Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bargaining with a Rake | 2012 | Julie Johnstone | Buy |
| 2 | Conspiring With A Rogue | 2012 | Julie Johnstone | Buy |
| 3 | Dancing With A Devil | 2014 | Julie Johnstone | Buy |
| 4 | After Forever | 2014 | Julie Johnstone | Buy |
| 5 | The Dangerous Duke of Dinnisfree | 2015 | Julie Johnstone | Buy |
The Whisper of Scandal series was one of Julie Johnstone’s first forays into Regency romance, launching in 2012 with Bargaining with a Rake. Over five books published through 2015, the series follows different couples in Regency-era London as they contend with gossip, family duty, and romantic entanglements that polite society would rather keep hidden. Each novel pairs a woman of strong character with a hero whose rakish reputation masks genuine feeling.
This series helped establish Johnstone as a USA Today bestselling author. The books balance witty dialogue with emotional weight, and the Regency setting is drawn with enough period detail to ground the stories without slowing them down. Conspiring With A Rogue and Dancing With A Devil continue the pattern of clever heroines tangling with men who think they have all the answers. The final entry, The Dangerous Duke of Dinnisfree, brings a Scottish duke into the London marriage market, hinting at the Highland-centered romances Johnstone would go on to write in later years.