Reading order · 7 books · 2010 to 2013 · Set in London
Windhams Books in Order
The Windham books are tender Regency romances about the children of Percival, Duke of Moreland, and his duchess, each finding love in their own way, from the heir who falls for his housekeeper to the illegitimate son who comes home from war.
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Series facts
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2010 to 2013
- First book
- The Heir
- Latest
- Lady Eve's Indiscretion (2013)
- Setting
- Set in London
The reading order
Every Windhams book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
7 books · Set in London
- 1The Heir2010With Anna SeatonGayle Windham, Earl of Westhaven, heir to the Duke of Moreland, is pursued by his father’s matchmaking and finds peace only with his new housekeeper, Anna Seaton, a woman with secrets of her own.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Soldier2011Devlin St Just, the duke’s illegitimate son, comes home from the Napoleonic Wars with deep scars and is given a neglected estate in Yorkshire, along with a small girl to care for and a neighbour, Emmie Farnum.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Virtuoso2011Valentine Windham, a gifted pianist, can no longer play because of an injury to his hand, and in the country he meets a widow, Ellen FitzEngle, who has troubles of her own.Buy on Amazon
- 4Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish2011With Sophie WindhamLady Sophie Windham is left alone in the family’s London house at Christmas, with a baby left on her doorstep and a stranger who comes to help.Buy on Amazon
- 5Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal2012With Maggie WindhamLady Maggie Windham, threatened with exposure, hires the investigator Benjamin Hazlit, who becomes more interested in her than in the puzzle she has set him.Buy on Amazon
- 6Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight2012With Louisa WindhamLady Louisa Windham fears a reckless act from her youth will ruin her, and Sir Joseph Carrington offers to help, though he has secrets of his own.Buy on Amazon
- 7Lady Eve's Indiscretion2013With Eve WindhamLady Eve Windham fears her past will come to light, and makes a deal with the Marquis of Deene that each will act as the other’s decoy to avoid marriage.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the books in order, starting with The Heir. The family appears throughout, and the stories overlap in time.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Anna Seaton | Sophie Windham | Maggie Windham | Louisa Windham | Eve Windham | Gayle Windham, Earl of Westhaven | Devlin St Just | Valentine Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Heir | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ||||
| 2 The Soldier | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | |||||
| 3 The Virtuoso | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | |||||
| 4 Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ||||
| 5 Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ||||
| 6 Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ||||
| 7 Lady Eve's Indiscretion | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Windhams books
9 characters from Grace Burrowes’s chart, with the number of Windhams books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Anna SeatonWesthaven's housekeeper | 1 | The Heir 2010 |
| Sophie WindhamDaughter left alone at Christmas | 1 | Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish 2011 |
| Maggie WindhamIllegitimate eldest daughter | 1 | Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal 2012 |
| Louisa WindhamBookish daughter | 1 | Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight 2012 |
| Eve WindhamYoungest daughter | 1 | Lady Eve's Indiscretion 2013 |
| Gayle Windham, Earl of WesthavenDuke's heir | 7 | The Heir 2010 |
| Devlin St JustIllegitimate son, a soldier | 7 | The Heir 2010 |
| Valentine WindhamMusician son | 7 | The Heir 2010 |
| Percival, Duke of MorelandTheir father | 7 | The Heir 2010 |