Madeline Hunter

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Madeline Hunter
  • Bibliography:
    41 Books (8 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2000
  • Latest Book:
    May 2024
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About the Author

Madeline Hunter is a Ph.D. in Art History, which she currently teaches at the college level. In her other life, she is an author of bestselling historical romances. Her first book was published in 2000 and she was crowned Waldenbooks Bestselling Debut Author that same year. She has received two starred reviews. She has won the RITA award twice. Her books have appeared on the USA Today bestseller lists numerous times. Madeline Hunter has been celebrated as “one of the brightest new writers in the genre” by Publishers Weekly.

Madeline currently resides in eastern Pennsylvania with her husband and their two sons.

Full Series List in Order

Decadent Dukes Society

1 - The Most Dangerous Duke in London (May-2017)
2 - A Devil of a Duke (Apr-2018)
3 - Never Deny a Duke (May-2019)

A Duke's Heiress Romance

1 - Heiress for Hire (May-2020)
2 - Heiress in Red Silk (May-2021)
3 - The Heiress Bride (May-2023)

Fairbourne Quartet

1 - The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne (Mar-2012)
2 - The Conquest of Lady Cassandra (Mar-2013)
3 - The Counterfeit Mistress (Sep-2013)
4 - The Accidental Duchess (Jun-2014)

Medieval

1 - By Possession (Sep-2000)
2 - By Design (Jan-2001)
3 - Stealing Heaven (Aug-2002)
4 - By Arrangement (Jun-2000)
5 - The Protector (Jun-2001)
6 - Lord of a Thousand Nights (Jan-2002)

Rarest Blooms

1 - Ravishing in Red (Feb-2010)
2 - Provocative in Pearls (Feb-2010)
3 - Sinful in Satin (Oct-2010)
4 - Dangerous in Diamonds (May-2011)

Rothwell Brothers

1 - The Rules of Seduction (Nov-2006)
2 - The Lessons of Desire (Sep-2007)
3 - Secrets of Surrender (May-2008)
4 - The Sins of Lord Easterbrook (Feb-2009)

Seducer

1 - The Seducer (Oct-2003)
2 - The Saint (Nov-2003)
3 - The Charmer (Dec-2003)
4 - The Sinner (Jan-2004)
5 - The Romantic (Nov-2004)
6 - Lord of Sin (May-2005)
7 - Lady of Sin (Mar-2006)

Wicked Trilogy

1 - His Wicked Reputation (Mar-2015)
2 - Tall, Dark and Wicked (Oct-2015)
3 - The Wicked Duke (Jun-2016)

Multi-Author Series List

Midsummer Knights

7 - Never If Not Now (Jul-2020)

Book List in Order: 41 titles

  • By Arrangement

    Medieval - 4

    THE LADY AND THE COMMONER Lady Christiana Fitzwaryn was not opposed to marriage. But she demanded to be married on her own terms, not as punishment for a romantic indiscretion, and especially not to a common merchant. Yet she was in for a shock wh...

  • By Possession

    Medieval - 1

    A COMMON LADY For years she had thought he was dead. Yet when Addis de Valence strode into Moira Falkner's cottage, there was no mistaking the sharp planes of his face, and the scar she herself had helped to heal. The young squire who had once bee...

  • By Design

    Medieval - 2

    BOUND BY HONOR The moment Rhys saw the stunning young woman selling her exquisitely crafted pottery in the marketplace, he was captivated. But the wealthy freemason would never have guessed that just a few days later, a misunderstanding would land...

  • The Protector

    Medieval - 5

    The first time he laid eyes on her she had come to his rescue with a sword in her hand. Still Morvan Fitzwaryn had never seen any woman who aroused his interest and his passion more than the unconventional Breton warrior beauty. Anna de Leon took him...

  • Lord of a Thousand Nights

    Medieval - 6

    No woman alive could resist his tantalizing seduction.... Called the Lord of a Thousand Nights, Ian of Guilford was famed as much for his feats in the bedroom as on the battlefield. But Lady Reyna Graham had no idea of this when, disguised as a co...

  • Stealing Heaven

    Medieval - 3

    Marcus of Anglesmore was not at all happy about being betrothed by the king to a woman he'd never laid eyes on. So when the brooding English knight accidentally came across her in a moonlit garden, he was both surprised -- and delighted. Intellig...

  • An Interrupted Tapestry

    in Tapestry

    Woven from the color and pageantry of the Middle Ages... From the burning passions of bold and beautiful women... From the brave hearts of strong and courageous men... Welcome to a world of chivalry and honor, of danger and desire, of legend, ...

  • The Seducer

    Seducer - 1

    From the moment he arrived to rescue her, Diane Albret saw more in the darkly handsome, charismatic gentleman than just a guardian. Over the years that had passed since she first saw Daniel St. John, he had become, quite simply, the most dangerously ...

  • The Saint

    Seducer - 2

    Vergil Duclairc was a man used to getting his way. And as the newly appointed guardian of Miss Bianca Kenwood, he was determined to find her and bring her back to live with his family. The last thing he expected was to find his new ward scandalously ...



  • The Charmer

    Seducer - 3

    He'd found her in another man's arms, the very picture of sophisticated debauchery. But Sophia Raughley knew very well that the truth was much different from appearances. What should she make, however, of this commandingly handsome man who...

  • The Sinner

    Seducer - 4

    Wearing nothing but a man's nightshirt, Fleur Monley woke to find herself in the bed of England's most charming and reckless libertine. But it was a stray gunshot, not passion, that put her at the mercy of a man as infamously handsome as he w...

  • The Romantic

    Seducer - 5

    A passionate new historical romance in Madeline Hunter's nationally bestselling "Seducer" series. This one features a fifth member of the London Dueling Society, the reserved, enigmatic lawyer to the Laclere family: Julian Hampton. All hi...

  • Lord of Sin

    Seducer - 6

    When carefree rake Ewan McLean inherits an earldom, his plans for his new fortune are entirely in keeping with his lifestyle: to expand his collection of erotic art and expensive mistresses. That is, until he becomes acquainted with his most intrigui...

  • Lady of Sin

    Seducer - 7

    She arrives at his home without warning or invitation, determined to win him to her campaign to reform women's rights. Instead, Charlotte, the widowed Baroness Mardenford, ends up being nearly seduced by Nathaniel Knightridge. No woman is safe from t...

  • The Rules of Seduction

    Rothwell Brothers - 1

    Dangerous. Sensual. Handsome as sin. Meet Hayden Rothwell, the shamelessly erotic hero of The Rules of Seduction and author Madeline Hunter's most irresistible alpha male yet: a man of extraordinary passion and power, a man who can bring out the sedu...

  • The Lessons of Desire

    Rothwell Brothers - 2

    Handsome, suave, and carnal as the devil, Lord Elliot Rothwell awaits readers in Lessons of Desire, bestselling author Madeline Hunter's latest book in the Rothwell series and her most provocative novel to date. A man used to getting what he want...

  • Secrets of Surrender

    Rothwell Brothers - 3

    First he'll learn her most intimate secrets. Then he'll arouse her deepest passions. He's the lover she's been waiting for: the man who can rescue her from her wicked past -- for a price -- in Madeline Hunter's tale of sin, seduction, and irresistibl...

  • The Sins of Lord Easterbrook

    Rothwell Brothers - 4

    Journey back to a time of scandal, intrigue, and reckless desire in Madeline Hunter's sensuous new novel, the tale of a man who will give up everything for the woman he's determined to possess -- even reveal his most sinful secret. Only a ...

  • Provocative in Pearls

    Rarest Blooms - 2

    New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter continues her delicious new quartet of Regency romances with this novel about the passion that ignites when fate brings two unlikely souls together. The Earl of Hawkeswell has been living in limbo fo...



  • Ravishing in Red

    Rarest Blooms - 1

    THE DOMINO REQUESTS THAT MR. KELMSLEY MEET HIM AT THE TWO SWORDS IN BRIGHTON TWO NIGHTS HENCE TO DISCUSS A MATTER OF MUTUAL BENEFIT. Hoping to clear her dead father’s name, Audrianna Kelmsleigh decides to respond to the advertisement placed by t...

  • Sinful in Satin

    Rarest Blooms - 3

    SHE WAS TRAINED IN THE ART OF PLEASURE, '- BUT SHE'S ABOUT TO GET HER FIRST LESSON IN LOVE... The daughter of a famed London courtesan, Celia was educated in the art of pleasure -- destined, it seemed, to follow in her mother's footsteps. But instea...

  • Dangerous in Diamonds

    Rarest Blooms - 4

    THE PROFLIGATE DUKE Outrageously wealthy, the Duke of Castleford has little incentive to curb his profligate ways-gaming and whoring with equal abandon and enjoying his hedonistic lifestyle to the fullest. When a behest adds a small property to hi...

  • The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne

    Fairbourne Quartet - 1

    A woman running a prestigious London auction house? Preposterous! But that is exactly what Emma Fairbourne intends to do when her father dies, leaving her the reins of this fabulous enterprise. Of course, she is not addlepated enough to do this open...

  • The Conquest of Lady Cassandra

    Fairbourne Quartet - 2

    HER PRIDE. HIS PREJUDICE. THEIR PASSION. As headstrong as she is beautiful, Lady Cassandra Vernham defied convention when she refused to marry the man who had compromised her. Now, estranged from her family, Cassandra struggles to make ends m...

  • The Counterfeit Mistress

    Fairbourne Quartet - 3

    THE BEAUTY. THE SPY. AND THE BEHOLDER. From the beloved New York Times bestselling Madeline Hunter comes this riveting historical romance, in which a darkly handsome nobleman is determined to unmask a delicate and mysterious young beauty... A r...

  • The Accidental Duchess

    Fairbourne Quartet - 4

    From "New York Times" bestselling author Madeline Hunter comes this seductive tale of a headstrong young lady, a scandalous manuscript, and the iron-willed duke determined to save her from her ruin. For fans of Mary Balogh, Eloisa James, and ...

  • His Wicked Reputation

    Wicked Trilogy - 1

    She was a sensible woman. He was a man who could drive a woman senseless with desire. Gareth Fitzallen is celebrated for four things: his handsome face, his notable charm, his aristocratic connections, and an ability to give the kind of pleasure...

  • Tall, Dark and Wicked

    Wicked Trilogy - 2

    Most women will give him anything he wants. She is not most women… As a well-known barrister and the son of a duke, Ives confines his passionate impulses to discreet affairs with worldly mistresses. A twist of fate, however, has him looking for...

  • The Wicked Duke

    Wicked Trilogy - 3

    She appeals to his wicked inclinations, but he never expects she might snare his heart.... Suspected of his brother’s murder, Lancelot Hemingford, Duke of Aylesbury, was forced to give up his hell-raising habits in London for the anonymity of q...



  • Dressed to Kiss: The Duke’s Dressmaker

    True love never goes out of style.... Once renowned for creating the most envied gowns in London, Madame Follette's dressmaking shop has fallen far out of fashion. The approaching coronation of King George IV offers a chance to reclaim former...

  • The Most Dangerous Duke in London

    Decadent Dukes Society - 1

    Three sinfully handsome dukes, three scores to settle, three hearts about to meet their matches. All in one thrilling new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter . . . NOTORIOUS NOBLEMAN SEEKS REVENGE Name and title: Adam P...

  • A Devil of a Duke

    Decadent Dukes Society - 2

    From New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter comes the latest sexy tale of three untamable dukes and the women who ignite their decadent desires... HE MAY BE A DEVIL He’s infamous, debaucherous, and known all over town for his comple...

  • Never Deny a Duke

    Decadent Dukes Society - 3

    He is the last duke standing ...the sole remaining bachelor of the three self-proclaimed Decadent Dukes. Yet Davina MacCallum’s reasons for searching out the handsome Duke of Brentworth have nothing to do with marriage. Scottish lands were unfa...

  • A Christmas Abduction

    in Seduction on a Snowy Night

    The holidays are full of surprises, and in this Regency-set novella from the New York Times bestselling author, one unsuspecting rogue finds a dash of danger on his road to romance -- and a treacherous snowstorm is the least of it. Will appeal to fan...

  • Heiress for Hire

    A Duke's Heiress Romance - 1

    In this stunning series debut from New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter, a duke’s mysterious bequest brings fortune -- and passion -- to three young women . . . Minerva Hepplewhite has learned the hard way how to take care of herse...

  • Never If Not Now

    Midsummer Knights - 7

    A Tournament World of Chivalry, Intrigue, and Passion Summer, 1193. They call him the Devil’s Blade and say that the fires of hell burn in him when he wields his sword. It might be midsummer when Zander arrives at the tournament, but there...

  • Heiress in Red Silk

    A Duke's Heiress Romance - 2

    In this sparkling series from New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter, a mysterious bequest brings a whole new life -- and brand-new love -- to three unsuspecting women... In one life-changing windfall, Rosamund Jameson goes from struggl...

  • The Unexpected Gift

    in A Yuletide Kiss

    The reigning legendary queens of Regency Romance, bestselling authors Madeline Hunter, Sabrina Jeffries, and Mary Jo Putney, deck the halls with this delightful Christmas collection of three sparkling holiday interconnected romances, as stranded trav...

  • A Yuletide Kiss

    The reigning queens of Regency Romance return with another delightful Christmas collection of three sparkling holiday romances, as stranded travelers find merriment, mistletoe, and holiday romance awaiting at a quaint country inn... An Unexpected ...



  • The Heiress Bride

    A Duke's Heiress Romance - 3

    New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter spins a rapturous romance featuring an unexpected heiress and the duke who holds the key to her fortune -- and hopefully, her happiness... Now the new Duke of Hollinburgh, Nicholas Radnor has two d...

  • The Lady Takes on London

    A headstrong heiress and an arrogant barrister debate the laws of love and reputation -- in and out of the courtroom -- in this historically rich, endearingly witty, and captivatingly sexy enemies-to-lovers tale from New York Times bestselling Ma...

Award-Winning Books by Madeline Hunter

By Arrangement
2000 All About Romance Reader Award -- Best Medieval
2000 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- First Historical Romance
An Interrupted Tapestry
2002 Romance Readers Anonymous Award -- Best Romance Novella
The Lessons of Desire
2008 Rita Award -- Historical Romance
The Protector
2001 All About Romance Reader Award -- Best Medieval
Stealing Heaven
2002 All About Romance Reader Award -- Best Medieval
2003 Rita Award -- Long Historical Romance


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Madeline Hunter has published 41 books.

The next book by Madeline Hunter, The Lady Takes on London, will be published in May 2024.

The first book by Madeline Hunter, By Arrangement, was published in June 2000.

Yes. Madeline Hunter has 8 series.
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