The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 11 books · 2011 to 2019 · Often set in the fictional Spindle Cove, Sussex

Tessa Dare

RomanceRomantic comedyHistorical romance

Tessa Dare writes funny, warm Regency romance. Spindle Cove is a seaside village for unusual young ladies; in Castles Ever After, three women inherit castles; Girl Meets Duke pairs dukes with very unlikely brides.

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Tessa Dare books in order

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Spindle Cove

5 books · Set in the fictional Spindle Cove, SussexHistorical romanceRomantic comedy
  1. 1A Night to Surrender2011With Victor BramwellBuy on Amazon
  2. 2A Week to Be Wicked2012With Minerva Highwood and Colin SandhurstBuy on Amazon
  3. 3A Lady by Midnight2012With Kate Taylor and Samuel ThorneBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Any Duchess Will Do2013With Pauline SimmsBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Do You Want to Start a Scandal2016With Charlotte HighwoodBuy on Amazon

Castles Ever After

3 books · Set in England and ScotlandHistorical romanceRomantic comedy
  1. 1Romancing the Duke2014With Isolde "Izzy" Goodnight and Ransom Vane, Duke of RothburyBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Say Yes to the Marquess2014With Clio WhitmoreBuy on Amazon
  3. 3When a Scot Ties the Knot2015With Madeline GracechurchBuy on Amazon

Girl Meets Duke

3 books · Set in LondonHistorical romanceRomantic comedy
  1. 1The Duchess Deal2017Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Governess Game2018With Alexandra MountbattenBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Wallflower Wager2019With Penny CampionBuy on Amazon

Characters

16 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Spindle Cove

Castles Ever After

Girl Meets Duke