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ⓘ About Sarah MacLean
Sarah MacLean is the USA Today, Washington Post, and the New York Times bestselling author of the novels based on the romance and young adult genres. She was born on December 17, 1978 in Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States. Sarah saw a huge success right from the first adult romance novel of her career, which went on to debut on the bestseller list of the New York Times. It remained on the top list for a period of 4 weeks. Apart from writing novels, Sarah also monthly review columns about romance novels in The Washington Post. In her successful career as an author, Sarah has won the RITA Award by the Romance Writers of America on two occasions in the category of the Best Historical Romance in the years 2013 and 2014.
All Book Series by Sarah MacLean
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2010
Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2011
Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2014
Ladies in Waiting: Jane Austen's Unsung Characters
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sarah MacLean?
Sarah MacLean is the USA Today, Washington Post, and the New York Times bestselling author of the novels based on the romance and young adult genres. She was born on December 17, 1978 in Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States. Sarah saw a huge success right from the first adult romance novel of her career, which went on to debut on the bestseller list of the New York Times.
Which Sarah MacLean series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Love By Numbers series, the earliest of Sarah MacLean's multi-book series: it opens with Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (2010) and runs to 3 books across 2010–2011, ending with Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart (2011). Sarah MacLean's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sarah MacLean written?
Sarah MacLean has 25 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2009 and 2027. 17 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Hell's Belles series with 4 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sarah MacLean's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sarah MacLean's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Love By Numbers (2010–2011, 3 books), The Rules of Scoundrels (2012–2014, 4 books) and Scandal & Scoundrel (2015–2017, 3 books), plus 2 more.
How are Sarah MacLean's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sarah MacLean's 25 books into 5 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Hell's Belles (4 books, 2021–2027); The Rules of Scoundrels (4 books, 2012–2014); The Bareknuckle Bastards (3 books, 2018–2020); Love By Numbers (3 books, 2010–2011); Scandal & Scoundrel (3 books, 2015–2017).