Vanessa Kelly

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  • Bibliography:
    28 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2009
  • Latest Book:
    October 2024
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About the Author

Vanessa Kelly is an award-winning author who was named by Booklist, the review journal of the American Library Association, as one of the “New Stars of Historical Romance.” Her Regency-set historical romances have been nominated for awards in a number of contests, and her second book, Sex and The Single Earl, won the prestigious Maggie Medallion for Best Historical Romance. Her third book, My Favorite Countess, was nominated for an RT Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Regency Historical Romance.

Vanessa spends most of the year in Ottawa, Ontario with her husband, but she’s lucky enough to spend some of the winter near lovely Amelia Island, Florida. When she’s not dreaming of plots for her next Regency novel, she’s writing USA Today Bestselling contemporary romances with her husband, under the pen name of V.K. Sykes.

Full Series List in Order

Clan Kendrick

1 - The Highlander Who Protected Me (Nov-2018)
2 - The Highlander's Christmas Bride (Nov-2019)
3 - The Highlander's English Bride (Jun-2020)
4 - The Highlander's Irish Bride (Aug-2021)
5 - The Highlander's Holiday Wife (Oct-2022)
6 - The Highlander's Kilted Bride (Aug-2023)

An Emma Knightley Mystery

1 - Murder in Highbury (Oct-2024)

Improper Princesses

1 - My Fair Princess (Sep-2016)
1.5 - Three Renegades and a Baby: A Novella (Mar-2017)
2 - Three Weeks with a Princess (Jun-2017)
3 - The Highlander's Princess Bride (Nov-2017)

Renegade Royals

0.5 - Lost in a Royal Kiss (Nov-2013)
1 - Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard (Jan-2014)
2 - Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom (Apr-2014)
2.5 - Tall, Dark and Royal (Nov-2014)
3 - How to Plan a Wedding for a Royal Spy (Jan-2015)
4 - How to Marry a Royal Highlander (Jul-2015)
4.5 - The Season for Loving: A Novella (Nov-2016)
4.6 - The Buccaneer Duke: A Novella (Mar-2018)
5 - My Fair Princess (Sep-2016)
6 - Three Weeks with a Princess (Jun-2017)
7 - The Highlander's Princess Bride (Nov-2017)

The Stanton Family

1 - Mastering the Marquess (Apr-2009)
2 - Sex and the Single Earl (May-2010)
3 - My Favorite Countess (May-2011)
4 - His Mistletoe Bride (Oct-2012)
4.5 - A Grosvenor Square Christmas (Oct-2013)

Book List in Order: 28 titles

  • Mastering the Marquess

    The Stanton Family - 1

    Since the loss of her parents, Meredith Burnley has contented herself with a solitary life looking after her half-sister, Annabel. But Meredith's peace is shattered when her uncle schemes to marry her off to his son in order to gain her inheritan...

  • Sex and the Single Earl

    The Stanton Family - 2

    Their marriage was convenient... Simon St. James, fifth Earl of Trask, knows he could do worse in the marriage of convenience department. Sophie Stanton may be a bit of a social liability, with her ungovernable ways and flighty nature, but Simon h...

  • His Wicked Revenge

    in The Mammoth Book of Regency Romance

    From some of the biggest names in Regency historical romance, over twenty witty, romantic, and sensual short stories. The collection will include stories from Mary Balogh, Julia Templeton, Sara Bennett, Jo Beverley, and Amanda Grange....

  • The Pleasure of a Younger Lover

    in An Invitation to Sin

    Clarissa Middleton cannot resist the ardent kisses of Captain Christian Archer, though they must meet in secret or risk the censure of London society. In each other's arms, desire and love melt two hearts into one......

  • My Favorite Countess

    The Stanton Family - 3

    She is difficult, demanding, and at times, quite fierce. And Dr. John Blackmore can't take his eyes off her. The Countess of Randolph is the most striking woman he has ever seen...and the most infuriating patient he has ever tended. Mired in respo...

  • His Mistletoe Bride

    The Stanton Family - 4

    BLAME IT ON THE MISTLETOE… When Major Lucas Stanton inherited his earldom, he never dreamed his property would include the previous earl’s granddaughter. Phoebe Linville is a sparkling American beauty, yes, but with a talent for getting into t...

  • A Grosvenor Square Christmas

    The Stanton Family - 4.5

    Four breathtakingly romantic tales of a Regency Christmas from four bestselling romance authors.Down through the years, enchantment touches a tall gray house in Grosvenor Square. The legend of Lady Winterson’s Christmas ball promises true love and ...

  • Lost in a Royal Kiss

    Renegade Royals - 0.5

    In this thrilling introduction to her Renegade Royals series, Vanessa Kelly transports readers to the court of King George III--where a London street urchin unwittingly plays Cupid, ushering in a new era--and ultimately a new kind of royal... With...

  • Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard

    Renegade Royals - 1

    In this witty, sensual new series, Vanessa Kelly introduces the Renegade Royals, illegitimate sons of the Royal Princes who are finding their rightful places in society… Accomplished spy Aden St. George prefers to stay away from the frivolous to...



  • Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom

    Renegade Royals - 2

    They are the Renegade Royals, illegitimate sons of the Royal Princes, each finding his rightful place in society--and the woman destined to be his perfect match. . . Some men are born into scandal. Others pursue it with a passion. Griffin Steele, ...

  • Tall, Dark and Royal

    Renegade Royals - 2.5

    A Renegade Royals novella that’s “an intriguing tale of love and mystery . . . A witty, endearing historical romance” by the USA Today-bestselling author (Romance Junkies).He’s the man behind the mission to track down the illeg...

  • How to Plan a Wedding for a Royal Spy

    Renegade Royals - 3

    Whether as spies or lovers, the Renegade Royals -- illegitimate sons of England’s Royal Princes -- are bold, skillful, and a force to be reckoned with… A war hero returned from Waterloo should be able to indulge in a bit of bad behavior. Inste...

  • How to Marry a Royal Highlander

    Renegade Royals - 4

    Illegitimate yet thoroughly irresistible, the Renegade Royals are leaving behind their careers as daring spies for the greatest adventure of all… At sixteen, Alasdair Gilbride, heir to a Scottish earldom, fled the Highlands and an arranged betro...

  • My Fair Princess

    Improper Princesses - 1
    Renegade Royals - 5

    First, Vanessa Kelly brought readers The Renegade Royals. Now, in a delightfully witty new series, she introduces The Improper Princesses -- three young women descended from royalty, each bound for her own thrilling adventure . . . Despite being t...

  • The Season for Loving: A Novella

    Renegade Royals - 4.5

    Tis the season to make merry…After recovering from a life-threatening illness, Miss Georgie Gage can’t convince her family that she’s healthy and ready to enjoy life again. Instead, they treat her like a delicate invalid who must be protected f...

  • Three Renegades and a Baby: A Novella

    Improper Princesses - 1.5

    An imperious summons from former spymaster Dominic Hunter is always cause for concern, as Jack Easton, Marquess of Lendale, well knows. When Jack discovers that some of the Renegade Royals, the most dangerous men in England, are also guests at Domini...

  • The Dukes of Vauxhall: An Anthology

    Four dukes. Two balls. One prizefight.Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens will never be the same. After England’s victory in the Battle of Waterloo, the Prince Regent arranges a series of lavish celebrations at London’s notorious Vauxhall Gardens. The roya...

  • Three Weeks with a Princess

    Improper Princesses - 2
    Renegade Royals - 6

    In Vanessa Kelly’s captivating series, three young women are descended from royalty -- in the most improper way. But that doesn’t stop them from pursuing lives rich in adventure. . . Lia Kincaid, illegitimate daughter of the Duke of York, come...

  • The Highlander's Princess Bride

    Improper Princesses - 3
    Renegade Royals - 7

    In Vanessa Kelly’s enchanting series, three young women descended from royalty overcome their scandalous beginnings to win the hearts of the ton’s most eligible men... The illegitimate daughter of the Prince Regent might be expected to pursue...



  • The Buccaneer Duke: A Novella

    Renegade Royals - 4.6

    The Buccaneer Duke: A Renegade Royals Novella“Vanessa Kelly has once again written a splendid story!” ~Buried Under Romance“Regency romance fans are in for a royal treat.” ~Publishers Weekly on The Renegade Royals SeriesAnother enthralling ro...

  • A Hero's Guide to Love: A Novella

    Forbidden Affections by Jo BeverleyThe doors to romance can be found in the most unexpected places, especially when the notorious Earl of Carne moves into the mansion neighboring Anna Featherstone's London townhouse. Who knocks first remains the only...

  • The Highlander Who Protected Me

    Clan Kendrick - 1

    Bestselling author Vanessa Kelly returns with an enthralling new series about the men of the Kendrick clan -- and the women who claim their hearts... Lady Ainsley Matthews, heiress and darling of the ton, was expected to make a magnificent match....

  • The Highlander's Christmas Bride

    Clan Kendrick - 2

    In bestselling author Vanessa Kelly’s irresistible Clan Kendrick series, Christmas in the Highlands means family, celebration -- and for one brother, the beginning of a passionate adventure . . . Being thrown over by the man she expected to mar...

  • The Highlander's English Bride

    Clan Kendrick - 3

    In this dazzling new novel from bestselling author Vanessa Kelly, the wildest member of Clan Kendrick has found his purpose as a government agent. Now he must also meet his match . . . Lady Sabrina Bell has never been so embarrassed in her life. ...

  • The Highlander's Irish Bride

    Clan Kendrick - 4

    Vanessa Kelly's USA Today bestselling series featuring the men of the Kendrick Clan--and the women who claim their hearts--dazzles with passion-filled adventures set against the wild, lush backdrop of the Scottish Highlands. In this irresistible ...

  • The Highlander's Holiday Wife

    Clan Kendrick - 5

    Filled with saucy wit, surprising twists, and unforgettable lovers, the latest novel in award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Vanessa Kelly’s captivating historical romance series puts the most levelheaded Kendrick at the center of a passi...

  • The Highlander's Kilted Bride

    Clan Kendrick - 6

    The irresistible Kendrick clan returns in the latest Scottish-set historical romance from the USA Today bestselling author -- a witty, sensuous and adventure-filled romp that will delight Regency fans and readers of Sabrina Jeffries and Victoria Alex...

  • Murder in Highbury

    An Emma Knightley Mystery - 1

    The delightful debut of a Regency historical mystery featuring Jane Austen’s indefatigable Emma Knightly! Perfect for fans of Anna Lee Huber, Darcie Wilde, Claudia Gray, and Stephanie Barron. Less than one year into her marriage to respected magist...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Vanessa Kelly has published 28 books.

The next book by Vanessa Kelly, Murder in Highbury, will be published in October 2024.

The first book by Vanessa Kelly, Mastering the Marquess, was published in April 2009.

Yes. Vanessa Kelly has 5 series.
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