Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reputation | 2021 | Lex Croucher | Buy |
| 2 | Infamous | 2022 | Lex Croucher | Buy |
| 3 | Trouble | 2023 | Lex Croucher | Buy |
| 4 | Not for the Faint of Heart | 2024 | Lex Croucher | Buy |
| 5 | The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones | 2026 | Lex Croucher | N/A |
Lex Croucher’s standalone novels are all set in or around the Regency period, but each tells a separate story with different characters and settings. They share a comic sensibility and a tendency to put LGBTQ+ characters at the center of historical stories where they would typically be invisible.
“Reputation” (2021) was her fiction debut and established the template: a sharp heroine, witty dialogue, and a social world full of people behaving badly. “Infamous” (2022) continued in a similar vein, while “Trouble” (2023) and “Not for the Faint of Heart” (2024) pushed into slightly different territory within the same Regency frame.
“The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones” (2026) suggests a move toward fantasy elements with its title, though it sits within the same standalone sequence. Because none of these books are connected by plot or recurring characters, readers can start anywhere – “Reputation” is the natural starting point given it came first, but any of the novels works as an introduction to Croucher’s style.