Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth the Beloved | 1965 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 2 | Katheryn, the Wanton Queen | 1967 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 3 | Bride for King James | 1968 | Maureen Peters | N/A |
| 4 | Anne, The Rose Of Hever | 1969 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 5 | The rose of Hever | 1969 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 6 | Dangerous Inheritance | 1969 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 7 | Portrait of Sarah | 1969 | Maureen Peters | N/A |
| 8 | Joan of the Lilies | 1969 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 9 | Flower Of The Greys | 1969 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 10 | Mary, The Infamous Queen | 1970 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 11 | Princess of Desire | 1970 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 12 | Struggle for a Crown | 1970 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 13 | A Footfall in the Mist | 1971 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 14 | Shadow of a Tudor | 1971 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 15 | Henry VIII and His Six Wives | 1971 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 16 | Seven for St Crispin’s Day | 1971 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 17 | The Cloistered Flame | 1971 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 18 | The Woodville Wench | 1972 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 19 | Royal Escape | 1972 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 20 | The Peacock Queen / The Virgin Queen | 1972 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 21 | Fair Kilmeny | 1972 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 22 | Peacock Queen | 1972 | Maureen Peters | N/A |
| 23 | Moonflete | 1972 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 24 | The Wayward Madonna | 1972 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 25 | The Queen Who Never Was | 1972 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 26 | Jewel of the Greys | 1972 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 27 | Destiny’s Lady | 1972 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 28 | Flawed enchantress | 1973 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 29 | So Fair And Foul A Queen | 1973 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 30 | Master of Malcarew | 1973 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 31 | Minstrel’s Leap | 1973 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 32 | Maid of Judah | 1973 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 33 | Enchanted Grotto | 1973 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 34 | Curse of the Greys | 1974 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 35 | The Willow Maid | 1974 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 36 | Spin Me a Shadow | 1974 | Maureen Peters | N/A |
| 37 | House That Hated People | 1974 | Maureen Peters | N/A |
| 38 | Enigma of Brontes | 1974 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 39 | The Queenmaker | 1975 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 40 | The Gallows Herd | 1976 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 41 | Crystal and the Cloud | 1977 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 42 | Echo of Margaret | 1978 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 43 | Greengirl | 1979 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 44 | Pilgrim of Desire | 1979 | Maureen Peters | N/A |
| 45 | A Dream Of Fair Serpents | 1979 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 46 | Beggar Maid, Queen | 1980 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 47 | Flame in the Snow | 1980 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 48 | Snow Blossom | 1980 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 49 | I, the Maid | 1980 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 50 | Ravenscar | 1981 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 51 | Song for a Strolling Player | 1981 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 52 | Night of the Willow | 1981 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 53 | The Dragon And The Rose | 1982 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 54 | Frost On The Rose | 1982 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 55 | Red Queen, White Queen | 1982 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 56 | Lover Dark, Lady Fair | 1982 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 57 | The Savage Web | 1982 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 58 | Imperial Harlot | 1983 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 59 | My Lady Troubadour | 1983 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 60 | Dark Gemini | 1983 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 61 | Lackland’s Bride | 1983 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 62 | Alianor | 1984 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 63 | Child of the Flesh | 1984 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 64 | Song for Marguerite | 1984 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 65 | My Philippa | 1984 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 66 | Sangreal | 1984 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 67 | Sabre | 1985 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 68 | Sabre’s Child | 1985 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 69 | Lass of Silver, Lad of Gold | 1985 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 70 | Silken Sabre | 1985 | Maureen Peters | N/A |
| 71 | Isabella, The She Wolf | 1985 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 72 | Fair Maid of Kent | 1985 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 73 | House of Sabre | 1986 | Maureen Peters | N/A |
| 74 | Bond Wife | 1986 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 75 | Heart Of Flame | 1986 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 76 | Lady For A Chevalier | 1987 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 77 | Double Deception | 1987 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 78 | A Scent of Lilac | 1988 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 79 | Gentle Sabre | 1988 | Maureen Peters | N/A |
| 80 | My Catalina | 1988 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 81 | Pilgrim In The Wind | 1988 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 82 | Fruit of the Sabre | 1988 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 83 | Regency Morning | 1988 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 84 | The Noonday Queen | 1988 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 85 | Wife in Waiting | 1989 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 86 | The Love Knot | 1989 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 87 | Minstrel for a Valois | 1989 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 88 | The Sealed Knot | 1989 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 89 | Proud Bess | 1990 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 90 | The Vinegar Seed | 1990 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 91 | Patchwork | 1991 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 92 | The Flower of Martinique | 1991 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 93 | Daffodil Anne | 1991 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 94 | Last Seen Wearing | 1991 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 95 | The Vinegar Blossom | 1991 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 96 | Much suspected of me. | 1991 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 97 | A Masque Of Brontës | 1991 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 98 | England’s Mistress | 1992 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 99 | My Name is Polly Winter | 1992 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 100 | The Vinegar Tree | 1992 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 101 | Incredible Fierce Desire | 1993 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 102 | Green Apple Burning | 1993 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 103 | With Murder in Mind | 1997 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 104 | My Pilgrim Love | 1997 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 105 | Witch Queen | 1998 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 106 | Hoodman Blind | 1999 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 107 | Child of Earth | 1999 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 108 | Zabillet of the Snow | 1999 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 109 | The Luck Bride | 2000 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 110 | Valentine | 2000 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 111 | Goodbye Holly Jane | 2001 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 112 | Morning of a Sabre | 2001 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 113 | Child of Fire | 2002 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 114 | Verity | 2002 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 115 | Trumpet Morning | 2006 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 116 | The Haunting of Houses | 2006 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 117 | Vashti | 2006 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 118 | The Scent of Jasmine | 2007 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 119 | Sun of Silver, Moon of Gold | 2008 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
| 120 | The Genii | 2021 | Maureen Peters | Buy |
Maureen Peters (1935-2008) was one of the most prolific historical novelists of the 20th century. Born in Caernarvon, North Wales, she was educated at the University College of North Wales, Bangor, where she earned a BA and a diploma in Education. She taught disabled children before turning to writing full time.
Her output of standalone novels is enormous, spanning over 120 books from 1965 to well after her death in 2008. The bulk of her work focuses on English royalty, particularly the Tudor period and the Wars of the Roses. Elizabeth the Beloved, her debut, began a long line of novels about queens, princesses, and noblewomen. Peters also wrote under many pen names, including Veronica Black, Catherine Darby, Belinda Gray, and Sharon Whitby. She was also a Bronte scholar, and several of her novels draw on the Bronte family story. The books range from biographical fiction about real historical figures to gothic romances set in historical periods.