Amanda McCabe books

Amanda McCabe is a prolific historical romance and mystery author with over 150 books, ranging from Regency romances published by Harlequin to Elizabethan-era mysteries set in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.

A Sinful Regency Christmas Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
One Wicked Christmas 2011 Buy
Virgin Unwrapped 2011 Buy
A Rake for Christmas 2011 Buy
An Illicit Indiscretion 2011 Buy
A Sinful Regency Christmas 2012 Buy

A World of Gothic Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Ghost in the Rain 2016 Buy
Haunting at Spook Light Inn 2016 Buy
Blood Stained Memories 2016 Buy
Sea of Darkness 2016 Buy
Shadows and Lies 2016 Buy
Once Upon a Gothic 2021 Buy

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Carmen Miranda’s Ghost is Haunting Space Station Three 1990 Buy
A Regency Christmas IX 2002 N/A
Regency Christmas Magic 2004 Buy
Regency Summer Scandals 2009 Buy
Regency Christmas Proposals 2010 Buy
Harlequin Historical December 2013 2013 Buy
Just One Kiss Away 2024 Buy

Bancrofts Of Barton Park Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Runaway Countess 2013 Buy
The Runaway Countess: A Regency Historical Romance 2013 N/A
Running from Scandal 2013 Buy
Running Into Temptation 2014 Buy

Castonbury Park Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Flirting with Ruin 2012 Buy
The Housemaid’s Scandalous Secret 2012 Buy
The Wicked Lord Montague 2012 Buy
The Lady Who Broke the Rules 2012 Buy
Lady of Shame 2012 Buy
The Illegitimate Montague 2012 Buy
Unbefitting a Lady 2012 Buy
Scandalous Whispers 2012 Buy
A Stranger at Castonbury 2013 Buy
Redemption of a Fallen Woman 2013 Buy

Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Notorious in the Tudor Court 2014 Buy
A Regency Duchess’s Awakening 2016 Buy
Regency Christmas Kisses 2020 Buy

Debutantes in Paris Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Secrets of a Wallflower 2018 Buy
The Governess’s Convenient Marriage 2018 Buy
Miss Fortescue’s Protector in Paris 2019 Buy

Dollar Duchesses Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
His Unlikely Duchess 2020 Buy
Playing the Duke’s Fiancée 2021 Buy
Winning Back His Duchess 2022 Buy

Elizabethan Theatre Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
To Court, Capture and Conquer 2010 Buy
The Taming of the Rogue 2012 Buy

Gaming Hell Christmas Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Gaming Hell Christmas 2021 Buy
Gaming Hell Christmas: Volume 2 2022 Buy
The Front Side of the Christmas Shilling 2023 Buy
Gaming Hell Christmas: Volume 3 2023 Buy
Gaming Hell Christmas: Volume 4 2025 Buy

Kate Haywood Elizabethan Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Murder at Hatfield House 2013 Buy
Murder at Westminster Abbey 2014 Buy
Murder at the Queen’s Masquerade 2015 Buy
Murder in the Queen’s Garden 2015 Buy
Murder at Whitehall 2015 Buy
Murder at Fontainebleau 2016 Buy

Lessons in Temptation Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Loving Spirit 2003 Buy
A Lady in Disguise 2003 Buy
A Tangled Web 2006 Buy

Martini Club 4 Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Ruined and Precarious 2021 Buy
Runaway and Priceless 2021 Buy
Reckless and Pampered 2021 Buy
Rebellious and Perilous 2021 Buy

Martini Club 4 - The 1920s Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Rebellious 2015 Buy
Reckless 2015 Buy
Runaway 2015 Buy

Matchmakers of Bath Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Earl’s Cinderella Countess 2024 Buy
Their Convenient Christmas Betrothal 2024 Buy
How to Court Your Wife 2025 N/A

Renaissance trilogy Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Notorious Woman 2007 Buy
A Sinful Alliance 2008 Buy
Shipwrecked and Seduced 2008 Buy
High Seas Stowaway 2009 N/A

Santa Fe Revival Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Santa Fe Mourning 2018 Buy
A Moment in Crime 2018 Buy
Death Comes to Santa Fe 2024 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Maid’s Lover 2009 Buy
To Bed a Libertine 2010 Buy
Girl in the Beaded Mask 2011 Buy
Unlacing the Lady in Waiting 2011 Buy
An Improper Duchess 2013 Buy
A Very Tudor Christmas 2013 Buy
Upon A Midnight Clear 2018 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Her Kind of Man 2000 Buy
The Errant Earl 2002 Buy
The Golden Feather 2002 Buy
One Touch of Magic 2003 Buy
The Rules of Love 2004 Buy
Lady Midnight 2005 Buy
High Seas Stowaway 2009 Buy
Rogue Grooms 2010 Buy
Betrayed by His Kiss 2014 Buy
The Demure Miss Manning 2015 Buy
The Queen’s Christmas Summons 2016 Buy
The Wallflower’s Mistletoe Wedding 2017 Buy
A Manhattan Heiress in Paris 2023 Buy
Secretary to the Socialite 2025 Buy

The Chase Muses Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
To Catch a Rogue 2008 Buy
To Deceive a Duke 2008 Buy
To Kiss a Count 2009 Buy

The Daughters of Erin Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Countess of Scandal 2010 Buy
Duchess of Sin 2010 Buy
Lady of Seduction 2011 Buy

The Diamonds of Welbourne Manor Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
How To Marry a Rake 2011 Buy
The Shy Duchess 2011 Buy
A Not So Respectable Gentleman? 2012 Buy

The Regency Rebels Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Because of Miss Everdean 2001 N/A
Scandal in Venice 2001 Buy
The Spanish Bride 2001 Buy
The Spanish Bride: Signet Regency Romance 2001 N/A
Lady Rogue 2002 Buy
The Star of India 2004 Buy

The Scandalous St. Claires Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
At the Duke’s Service 2009 N/A
The Duke’s Cinderella Bride 2009 N/A
One Naughty Night 2012 Buy
The Rake’s Wicked Proposal 2009 N/A
Two Sinful Secrets 2012 Buy
The Rogue’s Disgraced Lady 2010 N/A
Lady Arabella’s Scandalous Marriage 2010 N/A
Regency Christmas Proposals 2010 N/A

Tudor Queens Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Winter Queen 2009 Buy
Tarnished Rose of the Court 2012 Buy

Twelve Days of Christmas Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Partridge in a Pear Tree 2013 Buy
Nine Ladies Dancing: A Regency Christmas Novella 2019 N/A
Nine Ladies Dancing 2019 Buy

Undone! Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Notorious Rake, Innocent Lady 2005 Buy
The Unmasking of Lady Loveless 2008 Buy
Untamed Rogue, Scandalous Mistress 2009 Buy
At the Duke’s Service 2009 Buy
Disrobed and Dishonored 2009 Buy
Wicked Earl, Wanton Widow 2010 Buy
Convenient Wife, Pleasured Lady 2010 Buy
Her Midnight Cowboy 2010 Buy
The Wanton Governess 2011 Buy
The Liberation of Miss Finch 2011 Buy
Nights with the Outlaw 2011 Buy
A Rake for Christmas 2011 Buy
An Illicit Indiscretion 2011 Buy
Capturing the Silken Thief 2012 Buy
How to Live Indecently 2012 Buy
The Debutante’s Ruse 2012 Buy
The Sherriff’s Last Gamble 2012 Buy
A Pleasurable Shame 2012 Buy
In Bed with the Highlander 2013 Buy
His Wild West Wife 2013 Buy
Lost in Pleasure 2013 Buy
Unveiled for the Persian King 2013 Buy
How to Seduce a Sheikh 2013 Buy
A Dance with Indecency 2013 Buy
The Virgin Courtesan 2013 Buy
A Very Tudor Christmas 2013 Buy
Russian Winter Nights 2013 Buy
Snowbound with the Sheriff 2013 Buy
A Shocking Proposition 2014 Buy
Never Tempt A Lawman 2014 Buy
Princess in a Strange New Land 2014 Buy

Amanda McCabe has been writing historical romance since 2000, when her debut Her Kind of Man came out. Over the following decades she built a catalog of more than 150 books and novellas spanning the Regency, Tudor, Elizabethan, and Renaissance periods. Her romances are published through Harlequin Historical and independently, and she writes both full-length novels and short novellas.

Beyond romance, McCabe has written two distinct mystery series. The Kate Haywood Elizabethan Mysteries follow a young musician who solves murders at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, while the Santa Fe Revival Mysteries are set in 1920s New Mexico. She has also written gothic-flavored stories in her World of Gothic series and 1920s-set romances in the Martini Club 4 series. Her range covers everything from sweet Regency ballroom stories to dark, atmospheric settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Amanda McCabe written?

Amanda McCabe has written 154 books across 27 series.

What was Amanda McCabe's first book?

Amanda McCabe’s first book is Carmen Miranda’s Ghost is Haunting Space Station Three, published in 1990.

What genres does Amanda McCabe write in?

McCabe writes primarily in historical romance, especially Regency and Tudor-era settings, but she also writes historical mysteries (the Kate Haywood Elizabethan Mysteries and the Santa Fe Revival Mystery series) and gothic fiction (the World of Gothic series). She has published with Harlequin, Grand Central, and independently.

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