Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Lady Jane | 2016 | Jodi Meadows | Buy |
| 2 | My Plain Jane | 2018 | Jodi Meadows | Buy |
| 3 | My Calamity Jane | 2020 | Jodi Meadows | Buy |
| 4 | My Contrary Mary | 2021 | Jodi Meadows | Buy |
| 5 | My Imaginary Mary | 2022 | Jodi Meadows | Buy |
| 6 | My Salty Mary | 2024 | Jodi Meadows | Buy |
The Lady Janies started with My Lady Jane in 2016, a comedic retelling of the life of Lady Jane Grey that adds shape-shifting and humor to the real historical events. The series is co-written by Jodi Meadows, Cynthia Hand, and Brodi Ashton, and each book takes a different famous woman as its starting point while playing fast and loose with history.
My Plain Jane reimagines Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre with ghosts, My Calamity Jane heads to the Wild West, and the Mary books (My Contrary Mary, My Imaginary Mary, My Salty Mary) take on Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Shelley, and the pirate Mary Read. The series blends real history with fantasy elements and a consistent comedic voice. My Lady Jane was adapted into a Prime Video series in 2024.