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Jane Ashford

4 Series • 45 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of The Duke's Sons Books
Start with: Heir to the Duke (2016)
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Publication Order of The Duke's Estates Books
Start with: The Duke Who Loved Me (2021)
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Publication Order of The Way to a Lord's Heart Books
Start with: Brave New Earl (2018)

ⓘ About Jane Ashford

Author Jane Ashford (which is a pen name for Jane Nancy LeCompte) found Georgette Heyer’s work while in junior high and was captivated by the glitter and wit found that can be found in Regency England. Being delighted by this work was partially responsible for her studying English literature and travel all over Europe and Britain. She has lived in three big cities in her life: Boston, Los Angeles, and New York; later on in her life, she has become a little bit of a nomad. She was born on August 20, 1948. She made her debut in fiction in the year 1980, when “Gwendeline” was released. She made the jump to writing a romance series in the year 2016 when “Heir to the Duke” was released, it is book one in her series of novels chronicling the sons that the Duke of Langford has.

All Book Series by Jane Ashford

1
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Heir to the Duke

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2016

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2016
2
What the Duke Doesn't Know book cover

What the Duke Doesn't Know

Book 2 of 6 · published 2016

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2016
3
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Lord Sebastian's Secret

Book 3 of 6 · published 2017

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2017
4
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Nothing Like a Duke

Book 4 of 6 · published 2017

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2017
5
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The Duke Knows Best

Book 5 of 6 · published 2017

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2017
6
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A Favor for the Prince

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2020

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2020
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The Duke Who Loved Me

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2021

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2021
2
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Earl on the Run

Book 2 of 7 · published 2022

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2022
3
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Blame It on the Earl

Book 3 of 7 · published 2022

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2022
4
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A Gentleman Ought to Know

Book 4 of 7 · published 2023

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2023
5
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The Duke's Best Friend

Book 5 of 7 · published 2023

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2023
6
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The Duke Has Done It Again

Book 6 of 7 · published 2024

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2024
7
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The Duke's Best Friend

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2023

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2023
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Brave New Earl

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2018

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2018
2
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A Lord Apart

Book 2 of 5 · published 2019

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2019
3
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How to Cross a Marquess

Book 3 of 5 · published 2019

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2019
4
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A Duke Too Far

Book 4 of 5 · published 2020

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2020
5
Earl's Well That Ends Well book cover

Earl's Well That Ends Well

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2020

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2020
1
Gwendeline book cover

Gwendeline

Series opener · book 1 of 27 · published 1980

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1980
2
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Bluestocking

Book 2 of 27 · published 1980

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1980
3
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Man of Honour

Book 3 of 27 · published 1981

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1981
4
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Rivals of Fortune

Book 4 of 27 · published 1981

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1981
5
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The Three Graces

Book 5 of 27 · published 1982

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1982
6
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The Marchington Scandal

Book 6 of 27 · published 1982

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1982
7
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The Headstrong Ward

Book 7 of 27 · published 1983

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1983
8
A Radical Arrangement book cover

A Radical Arrangement

Book 8 of 27 · published 1983

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1983
9
First Season book cover

First Season

Book 9 of 27 · published 1984

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1984
10
Cachet / First Impressions book cover

Cachet / First Impressions

Book 10 of 27 · published 1984

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1984
11
The Impetuous Heiress book cover

The Impetuous Heiress

Book 11 of 27 · published 1984

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1984
12
The Repentant Rebel book cover

The Repentant Rebel

Book 12 of 27 · published 1984

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1984
13
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The Irresolute Rivals

Book 13 of 27 · published 1985

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1985
14
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MIRAGE

Book 14 of 27 · published 1986

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1986
15
The Reluctant Rake book cover

The Reluctant Rake

Book 15 of 27 · published 1987

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1987
16
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Meddlesome Miranda

Book 16 of 27 · published 1989

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1989
17
Moon Passage book cover

Moon Passage

Book 17 of 27 · published 1989 Pen name · Jane LeCompte

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1989
18
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The Marriage Wager

Book 18 of 27 · published 1996

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1996
19
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The Bargain

Book 19 of 27 · published 1997

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1997
20
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Charmed and Dangerous

Book 20 of 27 · published 1998

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1998
21
Bride to Be book cover

Bride to Be

Book 21 of 27 · published 1999

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1999
22
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Sistren

Book 22 of 27 · published 2006 Pen name · Jane LeCompte

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2006
23
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Once Again a Bride

Book 23 of 27 · published 2013

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2013
24
The Bride Insists book cover

The Bride Insists

Book 24 of 27 · published 2014

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2014
25
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Married to a Perfect Stranger

Book 25 of 27 · published 2015

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2015
26
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Last Gentleman Standing

Book 26 of 27 · published 2017

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2017
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Earl to the Rescue

Latest in the series · book 27 of 27 · published 2018

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2018

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jane Ashford?

Author Jane Ashford (which is a pen name for Jane Nancy LeCompte) found Georgette Heyer's work while in junior high and was captivated by the glitter and wit found that can be found in Regency England. Being delighted by this work was partially responsible for her studying English literature and travel all over Europe and Britain. She has lived in three big cities in her life: Boston, Los Angeles, and New York; later on in her life, she has become a little bit of a nomad.

Which Jane Ashford series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Duke's Sons series, the earliest of Jane Ashford's multi-book series: it opens with Heir to the Duke (2016) and runs to 6 books across 2016–2020, ending with A Favor for the Prince (2020). Jane Ashford's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Jane Ashford written?

Jane Ashford has 45 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1980 and 2024. 18 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being The Duke's Estates series with 7 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Jane Ashford's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jane Ashford's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Duke's Sons (2016–2020, 6 books), The Way to a Lord's Heart (2018–2020, 5 books) and The Duke's Estates (2021–2024, 7 books).

How are Jane Ashford's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jane Ashford's 45 books into 3 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Duke's Estates (7 books, 2021–2024); The Duke's Sons (6 books, 2016–2020); The Way to a Lord's Heart (5 books, 2018–2020).