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ⓘ About Elizabeth Bailey
Elizabeth Bailey is a wonderful English writer of historical fiction, romance, mystery, thriller, and historical romance stories. She has penned several mind-blowing novel series in her career, including the Governess Trilogy, Brides by Chance series, and Lady Fan Mystery series. Additionally, she has written many single novels, novellas, omnibus, and short story collections. Over the course of her writing career, Bailey has collaborated with different authors such as Anne Herries, Mary Nichols, Dorothy Elbury, Mary Brendan, Anne Ashley, Paula Marshall, Francine Howarth, Jessica Schira, David Wilkin, Susan Ruth, Giselle Marks, etc. She has contributed to the series Steepwood Scandal, working on its book numbers two and ten. Author Bailey was born in The United Kingdom and raised in Africa.
All Book Series by Elizabeth Bailey
Lord Ravensden's Marriage
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 2001 Anthology · Anne Herries
A Most Improper Proposal
Book 6 of 16 · published 2001 Anthology · Gail Whitiker
An Unconventional Duenna
Book 9 of 16 · published 2001 Anthology · Paula Marshall
The Guardian's Dilemma
Book 12 of 16 · published 2002 Anthology · Gail Whitiker
Lord Exmouth's Intentions
Book 13 of 16 · published 2002 Anthology · Anne Ashley
The Missing Marchioness
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2002 Anthology · Paula Marshall
What's Wrong with your Novel? And How to Fix it
Single-title series · published 2017
Not Quite a Gentleman
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1996 Anthology · Paula Marshall,Sarah Westleigh
Dear Lady Disdain / An Angel's Touch
Book 2 of 3 · published 1999 Co-authored · Paula Marshall
My Lady Love / Four in Hand
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1999 Anthology · Stephanie Laurens,Paula Marshall
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Elizabeth Bailey?
Elizabeth Bailey is a wonderful English writer of historical fiction, romance, mystery, thriller, and historical romance stories. She has penned several mind-blowing novel series in her career, including the Governess Trilogy, Brides by Chance series, and Lady Fan Mystery series. Additionally, she has written many single novels, novellas, omnibus, and short story collections.
Which Elizabeth Bailey series should I start with?
The best place to start is the A Lady Fan Mystery series, the earliest of Elizabeth Bailey's multi-book series: it opens with The Gilded Shroud (1992) and runs to 11 books across 1992–2024, ending with The Killing Cave (2024). Elizabeth Bailey's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Elizabeth Bailey written?
Elizabeth Bailey has 73 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1992 and 2024. 43 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Steepwood Scandal series with 16 books — and 30 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Elizabeth Bailey's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Elizabeth Bailey's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are A Lady Fan Mystery (1992–2024, 11 books), Governesses Trilogy (1992–2003, 3 books) and The Regency Collection (1996–1999, 3 books), plus 2 more.
How are Elizabeth Bailey's books organised into series?
This guide splits Elizabeth Bailey's 73 books into 5 named series and 30 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Steepwood Scandal (16 books, 2001–2002); A Lady Fan Mystery (11 books, 1992–2024); Brides by Chance (10 books, 2016–2021); Governesses Trilogy (3 books, 1992–2003); The Regency Collection (3 books, 1996–1999).