Mary Lancaster Books In Order
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The Wicked Baron | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wicked Lady | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wicked Rebel | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wicked Husband | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wicked Marquis | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wicked Governess | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wicked Spy | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wicked Gypsy | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wicked Wife | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Wicked Christmas | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wicked Waif | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wicked Heir | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wicked Captain | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wicked Sister | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Crime & Passion Books
Mysterious Lover | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Letters to a Lover | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Dangerous Lover | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Merry Lover | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lost Lover | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Ghostly Lover | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of The Duel Books
Entangled | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Captured | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Deserted | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Beloved | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Gentlemen of Pleasure Books
The Devil and the Viscount | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Temptation and the Artist | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Sin and the Soldier | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Debauchery and the Earl | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Blue Skies | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Husband Dilemma Books
How to Fool a Duke | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of The Imperial Season Books
Vienna Waltz | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Vienna Woods | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Vienna Dawn | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Vienna Wolfe | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Last Flame of Alba Books
Rebel of Ross / Rebellion's Fire | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Constant Blaze | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Burning Embers | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Lord Petteril Mysteries Books
Petteril's Thief | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Petteril's Corpse | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Petteril's Ladybird | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Petteril's Portrait | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of One Night in Blackhaven Books
The Captain’s Old Love | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Earl’s Promised Bride | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Soldier’s Impossible Love | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Gambler’s Last Chance | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Pleasure Garden Books
Unmasking the Hero | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Unmasking Deception | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Unmasking Sin | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Unmasking the Duke | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Unmasking the Thief | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Season of Scandal Books
Pursued by the Rake | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Abandoned to the Prodigal | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Married to the Rogue | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Unmasked by Her Lover | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Her Star From the East | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Unmarriageable Books
The Deserted Heart | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Sinister Heart | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Vulgar Heart | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Christmas Heart | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Broken Heart | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Weary Heart | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret Heart | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
An Endless Exile | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A World to Win | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Prince to be Feared | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Melting the Snow Queen | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Petteril's Wife | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Madeleine | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Others of Ochil | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of De Wolfe Pack Connected World Books
Publication Order of The Lyon's Den Connected World Books
Into the Lyon's Den | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Scandalous Lyon | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Fed to the Lyon | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon's Lady Love | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon's Laird | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon Sleeps Tonight | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Lyon in Her Bed | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Fall of the Lyon | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lyon's Prey | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Loved by the Lyon | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon's Den in Winter | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Kiss of the Lyon | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Always the Lyon Tamer | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
To Tame the Lyon | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon's Surprise | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
How to Steal a Lyon's Fortune | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Lyon's Pride | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lyon Eyes | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lyon Hearted | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Devilish Lyon | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lyon in the Rough | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Pride of Lyons | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon's Share | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Pretty Little Lyon | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Tamed by the Lyon | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Courage of a Lyon | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lady Luck and the Lyon | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Into the Lyon of Fire | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Rescued by the Lyon | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lyon of the Highlands | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon's Puzzle | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lyon at the Altar | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Captivated by the Lyon | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon's Secret | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Talons of a Lyon | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon and The Lamb | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
To Claim a Lyon's Heart | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Heart of a Lyon | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Don't Wake a Sleeping Lyon: The Lyon's Den Connected World | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Don't Wake a Sleeping Lyon | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Lyon of Her Own | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon's Perfect Mate | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon Who Loved Me | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon and The Bluestocking: The Lyon's Den Connected World | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Truth or Lyon | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon's Redemption | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon, The Liar and The Scandalous Wardrobe | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lady of a Lyon | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lyon's Paw | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Hook, Lyon and Sinker | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Lyon to Die For | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of The Marriage Maker Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
Scandalous Lords and Courtship | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Midnight Hour | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Lord's Kiss | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Storm & Shelter: A Bluestocking Belles Collection with Friends | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Desperate Daughters: A Bluestocking Belles Collection With Friends | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Get Your Duke On | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Midnight Requiem: The Ghostly Hour | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mary Lancaster is a Scottish USA Today bestselling historical romance and fiction book author. She lives in Scotland with her husband and a small dog with a big personality. She fell in love reading historical fiction books, which she would later relish blending with adventure and romance in her own books. Some of Mary Lancaster’s books feature true historical characters such as medieval English outlaws, Hungarian revolutionaries, and a family of the rebellious royal Scots.
The Deserted Heart is the first book in the Unmarriageable series by Mary Lancaster. We are introduced to Charlotte Maybury, a woman who used to be in the background. She is sandwiched in age between her two sisters, and her stammering and history of weakness make her a burden to her family. On the other hand, her two sisters, Henrietta and Thomasina, are set to marry to improve their family’s financial crises, and it’s not like they have a much better up hand. Charlotte sees herself as unmarriageable.
But while performing one of her many family duties- bringing her younger siblings from school- Charlotte discovers a deserted inn, an intriguing mystery, and a mysterious man. The school isn’t far from Mayburry’s home, but a sudden thick fog forces the family to stop at the local inn for the night rather than drive through the thick fog and drive off a cliff. They discover that the inn is open but entirely deserted, with signs that the family that resided in the inn left abruptly. Soon another visitor comes knocking; it’s Mr. Alexander. Charlotte immediately has to stop feeding her younger brothers and their elderly nurse to play maid to Alexander with the food left behind by the innkeepers.
Her ploy is swiftly uncovered, and Mr. Alexander decides to join the Maybury family to have dinner, being captivated by them (and their hyperactive puppy, Spring) and, in turn, charming them. Later in the evening, an incident occurs when several men, one armed with a revolver, raid the inn. Their intentions are uncertain, but with some justification, Charlotte and Mr. Alexander conclude that their arrival is linked to the disappearance of the innkeepers. When Charlotte hears a disturbance in the middle of the night and investigates, she discovers a somewhat drunk Mr. Alexander in the basement, and they indulge in some mild flirting. The next day’s parting is bittersweet for both sides, but the two are reunited later. It turns out that “Mr. Alexander” is Alexander, Duke of Alvan, and he arrives at Charlotte’s residence soon after she returns; he is due to visit Charlotte’s sister Thomasina.
Thomasina and Alex met during the London season, and the Mayburys are optimistic that he will propose to her. Charlotte and Alex had stronger chemistry than Thomasina despite Charlotte’s efforts to remain out of the way and avoid attention. Alex appears natural and content when walking with Charlotte, her brothers, and the irrepressible Spring, but he is more distant and rigid in the living room with the rest of the family. Charlotte naturally wonders about this apparent personality contradiction.
Alex had a lonely childhood; following the loss of his parents, he was taken from his siblings and fostered in relative solitude by his uncles as befitting a duke. He has created coping techniques to deal with the anguish he experiences in his forced duty. Charlotte has likewise been pushed into a role, although she first appears more at ease with it. Most of her life has been spent away from home because of her father’s diplomatic assignments. She was absent from regular family events due to an undisclosed sickness, and when she recovered, she assumed the position of the family caregiver. Charlotte is reputedly self-conscious about her stammer and some persistent physical weakness from her illness (she mentions at one point having been “lame”).
Mary Lancaster has woven an intriguing novel that will keep you hooked from the first page to the last. Will Alexander and Charlotte find their happily ever after with each other? What secrets are they hiding, and how will these secrets play out in the end?
Pursued by the Rake is the first book in the Season of Scandal series, and true to Mary Lancaster’s words, it certainly kicks off the series with a bang. The text contains witty banter, humor, villains, misconstrued reputations, and intrigue. There is plenty of joy, laughter, and shenanigans as Hazel and Joe fall, tumble, and tilt hastily toward love. Hazel Curwen, with no relatives in England and on her journey to seek refuge with her retired governess, misses the public bus and has no remaining resources. Sir Joseph Sayle, one of the Princess’s past lovers, shows arrives, and despite Hazel’s view of him as a dissolute and immoral rake, she is compelled to seek his aid.
As Hazel arrives to begin her most recent shift as the Princess of Wales’ ladies-in-waiting, she finds a large number of visitors drinking and eating but no sign of the Princess. In the company of the other three ladies, Hazel hides in the Princess’ sitting room, believing their charge is in her bedroom. When they realize they have been left behind, unchaperoned, at an actual orgy, they know they must return home, or at least to a good location, to save their reputations.
Hazel intends to visit her former governess in Essex, but she misses the stagecoach and encounters Sir Joseph Sayle, one of the Princess’ lovers and a known rake. Despite his notoriety, Hazel trusts him, and they go together to Essex, where they meet Sprigg’s children and stop a would-be highwayman. Meanwhile, they are being pursued by the evil Lord Barden, who harbors a grudge against Hazel due to their prior interactions. He would do whatever to make her his and disgrace her in the eyes of the ton. Are they capable of stopping him and overcoming their developing attraction? A lot is going on from the start, reputations ruined, and intense love bonds formed. If you enjoy reading historical romance books, Mary Lancaster’s books should be on your priority list.
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