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ⓘ About Christina Courtenay
Christina Courtenay is a bestselling and award winning novelist of historical romance novels. She got into writing because she wanted to be a stay at home mother and take care of her two children. But she would not get published until her first daughter left the nest at twenty one years of age. Since she published “Marry in Haste,” the debut novel of the Regency Romance Collection series of novels in 2009, she has turned prolific and now has more than a dozen novels to her name. She has won the Best Fantasy Romantic Novel, Best Historical Romantic Novel and the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by RNA. Courtenay is a half Swedish half English author and spent most of her childhood in Sweden.
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The Velvet Cloak of Moonlight
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Christina Courtenay?
Christina Courtenay is a bestselling and award winning novelist of historical romance novels. She got into writing because she wanted to be a stay at home mother and take care of her two children. But she would not get published until her first daughter left the nest at twenty one years of age.
Which Christina Courtenay series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Regency Romance Collection series, the earliest of Christina Courtenay's multi-book series: it opens with Marry in Haste (2009) and runs to 5 books across 2009–2018, ending with Marry for Love (2018). Christina Courtenay's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Christina Courtenay written?
Christina Courtenay has 26 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2009 and 2025. 22 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Runes series with 6 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Christina Courtenay's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Christina Courtenay's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Regency Romance Collection (2009–2018, 5 books), Kinross Saga (2010–2014, 3 books) and Kumashiro Saga (2011–2015, 3 books), plus 3 more.
How are Christina Courtenay's books organised into series?
This guide splits Christina Courtenay's 26 books into 6 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Runes (6 books, 2020–2024); Regency Romance Collection (5 books, 2009–2018); Shadows from the Past (4 books, 2012–2017); Kinross Saga (3 books, 2010–2014); Kumashiro Saga (3 books, 2011–2015), plus 1 further series.