📖 About Desperate Duchesses

Desperate Duchesses is a series universe written by Eloisa James. The complete collection runs to 9 books across 1 series, published between 2007 and 2017.

The main series is Publication Order of Desperate Duchesses Books with 9 books. It opens with Desperate Duchesses (2007) and currently runs to Seven Minutes in Heaven (2017).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Desperate Duchesses

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Desperate Duchesses (2007), book 1 of Publication Order of Desperate Duchesses Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Desperate Duchesses Books in Order

Publication Order of Desperate Duchesses Books
9 books
1
Desperate Duchesses book cover1Desperate Duchesses2007Buy on Amazon
An Affair Before Christmas book cover2An Affair Before Christmas2007Buy on Amazon
Duchess By Night book cover3Duchess By Night2007Buy on Amazon
When the Duke Returns book cover4When the Duke Returns2008Buy on Amazon
This Duchess of Mine book cover5This Duchess of Mine2009Buy on Amazon
A Duke of Her Own book cover6A Duke of Her Own2009Buy on Amazon
Three Weeks With Lady X book cover7Three Weeks With Lady X2014Buy on Amazon
Four Nights With the Duke book cover8Four Nights With the Duke2015Buy on Amazon
Seven Minutes in Heaven book cover9Seven Minutes in Heaven2017Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Desperate Duchesses books are there?
There are 9 books in the Desperate Duchesses collection, organised into 1 series and published between 2007 and 2017.
What is the first Desperate Duchesses book?
The first book is Desperate Duchesses, published in 2007.
What order should I read the Desperate Duchesses books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Desperate Duchesses books?
The Desperate Duchesses books were written by Eloisa James.
Is the Desperate Duchesses series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Desperate Duchesses Books, has 9 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Desperate Duchesses series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2007, and the most recent in 2017.