Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challenge to Honor | 2005 | Jennifer Blake | Buy |
| 2 | Dawn Encounter | 2006 | Jennifer Blake | Buy |
| 3 | Rogue’s Salute | 2007 | Jennifer Blake | Buy |
| 4 | Guarded Heart | 2008 | Jennifer Blake | Buy |
| 5 | Gallant Match | 2009 | Jennifer Blake | Buy |
| 6 | Triumph in Arms | 2010 | Jennifer Blake | Buy |
| 7 | By Grace Possessed | 2011 | Jennifer Blake | Buy |
| 8 | By His Majesty’s Grace | 2011 | Jennifer Blake | Buy |
| 9 | Seduced by Grace | 2011 | Jennifer Blake | Buy |
The Masters at Arms series is widely considered Jennifer Blake’s best work. Set in antebellum New Orleans, the series follows fencing masters who live by a strict code of honor while navigating the dangerous social world of Creole society. Challenge to Honor opens the series, introducing the world of the salon and the dueling ground.
Each of the nine books features a different fencing master and the woman who challenges his carefully ordered life. Blake’s research into historical fencing and New Orleans culture gives the series an authenticity that sets it apart from typical historical romance. The Graces trilogy (By His Majesty’s Grace, By Grace Possessed, Seduced by Grace) shares characters with this series.