Jo Beverley

Jo Beverley is a very well-known and beloved name in the historical romance world. She is one of eighteen members of the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Jo has over thirty published historical romances as well as many other small pieces.

The best place to start is the Renfrew/Kyle series, the earliest of Jo Beverley's multi-book series: it opens with Lord Wraybourne's Betrothed (1988) and runs to 8 books across 1988–2008, ending with Lovers and Ladies (2008). Jo Beverley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Jo Beverley has 121 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1985 and 2025. 87 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Company of Rogues series with 17 books — and 34 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jo Beverley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Renfrew/Kyle (1988–2008, 8 books), Company of Rogues (1991–2016, 17 books) and Dark Champion (1992–1998, 4 books), plus 2 more.

This guide splits Jo Beverley's 121 books into 6 named series and 34 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Company of Rogues (17 books, 1991–2016); Mallorens (13 books, 1993–2013); Renfrew/Kyle (8 books, 1988–2008); Dark Champion (4 books, 1992–1998); Three Heroes (4 books, 2001–2004), plus 1 further series.