Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forbidden | 2015 | Jess Michaels | Buy |
| 2 | Deceived | 2015 | Jess Michaels | Buy |
| 3 | Tempted | 2016 | Jess Michaels | Buy |
| 4 | Ruined | 2016 | Jess Michaels | Buy |
| 5 | Seduced | 2016 | Jess Michaels | Buy |
| 6 | Fascinated | 2017 | Jess Michaels | Buy |
The Wicked Woodleys is a six-book Regency romance series by Jess Michaels featuring a family that seems constitutionally unable to avoid scandal. Beginning with Forbidden (2015), each book follows a different Woodley through Deceived, Tempted, Ruined, Seduced, and Fascinated (2017), with the single-word titles capturing the nature of each story.
The one-word titles work like a shorthand for each Woodley’s particular brand of trouble. Forbidden and Deceived (both 2015) set the tone, while Tempted and Ruined (2016) push the family further into disrepute. Seduced (2016) and Fascinated (2017) close things out with two more romances that refuse to stay within polite society’s boundaries.
Michaels wrote the series across three years, giving it steady momentum. The Wicked Woodleys is one of several Regency family series in her catalog, alongside The Pleasure Wars and The Shelley Sisters. Readers who finish one tend to move on to the others, since Michaels keeps the tone consistent across her work.