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Boscastle Family Books in Order

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Browse the Boscastle Family series by Jillian Hunter in order, with summaries, series background, connected titles, and clear where-to-start guidance.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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Boscastle Family books in publication order

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15 books

1

The Love Affair of an English Lord

by Jillian Hunter

2005

After Chloe Boscastle is caught kissing a man in public, her family sends her to the country until gossip fades. There she finds her supposedly murdered neighbor, Dominic Breckland, hiding in her closet and needing help to expose his attacker.

2

The Seduction of an English Scoundrel

by Jillian Hunter

2005

Lady Jane Welsham is humiliated when her groom fails to appear at their wedding, though she is relieved to escape a loveless match. Grayson Boscastle steps in to repair the damage, unaware that Jane knows the wedding was deliberately sabotaged.

3

The Wedding Night of an English Rogue

by Jillian Hunter

2005

Years after a hunting accident sparks a dangerous attraction, intelligence officer Heath Boscastle is assigned to protect Julia Hepworth, his commander's fiancée. Their old feelings return as a spy hunt reveals Julia has been betrayed.

4

The Sinful Nights of a Nobleman

by Jillian Hunter

2006

A mysterious midnight invitation brings Lord Devon Boscastle and debutante Jocelyn Lydbury together under the worst possible circumstances. Caught in a compromising embrace, they are forced to marry while trying to discover who set them up.

5

The Wicked Games of a Gentleman

by Jillian Hunter

2006

Lord Drake Boscastle expects a night with a famous courtesan, but spirited governess Eloise Goodwin changes his plans. When her young charge disappears with a local rogue, Drake joins the search and finds himself wanting a very different future.

6

The Devilish Pleasures of a Duke

by Jillian Hunter

2007

When Adrian Ruxley intervenes during a wedding, he ends up recovering under the roof of Emma Boscastle, an academy instructor. Their attraction exposes Adrian's troubled past and gives Emma an ambitious new project, reforming a rake.

7

Wicked as Sin

by Jillian Hunter

2008

After Waterloo, cavalry officer Gabriel Boscastle returns to London and his reckless old habits. A country manor won in a card game reunites him with Lady Alethea Claridge, whose hidden secret could ruin her if Gabriel cannot earn her trust.

8

A Wicked Lord at the Wedding

by Jillian Hunter

2009

Sebastien Boscastle expects a battle to save his crumbling marriage, not to find his wife sneaking through London in disguise. Eleanor's secret work draws them into danger and gives this estranged couple one more chance to rebuild trust.

9

The Wicked Duke Takes a Wife

by Jillian Hunter

2009

Newly made duke Griffin Boscastle wants to finish his responsibilities and return to a rake's life. Instead, he meets Harriet Gardner, a tough academy instructor whose past has taught her to distrust charming men, especially him.

10

A Duke's Temptation

by Jillian Hunter

2010

The Duke of Gravenhurst secretly writes dark, wildly popular romances and faces accusations of corrupting public morals. Lily Boscastle becomes his housekeeper and devoted reader, only to uncover the private secrets behind his notorious reputation.

11

A Bride Unveiled

by Jillian Hunter

2011

Violet Knowlton is betrothed to the sensible Sir Godfrey when a fencing exhibition reunites her with Kit, the childhood friend she never stopped loving. With duty pulling one way and desire another, Violet must decide who she truly wants.

12

The Duchess Diaries

by Jillian Hunter

2012

Charlotte Boscastle runs a school for young ladies and cannot afford another scandal. When her intimate diary vanishes, the Duke of Wynfield finds it, and their attempt to contain the fallout leads to a compromising and very public romance.

13

The Mistress Memoirs

by Jillian Hunter

2013

Disgraced governess Kate Walcott works for celebrated courtesan Georgette Lawson, helping care for her children and write her memoirs. Sir Colin Boscastle arrives seeking revenge, and Kate is caught between his dangerous plans and her growing attraction to him.

14

The Countess Confessions

by Jillian Hunter

2014

Emily Selwick's attempt to catch the attention of the man she admires instead exposes a plot against the Crown. Spy Damien Boscastle marries her to protect her honor, but their whirlwind union draws Emily into his dangerous secret mission.

15

The Duke of a Thousand Desires

by Jillian Hunter

2018

Simon Caverley, Duke of Rochecliffe, has always wanted Lady Ravenna Boscastle, but her brothers once judged him unfit to marry her. Years later, Ravenna saves him from a deadly trap, and a shocking scandal leaves them facing an unexpected marriage.

Boscastle Family books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The Seduction of an English Scoundrel"

    The Seduction of an English Scoundrel

    by Jillian Hunter

    2005Boscastle Family, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Love Affair of an English Lord"

    The Love Affair of an English Lord

    by Jillian Hunter

    2005Boscastle Family, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Wedding Night of an English Rogue"

    The Wedding Night of an English Rogue

    by Jillian Hunter

    2005Boscastle Family, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Wicked Games of a Gentleman"

    The Wicked Games of a Gentleman

    by Jillian Hunter

    2006Boscastle Family, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The Sinful Nights of a Nobleman"

    The Sinful Nights of a Nobleman

    by Jillian Hunter

    2006Boscastle Family, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Devilish Pleasures of a Duke"

    The Devilish Pleasures of a Duke

    by Jillian Hunter

    2007Boscastle Family, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Wicked as Sin"

    Wicked as Sin

    by Jillian Hunter

    2008Boscastle Family, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "A Wicked Lord at the Wedding"

    A Wicked Lord at the Wedding

    by Jillian Hunter

    2009Boscastle Family, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "The Wicked Duke Takes a Wife"

    The Wicked Duke Takes a Wife

    by Jillian Hunter

    2009Boscastle Family, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "A Duke's Temptation"

    A Duke's Temptation

    by Jillian Hunter

    2010Boscastle Family, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "A Bride Unveiled"

    A Bride Unveiled

    by Jillian Hunter

    2011Boscastle Family, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "The Duchess Diaries"

    The Duchess Diaries

    by Jillian Hunter

    2012Boscastle Family, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "The Mistress Memoirs"

    The Mistress Memoirs

    by Jillian Hunter

    2013Boscastle Family, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "The Countess Confessions"

    The Countess Confessions

    by Jillian Hunter

    2014Boscastle Family, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "The Duke of a Thousand Desires"

    The Duke of a Thousand Desires

    by Jillian Hunter

    2018Boscastle Family, Book 15

Series background & context

The Boscastle books are Regency romances about a big, unruly English family whose members keep finding themselves in public scandals, private trouble, and inconvenient love affairs. The series begins with The Seduction of an English Scoundrel, when Lady Jane Welsham is left at the altar and Grayson Boscastle steps in to protect both her reputation and his family's name. It is a rescue plan with plenty of hidden motives.

From there, the books move through London ballrooms, country estates, schools, parties, and the occasional dangerous assignment. Each novel centers on a different couple, usually pairing a Boscastle or close family connection with someone willing to challenge them. A charming rake may need to grow up. A respectable woman may have more nerve than anyone expects. A marriage made to contain a scandal can become something real.

The family is the through line.

The earlier novels introduce Grayson and his siblings, including Chloe, Heath, Drake, Devon, Emma, and Gabriel. Their stories have different setups, but they share a taste for secrets, mistaken assumptions, social pressure, and romantic trouble that spills into the rest of the clan. Murder attempts, spies, anonymous invitations, old grudges, and missing people often sit alongside the courtship.

The tone is playful and sensual, with real stakes underneath the comedy. The Love Affair of an English Lord gives Chloe a supposedly dead neighbor hiding in her closet. The Wedding Night of an English Rogue reunites intelligence officer Heath with a woman he cannot safely love. In The Sinful Nights of a Nobleman, a midnight mix-up pushes Devon and Jocelyn into a marriage neither expected.

Later books widen the circle. The Devilish Pleasures of a Duke and The Duchess Diaries spend time around a London academy for young ladies, while Wicked as Sin and The Wicked Duke Takes a Wife follow men with bad reputations trying, with uneven success, to change. The women are not passive bystanders. They run schools, protect families, investigate mysteries, and decide what kind of life they want.

Some publishing labels make the reading order look more complicated than it is. A Duke's Temptation, A Bride Unveiled, and The Duchess Diaries were also presented as the Bridal Pleasures books. The Mistress Memoirs and The Countess Confessions were released as Boscastle Affairs novels. They remain connected to the wider Boscastle world.

Start at the beginning if you enjoy recurring characters and family history. Most individual romances still give a new reader a complete central love story, but reading in order makes the reunions, jokes, and old scandals land better.

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