Joanna Barker books

Joanna Barker is a two-time Whitney Award-winning author of clean Regency romance novels, including the Cartwells series and several standalone historicals.

Short Stories/Novellas

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The Two Bells of Christmas 2022 Buy

Standalone Novels

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The Truth about Miss Ashbourne 2018 Buy
Miss Adeline’s Match 2019 Buy
Secrets and Suitors 2019 Buy
Otherwise Engaged 2020 Buy
A Heart Worth Stealing 2023 Buy
So True a Love 2024 Buy

The Cartwells Reading Order

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A Game of Hearts 2022 Buy
To Charm a Lady 2024 Buy

Joanna Barker writes clean Regency romance — stories set in early nineteenth-century England with no explicit content. She has won the Historical Romance Whitney Award twice and been a finalist five more times. Publishers Weekly and the Historical Novel Society have both reviewed her work favorably.

Her books include the Cartwells series, six standalone novels, and a Christmas novella. She started publishing in 2018 with The Truth about Miss Ashbourne and has put out books steadily since then. More recently, A Heart Worth Stealing was published through Shadow Mountain’s Proper Romance line. She lives with her husband and three children.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Joanna Barker written?

Joanna Barker has written 42 books across 6 series.

What was Joanna Barker's first book?

Joanna Barker’s first book is A Midwinter Ball, published in 2015.

What awards has Joanna Barker won?

Joanna Barker has won the Historical Romance Whitney Award twice and has been a finalist five times. Her work has been praised by Publishers Weekly and the Historical Novel Society.

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