Reading order · 7 books · 2012 to 2016 · Set in Cornwall
Survivors' Club Books in Order
The Survivors’ Club are six men and one woman who recovered from wounds of the Napoleonic Wars at Penderris Hall in Cornwall, home of the Duke of Stanbrook. Each of the seven novels follows one of them as they find love.
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Series facts
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2012 to 2016
- First book
- The Proposal
- Latest
- Only Beloved (2016)
- Setting
- Set in Cornwall
The reading order
Every Survivors' Club book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
7 books · Set in Cornwall
- 1The Proposal2012Gwendoline Grayson, a widow, twists her ankle on a beach in Cornwall and is rescued by Hugo Emes, a gruff former officer and one of the Survivors’ Club, who needs to find a wife.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Arrangement2013Vincent Hunt, Viscount Darleigh, blinded in the war, returns home to find his family determined to marry him off.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Escape2014Sir Benedict Harper, left with injuries that make walking hard, sets out to travel, and meets Samantha McKay, a widow trapped by her late husband’s family.Buy on Amazon
- 4Only Enchanting2014Flavian Arnott, Viscount Ponsonby, whose stammer came from his wartime injuries, proposes to Agnes Keeping, a quiet widow, after a broken engagement leaves him reeling.Buy on Amazon
- 5Only a Promise2015Ralph Stockwood, heir to an earldom, must marry, and Chloe Muirhead, who is hiding from a London scandal, proposes that they make a marriage of convenience.Buy on Amazon
- 6Only a Kiss2015Imogen, Lady Barclay, lives quietly at her late husband’s estate in Cornwall, until its new owner, the carefree Percy Hayes, Earl of Hardford, arrives.Buy on Amazon
- 7Only Beloved2016With George Crabbe, Duke of StanbrookGeorge Crabbe, Duke of Stanbrook, who gave the Survivors a home at Penderris, decides to propose to Dora Debbins, a music teacher he met at a wedding.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with The Proposal. The Survivors meet every year and appear in each other’s books, and the Duke’s own story comes last.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | George Crabbe, Duke of Stanbrook | Hugo Emes | Vincent Hunt | Ben Harper | Flavian Arnott | Ralph Stockwood | Imogen Hayes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Proposal | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 2 The Arrangement | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 3 The Escape | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 4 Only Enchanting | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 5 Only a Promise | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 6 Only a Kiss | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 7 Only Beloved | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Survivors' Club books
7 characters from Mary Balogh’s chart, with the number of Survivors' Club books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| George Crabbe, Duke of StanbrookHost of the Survivors at Penderris | 7 | The Proposal 2012 |
| Hugo EmesOfficer from a merchant family | 7 | The Proposal 2012 |
| Vincent HuntBlinded viscount | 7 | The Proposal 2012 |
| Ben HarperInjured officer | 7 | The Proposal 2012 |
| Flavian ArnottViscount with a stammer | 7 | The Proposal 2012 |
| Ralph StockwoodEarl's heir | 7 | The Proposal 2012 |
| Imogen HayesWidowed survivor | 7 | The Proposal 2012 |