Emily E.K. Murdoch

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    61 Books (9 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2018
  • Latest Book:
    September 2025
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Full Series List in Order

The De Petras Saga

1 - The Misplaced Husband (May-2022)
2 - The Impoverished Dowry (Jun-2022)
3 - The Contrary Debutante (Aug-2022)
4 - The Determined Mistress (Sep-2022)
5 - The Convenient Engagement (Oct-2022)

Dukes in Danger

1 - Don't Judge a Duke by His Cover (Jan-2023)
2 - Strike While the Duke is Hot (Mar-2023)
3 - The Duke is Mightier than the Sword (May-2023)
4 - A Duke in Time Saves Nine (Jun-2023)
5 - Every Duke Has His Price (Aug-2023)
6 - Put Your Best Duke Forward (Sep-2023)
7 - Where There's a Duke, There's a Way (Nov-2023)
8 - Curiosity Killed the Duke (Dec-2023)
9 - Play with Dukes, Get Burned (Jan-2024)
10 - The Best Things in Life are Dukes (Mar-2024)
11 - A Duke a Day Keeps the Doctor Away (Apr-2024)

The Governess Bureau

1 - A Governess of Great Talents (May-2021)
2 - A Governess of Discretion (Jul-2021)
3 - A Governess of Many Languages (Sep-2021)
4 - A Governess of Prodigious Skill (Nov-2021)
5 - A Governess of Wise Years (Apr-2022)
5.5 - A Governess of No Fear (Oct-2022)

Hearts Rule Kingdoms

1 - Conquests (Oct-2013)
2 - Love Letters (Nov-2014)
3 - Captives (Dec-2014)

Never the Bride

1 - Always the Bridesmaid (Jan-2020)
2 - Always the Chaperone (Apr-2020)
3 - Always the Courtesan (May-2020)
4 - Always the Best Friend (Jul-2020)
5 - Always the Wallflower (Aug-2020)
6 - Always the Bluestocking (Sep-2020)
7 - Always the Rival (Oct-2020)
8 - Always the Matchmaker (Nov-2020)
9 - Always the Rebel (Jan-2021)

Ravishing Regencies

1 - Lost with a Lord (May-2018)
2 - Drenched with a Duke (Jun-2018)
3 - Shipwrecked with a Suitor (Aug-2018)
4 - Marooned with a Marquis (Jan-2019)
5 - Voyage with a Viscount (Mar-2019)
6 - Beached with a Baronet (May-2019)
7 - Catastrophe with a Count (Jul-2019)
8 - Emigrating with an Earl (Sep-2019)
9 - Peril with a Prince (Sep-2018)
10 - Kidnapped with a Knight (Feb-2020)
11 - Christmas with a Czar (Oct-2021)
13 - Scandal with a Sovereign (Jun-2022)

Seasons of Love

1 - A Springtide Meeting (Jan-2018)
2 - A Michaelmas Wager (Feb-2017)
3 - A Christmas Surprise (Oct-2015)
4 - A Valentine Secret (Jan-2016)
5 - A June Wedding (Mar-2016)
6 - A Harvest Passion (Jul-2016)

The Twelve Days of Christmas

1 - Twelve Drummers Drumming (Oct-2022)
2 - Eleven Pipers Piping (Oct-2022)
3 - Ten Lords a Leaping (Oct-2022)
4 - Nine Ladies Dancing (Oct-2022)
5 - Eight Maids a Milking (Nov-2022)
6 - Seven Swans a Swimming (Nov-2022)
7 - Six Geese a Laying (Nov-2022)
8 - Five Gold Rings (Nov-2022)
9 - Four Calling Birds (Dec-2022)
10 - Three French Hens (Dec-2022)
11 - Two Turtle Doves (Dec-2022)
12 - A Partridge in a Pear Tree (Dec-2022)

The Wallflower Academy

1 - Least Likely to Win a Duke (Jan-2024)
2 - More Than a Match for the Earl (Jun-2024)
3 - The Duchess Charade (Mar-2025)
4 - The Prince's Wallflower Wife (Sep-2025)

Multi-Author Series List

The Lyon's Den

12 - Always the Lyon Tamer (Jan-2021)

Book List in Order: 61 titles

  • Lost with a Lord

    Ravishing Regencies - 1

    A man in search of a courtesan, and a woman in search of a ship â€" will they find what they are looking for?

    Lord George Northmere is tired of his lonely existence, and makes the radical decision to go against the ton and society's rules, and ...

  • Drenched with a Duke

    Ravishing Regencies - 2

    A woman fished out of the ocean, and a man looking to ruin his reputation - and neither is expecting to find answers with each other…

    Alexander, the Duke of Caershire, wasn't expecting to drag a half-drowned woman from the Thames, but there s...

  • Shipwrecked with a Suitor

    Ravishing Regencies - 3

    A man fleeing from rebellion, and a woman trapped in convention - and neither knew the other existed until tonight…

    Pierre d'Épiluçon never expected to leave France, let alone flee for his life. After losing control of his vessel, the twent...

  • Peril with a Prince

    Ravishing Regencies - 9

    A prince hiding his identity, and a woman hiding hers - and sparks will fly when they have only each other to rely on...Prince Éduard of Aviroux is hunting down the Great Whisperer, the spy helping the French nobility escape the guillotine, and ...

  • Marooned with a Marquis

    Ravishing Regencies - 4

    A man with something to hide, and a woman with nowhere to go - and neither can leave the island until morning...Luke, the Marquis of Dewsbury, is a complete rogue. Bested by none and adored by many, he finds himself sent away from town by his embarra...

  • Voyage with a Viscount

    Ravishing Regencies - 5

    A man bored with life, and a woman disappointed in elopement - and neither understanding the strange pull that brings them together...James, Viscount Paendly has had enough of women. Bored with his traditional, constrained life as a Viscount, he is o...

  • Beached with a Baronet

    Ravishing Regencies - 6

    A man who wants to be alone, and a woman seeking shelter from the cold - and neither can hold out from temptation...Sir Moses of Wandorne is a miser. Despite not even reaching thirty, his miserable outlook on life and mysterious past means that he is...

  • Catastrophe with a Count

    Ravishing Regencies - 7

    A man with nothing to lose, and a woman with everything to gain - and neither trusts the other an inch...Count Anthony of Stratham almost drowned, and that's the second worst thing that happened to him this week. Now dragged into a courtroom battle w...

  • Emigrating with an Earl

    Ravishing Regencies - 8

    A man accused of murder, and a woman desperate for protection - and neither is sure who is being rescued by whom...When you are framed for murder, you only really have one option: emigrating to America. That is the decision that Samuel, the Earl ...



  • Always the Bridesmaid

    Never the Bride - 1

    Always the bridesmaid and never the bride - but not if the Duke of Axwick has anything to do with it… Miss Tabitha Chesworth is walking down the aisle for the third time, but never as the bride. Frustrated with being passed over, there's not...

  • Kidnapped with a Knight

    Ravishing Regencies - 10

    A man disowned by his family and a woman with absolutely no interest in him - and their kidnappers have left them all alone…This story has been previously published in the Christmas anthology 'Once Upon a Christmas Wedding'.Sir Edmund Northmere...

  • Always the Chaperone

    Never the Bride - 2

    Always the chaperone and never the bride - until she catches the eye of the very man whose courtship she's supposed to be helping... Lady Charlotte St Maur is a spinster. Invited to dances as a chaperone rather than a dance partner, it's a...

  • Always the Courtesan

    Never the Bride - 3

    Always the courtesan and never the bride - it's a life she never chose and cannot escape... Lady Honora Lennox hasn't gone by that name in three years - not since she was abducted and forced to work in a brothel. She's but nineteen and...

  • Always the Best Friend

    Never the Bride - 4

    Always the best friend and never the bride -- it was a trap she never saw coming... Lady Harriet Stanhope grew up with her twin brother and his friends, never questioning their laughter or their games -- but now she's a young lady, she's d...

  • Always the Wallflower

    Never the Bride - 5

    Always the wallflower and never the bride -- imprisoned by fear to watch life at the sidelines... Lady Letitia Cavendish is a Cavendish, but only a cousin of the current Duke, so even her name isn't enough for potential suitors to court her. S...

  • Always the Bluestocking

    Never the Bride - 6

    Always the bluestocking and never the bride -- not that any woman should have to choose… Miss Mariah Wynn was adopted and has spent her life attempting to prove herself worthy. Intelligent and witty, it's nonetheless not a good idea to let a...

  • Always the Rival

    Never the Bride - 7

    Always the rival and never the bride -- and this time, it's her own fault... What had Miss Priscilla Seton been thinking? She had always assumed that Charles would stay the same forever, but bowing to familial wishes he is now engaged -- and P...

  • Always the Matchmaker

    Never the Bride - 8

    Always the matchmaker and never the bride -- even when she's found her perfect partner... Miss Theodosia Ashbrooke does not believe there is anything greater than matching the perfect pair -- and she's become rather expert in it. Never min...

  • Always the Lyon Tamer

    The Lyon's Den - 12

    Enter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves....



  • Always the Rebel

    Never the Bride - 9

    Always the rebel and never the bride - it's down with men for this young lady...Miss Sophia Worsley never expected to be left at the altar, but two broken engagements was enough. Never again will she allow herself to be that vulnerable. It's time to ...

  • A Governess of Great Talents

    The Governess Bureau - 1

    When the nobility and gentility of England are at their wits end, they send a discrete note to Miss Vivienne Clarke’s Governess Bureau. Only accepting the very best clients, their governesses are coveted by minor royalty, with every governess follo...

  • A Governess of Discretion

    The Governess Bureau - 2

    When a governess of great talents is required, there is only one place the nobility of England go: The Governess Bureau. And one of the most trusted? Miss Anne Gilbert. She’s known for keeping her employer’s secrets, and when she is selected b...

  • A Governess of Many Languages

    The Governess Bureau - 3

    When a governess of many languages is required, there is only one place the nobility of England go: the Governess Bureau.Of course, Miss Elizabeth Fletcher doesn't broadcast that information - nor that she is an expert in the care of twins. Const...

  • Christmas with a Czar

    Ravishing Regencies - 11

  • A Governess of Prodigious Skill

    The Governess Bureau - 4

    When a governess of prodigious skill is required, there is only one place the nobility of England go: the Governess Bureau.Miss Helena Patrick is not a governess. At least, not really. The famed and celebrated actress is a little down on her luck...

  • A Governess of Wise Years

    The Governess Bureau - 5

    The Governess Bureau is about to close - but Miss Vivienne Clarke has one chance to redeem it, and herself.Scandal. Intrigue. Love matches. The Governess Bureau was never supposed to be full of these things, but over the last few years, no fewer than...

  • The Misplaced Husband

    The De Petras Saga - 1

    Opal de Petras knew it was a mistake to marry the man she fell in love with at first sight.Welcome to book 1 in The de Petras Saga from USA Today Bestselling Author Emily E K Murdoch!Three children later, she's abandoned by her husband and is tempted...

  • Scandal with a Sovereign

    Ravishing Regencies - 13

  • The Impoverished Dowry

    The De Petras Saga - 2

    Coral de Petras is on the hunt for the perfect husband, and she doesn't care who knows it.In her third Season and with the shock of her father's shipping business collapsing in disaster, Coral makes the hard decision to forgo a love match and fall ba...



  • The Contrary Debutante

    The De Petras Saga - 3

    Emerald de Petras will not get married, and her rambunctious family cannot make her.The definition of a wallflower, Emerald hates Society: all those people looking at her, judging her, pointing and gossiping about her family. She won't have it, and s...

  • The Determined Mistress

    The De Petras Saga - 4

    Micah de Petras finds solace in one place: the arms of his mistress.That should be mistresses - after all, why limit yourself to one? Micah never saw the point in settling for anything less, considering it's his sister and not himself who is the de P...

  • The Convenient Engagement

    The De Petras Saga - 5

    Sapphire de Petras will be taken seriously. All she needs to do is fake a convenient engagement.After all, it was ridiculous. Yes, she was the youngest of the de Petras family, but that didn't mean she needed to be treated like a complete child. And ...

  • Eleven Pipers Piping

    The Twelve Days of Christmas - 2

    It's 1813, with eleven pipers piping - but only one has caught Harmony's eye...Harmony Fitzroy never expected to fall into the spotlight. Her musical talents finally recognized, despite her shyness she's offered an invitation: to participate in t...

  • A Governess of No Fear

    The Governess Bureau - 5.5

    A governess can never show fear...Miss Evangeline Jones never wanted to be a governess. As a favor to her friend, Miss Vivienne Clarke, she's trying to balance teaching two boys, and not falling in love with their father, with the ghost that is haunt...

  • Nine Ladies Dancing

    The Twelve Days of Christmas - 4

    It's 1815, with nine ladies dancing at the Fitzroy Christmas Eve ball - but Olivia isn't one of them...Olivia Fitzroy is excited for the family Christmas party at Chalcroft, seat of the Fitzroys, and is furious when an unexpected guest arrives: L...

  • Ten Lords a Leaping

    The Twelve Days of Christmas - 3

    It's 1813, and ten lords a leaping will change Caroline's life forever...Caroline Fitzroy knows she will never be happier than this moment: when Dr. Stuart Walsingham proposes marriage. She won't tell her parents it was while they were in bed tog...

  • Twelve Drummers Drumming

    The Twelve Days of Christmas - 1

    Welcome to the exciting new holiday series from USA Today Bestselling author Emily E K Murdoch.Follow each of the Fitzroy women as they cause nothing but scandal and intrigue across the ton and try to keep their exploits quiet.It's 1813, and twelve d...

  • Always the Lyon Tamer

    Enter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves....

  • Eight Maids a Milking

    The Twelve Days of Christmas - 5

    It's 1815, with eight maids a milking - and Katarina cannot stay away from a servant...Katarina Fitzroy is tired, tired of the Fitzroy Christmas traditions, tired of always doing things the same way, never going anywhere, never meeting anyone. It's s...



  • Five Gold Rings

    The Twelve Days of Christmas - 8

    It's 1817, and five gold rings are perfect Christmas presents...Esther Fitzroy is bored of all the gentlemen lining up to propose matrimony-only because her father's rising fortune means a bigger dowry. At least she's not like the poor Duke of Kendal...

  • Seven Swans a Swimming

    The Twelve Days of Christmas - 6

    It's 1815, and swans are Arabella's only company...Arabella Fitzroy always knew she was to have an arranged marriage, and this Christmas, it's finally time to meet him. Hopes high and best foot forward, Arabella is astonished to find Lord Nathaniel C...

  • Six Geese a Laying

    The Twelve Days of Christmas - 7

    It's 1817, with geese flocking just before Christmas-but Maria's all alone...Maria Fitzroy wants to do just two things this Christmas: avoid all questions about her matrimonial prospects, and see more of this strange Mr. Walter who appeared at Ch...

  • Four Calling Birds

    The Twelve Days of Christmas - 9

    It's 1817, and Lucy always knows who will answer her call...Lucy Fitzroy has always had one friend to rely on: Lord Percy Ardingley. Childhood friends with a unique call to encourage the other to venture out into London-and mischief-there's nothi...

  • A Partridge in a Pear Tree

    The Twelve Days of Christmas - 12

    It's 1819, and Isabella is not going to look at her pear tree again...Isabella Fitzroy should never have been there. The lane in Bath was a completely random accident, as was the vicious attack she witnessed.But when the man who defended himself so p...

  • Three French Hens

    The Twelve Days of Christmas - 10

    It's 1819, and Sophia's hearing too much about the French hens...Sophia Fitzroy is searching for a scandalous romance. Not an actual one, of course. Just something to entertain her this Season as her five sisters are now married and gone.But when her...

  • Two Turtle Doves

    The Twelve Days of Christmas - 11

    It's 1819, and two turtle doves just fell into her lap...Joy Fitzroy will scream if she has to endure one more pity conversation about her lack of husband or marital prospects. After all, she's still young. Mostly. And she is tired of having her lack...

  • Don't Judge a Duke by His Cover

    Dukes in Danger - 1

    Lawrence, Duke of Penshaw, is undercover and getting punched on a daily basis.Devastated by the murder of his brother by a traitor to the Crown, Lawrence agrees to leave his identity as Duke behind to go undercover at an illegal boxing ring in London...

  • Strike While the Duke is Hot

    Dukes in Danger - 2

    Henry Everleigh, Duke of Dulverton, is determined to discover who's ruining his sister's reputation.That's why he's in the middle of nowhere, attempting to convince a blacksmith to take him on as an apprentice-undercover, of course.He's tracked down ...

  • The Duke is Mightier than the Sword

    Dukes in Danger - 3

    Montague Lancaster, Duke of Caefall, is in hiding in Oxford after a wartime injury, trying to ignore his doctor's advice.Because he'll definitely be going back to France to fight, right? He's determined not to leave his honor on the battlefield-but M...



  • A Duke in Time Saves Nine

    Dukes in Danger - 4

    yron Renwick, Duke of Sedley, is a man on a mission. Vengeance fills his soul, and he will stop at nothing to gain justice.Which is why he finds himself chasing after a mail coach in the dead of night with a mysterious and rather beautiful passenger....

  • Every Duke Has His Price

    Dukes in Danger - 5

    Hugh Shardlow, Duke of Martock, is a Duke down on his luck, and determined not to get tangled into any other danger. That's why he's accosting this young woman in the middle of nowhere, France, in the middle of the night.He'd only come to France to d...

  • Put Your Best Duke Forward

    Dukes in Danger - 6

    Joseph Chisholm, Duke of Wincham doesn't need a damn horse trainer to tell him what he already knows: the loss of his leg makes riding impossible.His doctor, on the other hand disagrees. Doctor Walsingham recommends a trainer who has never failed...

  • Where There's a Duke, There's a Way

    Dukes in Danger - 7

    Arthur Hebblethwaite, Duke of Fitzpaine is in rather a pinch. Firstly, he's not actually a Duke.It was such a clever idea. Pretend to be a duke, go to France, and live on the scraping and bowing of those desperate to impress a nobleman. All well and ...

  • Curiosity Killed the Duke

    Dukes in Danger - 8

    Samuel Dellamore, Duke of Chantmarle, is on a mission . . . but it's not the one everyone thinks.Samuel has turned up in Edinburgh and convinced Society that he's on the hunt for a wife. But his actual mission is to scour the city to discover the tra...

  • Play with Dukes, Get Burned

    Dukes in Danger - 9

    Can a man ever give too many gifts to a woman he refuses to touch?Daniel Vaughn, Duke of Thornfalcone, never expected to be a duke. Now he's attempting to pay off his dead brother's mistress, Nora Harvey, who is absolutely refusing to accept anything...

  • Least Likely to Win a Duke

    The Wallflower Academy - 1
    Harlequin Historical - 1772
    Mills & Boon Historical - 2188
    Mills & Boon Historical (Australia)

    A most unlikely match For a most unlikely wallflower! Miss Pike’s finishing school might be designed to find the most unconventional of debutantes a husband, but Gwendoline Knox didn’t expect to literally bump into a duke on her first day! ...

  • The Best Things in Life are Dukes

    Dukes in Danger - 10

    When Luke Beauchamp, Duke of Ashcott, was thrown from his beloved's home by her brother, there was only one thing to do: become a spy and run away to France. Perhaps not his finest moment-but he's learned from his mistake, and is determined to win La...

  • A Duke a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

    Dukes in Danger - 11

  • More Than a Match for the Earl

    The Wallflower Academy - 2
    Harlequin Historical - 1801
    Mills & Boon Historical (Australia)

    In the second installment of The Wallflower Academy series, an earl is about to meet his match…in more ways than one! How long can she resist… The earl she shouldn’t want? Marilla Newell refuses to play by society’s rules for find...

  • The Duchess Charade

    The Wallflower Academy - 3
    Harlequin Historical - 1847

    Even a wallflower in the shadows can bloom…as his duchess? Be captivated by the next installment in USA TODAY bestselling author Emily E K Murdoch’s The Wallflower Academy seriesA wallflower breaks free… Only to fall hard -- for the duke!&...

  • The Prince's Wallflower Wife

    The Wallflower Academy - 4

    Coming soon! The Prince's Wallflower Wife by Emily E K Murdoch will be available Aug 26, 2025....

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Emily E.K. Murdoch has published 61 books.

The next book by Emily E.K. Murdoch, The Prince's Wallflower Wife, will be published in September 2025.

The first book by Emily E.K. Murdoch, Lost with a Lord, was published in May 2018.

Yes. Emily E.K. Murdoch has 9 series.
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