Mary Lancaster Books In Order
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The Wicked Baron | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Lady | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Rebel | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Husband | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Marquis | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Governess | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Spy | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Gypsy | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Wife | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wicked Christmas | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Waif | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Heir | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Captain | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Sister | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Crime & Passion Books
Mysterious Lover | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Letters to a Lover | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dangerous Lover | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Merry Lover | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Duel Books
Publication Order of Gentlemen of Pleasure Books
The Devil and the Viscount | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Temptation and the Artist | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sin and the Soldier | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Debauchery and the Earl | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blue Skies | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Husband Dilemma Books
Publication Order of The Imperial Season Books
Vienna Waltz | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vienna Woods | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vienna Dawn | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vienna Wolfe | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Last Flame of Alba Books
Rebel of Ross / Rebellion's Fire | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Constant Blaze | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Burning Embers | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Pleasure Garden Books
Unmasking the Hero | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Unmasking Deception | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Unmasking Sin | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Unmasking the Duke | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Unmasking the Thief | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Season of Scandal Books
Pursued by the Rake | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Abandoned to the Prodigal | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Married to the Rogue | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Unmasked by Her Lover | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Her Star From the East | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Unmarriageable Books
The Deserted Heart | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Sinister Heart | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Vulgar Heart | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Christmas Heart | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Broken Heart | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Weary Heart | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Secret Heart | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
An Endless Exile | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A World to Win | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Prince to be Feared | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Melting the Snow Queen | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Publication Order of De Wolfe Pack Connected World Books
Heart of the Sea Wolfe | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
de Wolfe in Disguise | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lone Wolf's Lass | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Never Cry de Wolfe | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Saint | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Rebel, My Love | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wolfeheart | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Wicked Wolfe | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Duke She Left Behind | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Wolfe Lass | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Defender and the Dove | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Penitent | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Whirlwind with a Wolfe | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
To Want a Rogue | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cursed | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Rival, My Love | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Duke's Scandalous Kiss | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
To Tame a Wolfe | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Lyon's Den Connected World Books
Into the Lyon's Den | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Scandalous Lyon | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fed to the Lyon | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lyon's Lady Love | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lyon's Laird | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lyon Sleeps Tonight | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Lyon in Her Bed | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fall of the Lyon | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lyon's Prey | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Loved by the Lyon | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lyon's Den in Winter: The Lyon's Den | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kiss of the Lyon | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Always the Lyon Tamer | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
To Tame the Lyon | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lyon's Surprise | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How to Steal a Lyon's Fortune | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Lyon's Pride | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lyon Eyes | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lyon Hearted | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Devilish Lyon | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lyon in the Rough | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lyon's Share | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tamed by the Lyon | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lady Luck and the Lyon | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lyon at the Altar | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Captivated by the Lyon | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lyon's Secret | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Night of Lyons: A Lyon's Den Connected World Anthology | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Marriage Maker Books
Worth of a Lady | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Marriage Wager | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Lady by Chance | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How to Catch an Heiress | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One Good Gentleman | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shameless | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Redemption of a Marquess | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Scoundrel in the Making | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Her Wicked Highland Spy | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Lady of Danger | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Most Unusual Scandal | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Lady's Book of Love | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Brazen | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bewitching the Earl | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Marriage Obligation | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rake Ruiner | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Marrying the Belle of Edinburgh | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Widow's Treasure | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Seduction of a Widow | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Maid of Inverness | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dreaming of a Gentleman | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Reckless Desire | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rules of Refinement | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Heart Worth Loving | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Scoundrel's Promise | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Match Made in the Highlands | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
His Sweet Hellion | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Marriage Maker and the Widows | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Lady My Siren | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
His Temptress, His Torment | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Her Unrepentant Rogue | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Not Another Nob | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Beasts of Blackstone Abbey | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Rose in Disguise | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Music on the Waters | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beautiful Beast | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
His Imaginary Courtship | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Study in Passion | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Scandalous Lords and Courtship | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Midnight Hour | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Lord's Kiss | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Storm & Shelter: A Bluestocking Belles Collection with Friends | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Desperate Daughters: A Bluestocking Belles Collection With Friends | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Get Your Duke On | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Midnight Requiem: The Ghostly Hour | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
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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