledown Strikes Back, Where’s My Hero?, and Four Weddings and a Sixpence are optional for most series-only reading.
  • Queen Charlotte: Treat as a Bridgerton television-universe tie-in rather than a required step in the original eight-book Bridgerton series.

FAQs

What is the correct order of the Bridgerton books?

Read The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me, An Offer from a Gentleman, Romancing Mister Bridgerton, To Sir Phillip, With Love, When He Was Wicked, It’s In His Kiss, and On the Way to the Wedding. Julia Quinn’s official FAQ lists those eight books in that order.

Should I read the Rokesby books before Bridgerton?

Rokesby comes earlier in the internal timeline, but it was published after the original Bridgerton novels. Publication order is simpler for first-time readers; chronological order is useful for a timeline-focused reread.

Is Queen Charlotte part of the Julia Quinn reading order?

Queen Charlotte is a co-authored Bridgerton television tie-in by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes. It can be read before the Rokesby and Bridgerton novels for timeline placement, or after the main Bridgerton series as related material.

Are the Smythe-Smith books connected to Bridgerton?

Yes. The Smythe-Smith Quartet shares the same broad social world and works best after some Bridgerton familiarity, though the quartet has its own sequence.

What is the latest new Julia Quinn story included here?

The latest new story release included here is Queen Charlotte, published in 2023. Later collector’s editions listed by the author site are special editions rather than new story entries.

Change Log

  • Last checked: June 15, 2026
  • What changed: Julia Quinn ordered index prepared with publication, series, and timeline reading paths
  • Most recent known release included: Queen Charlotte (2023)