Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Lady Jane | 2016 | Cynthia Hand | Buy |
| 2 | My Plain Jane | 2018 | Cynthia Hand | Buy |
| 3 | My Calamity Jane | 2020 | Cynthia Hand | Buy |
| 4 | My Contrary Mary | 2021 | Cynthia Hand | Buy |
| 5 | My Imaginary Mary | 2022 | Cynthia Hand | Buy |
| 6 | My Salty Mary | 2024 | Cynthia Hand | Buy |
The Lady Janies is a co-authored series in which Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows reimagine famous historical and literary women in humorous, fantastical versions of their stories. Each book takes a well-known “Jane” or “Mary” and adds supernatural twists to her real or fictional biography.
The series began in 2016 with My Lady Jane and has grown to six books through 2024. The lighthearted tone and creative premises (shape-shifting in Tudor England, ghosts in Victorian Yorkshire) have made the books popular with readers who enjoy historical fiction with a comedic twist.