Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only a Hero Will Do | 2017 | Vanessa Riley | Buy |
| 2 | Once Bitten | 2017 | Vanessa Riley | Buy |
| 3 | Lightning Strikes Twice | 2017 | Vanessa Riley | Buy |
| 4 | No Hiding for the Guilty | 2017 | Vanessa Riley | Buy |
| 5 | The Marquis of Thunder | 2017 | Vanessa Riley | Buy |
| 6 | The Good, the Bad, and the Scandalous | 2017 | Vanessa Riley | Buy |
| 7 | The Missing Duke | 2017 | Vanessa Riley | Buy |
| 8 | The Mercenary Pirate | 2017 | Vanessa Riley | Buy |
| 9 | No Rest for the Wicked | 2017 | Vanessa Riley | Buy |
Vanessa Riley published all nine books in The Heart of a Hero series during 2017. The series opens with Only a Hero Will Do and runs through titles like Once Bitten, Lightning Strikes Twice, and No Hiding for the Guilty before reaching The Marquis of Thunder at the midpoint. From there, The Good, the Bad, and the Scandalous, The Missing Duke, The Mercenary Pirate, and No Rest for the Wicked carry the series to its conclusion.
The titles suggest a romance series set in a historical period, with references to marquises, dukes, and pirates fitting a Regency or similar era setting. Nine books in a single year is a lot of material, but several of these may be novellas or shorter works given the rapid release schedule. Readers should start with Only a Hero Will Do and work through the list in order, since character connections appear to run across the entries.