Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Reluctant Earl | 2023 | Shirley Karr | Buy |
| 2 | My Devoted Viscount | 2024 | Shirley Karr | Buy |
The Brazen Bluestockings series by Shirley Karr features Regency-era heroines who are educated, independent, and unafraid to break social conventions. The series currently includes My Reluctant Earl (2023) and My Devoted Viscount (2024).
In these novels, the heroines are “bluestockings,” a historical term for intellectual women in the 1700s and 1800s. Karr pairs them with noblemen who find themselves drawn to women who refuse to fit the expected mold. The stories balance romance with period details and a sense of humor.