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Rose

*Note: When the publisher chose to issue the books in a different order than they were written, Rose's origins became a mystery. She is casually referenced in the Windham series between 2010-2013, but her story wasn't published until 2014.*

**Rose** is the daughter of Gwen Hollister and was raised quietly at home on her grandfather's estate, Enfield.

Until she was four years old, the rest of Gwen's family was unaware of Rose's existence, as she was usually in the nursery or elsewhere when they came to visit.

Gwen's matchmaking cousins sent Douglas Allen, Viscount Amery to consult with Gwen about an estate. After he rescued Rose from a dangerous situation, he became close to mother and child.

Rose's father remained a secret for a long time. When the relationship was revealed, his family happily accepted her as a grandchild and niece.

## Relationships

* Mother - Gwen Hollister
* First cousins, once removed -
	+ Gareth Alexander, Marquess of Heathgate
	+ Andrew Alexander, Earl of Greymoor
	+ (by marriage) Felicity Worthington, Astrid Worthington Allen Alexander, and David Worthington, Viscount Fairly
	+ (by previous, completely unrelated marriage) Astrid's former brother-in-law Douglas Allen, Viscount Amery
* Father and other relationships - see Spoilers

## Books

* Introduced in Andrew, Lord of Despair
* Featured in Douglas, Lord of Heartache
* Mentioned in almost every book in the Windham series

## Spoilers

(Click expand to see spoilers.)

**Additional relationships**

* Father - Victor Windham
* Adoptive father - Douglas Allen, Viscount Amery
* Grandparents - the Duke of Moreland and his Duchess
* Aunts and Uncles - The Windham Siblings

The circumstances of Rose's conception are revealed in Douglas, Lord of Heartache. Rose was able to meet Victor, who was dying. Then the Duke of Moreland tried to seize custody of Rose as his grandchild. Douglas foiled the Duke's plots and married Gwen, becoming Rose's papa.
Thea Collins

Lady **Araminthea Collins** was working as a companion when she met Noah Winters, Duke of Anselm.

## Relationships

* Husband - Noah Winters, Duke of Anselm
* Brother - Timotheus Collins, Earl of Grantley
* Sister - Antoinette "Nonie" Collins
* Former employer - Viscount Edmon
* Former charge - Marliss Hallowell
* Former employer's son - Corbett Hallowell

## Books

* Main character in The Duke's Disaster
* Mentioned in My Own True Duchess
My Heart's True Delight

**My Heart's True Delight** is the tenth book in The True Gentlemen Series. It was published in 2020.

## Back Cover Summary

**Ash Dorning** has loved **Della Haddonfield** from afar for years. He has played the part of the cordial family connection and battled every demon from lack of funds, to meddling relatives, to a recurring case of the blue devils–while other men have won Della’s smiles. When Della lands in the midst of scandal, those fellows who fawned over her hand disappear behind the nearest potted palms, leaving Ash to waltz to the rescue.

Della is compromised by a thoroughgoing bounder, and only Ash’s loyalty stands between her and hopeless ruin. But Ash has played least in sight with her for too long, and too many secrets lie between them for Della to believe that Ash is motivated by anything other than gentlemanly duty. When troubles comes calling once again, Ash and Della either learn to trust their love, or they will lose everything they hold dear—including each other.

## Characters

### Main characters

* Ash Dorning
* Della Haddonfield

### Secondary characters

* Sycamore Dorning
* William Chastain
* Francis Portly - William's friend
* Mrs. Martha Tremont
* Barrymore Golding - Mrs. Tremont's brother
* Jeanette, Marchioness of Tavistock
* Trevor, Marquess of Tavistock, age 17

### Minor characters

* George Haddonfield
* Grey Dorning, Earl of Casriel
* Beatitude, Countess of Casriel
* Nicholas Haddonfield, Earl of Bellefonte
* Torvald Chastain, William's father
* Clarice Fontaine Chastain
* Lady Fairchild
* Catherine Fairchild
* Lady Wentwhistle - William's godmother, house party hostess

### Mentioned characters

* Leah Lindsey Haddonfield, Countess of Bellefonte
* Antonia Mainwaring
* Susannah Haddonfield
* Esther Windham, Duchess of Moreland
* Freddy Throckmorton
* Lady Winterthur - society hostess

## Locations

* Tidemarsh - Chastain family seat in Kent

## References

1. ↑ Mrs. Martha Tremont is not related to Marcus, Lord Tremont and family featured in the Mischief in Mayfair series Miss Dignified and Miss Dauntless.
The Captive

**The Captive** is the first book in The Captive Hearts Series. It was republished in 2023 under the title **The Captive Duke**.

## Publisher Summary

**Christian Severn, Duke of Mercia**, is captured out of uniform by the French, and is thus subject to torture. Christian does not break, not once, and is released when Toulouse falls. Back in England, Christian has great difficulty taking up the reins of his life until **Gillian, Countess of Windmere**, pointedly reminds him that he has a daughter who still needs him very much—a daughter who no longer speaks. Gilly pushes, pulls, and drags Christian back to life, and slowly, she and he admit an attraction to each other.

Christian offers Gilly marriage, but Gilly is a widow, and has fared badly at the hands of her first husband. Gillian will not pledge her heart to a man bent on violence, for Christian cannot give up his determination to extract revenge from his tormentors. What will it take for them to give up their stubborn convictions and choose each other over the bonds of the past?

## Characters

### Main Characters

* Christian Severn, Duke of Mercia
* Gillian, Countess Greendale

### Major Characters

* Lucille "Lucy" Severn
* Devlin St. Just
* Marcus Easterbrook

### Minor Characters

* Robert Girard
* Henri Anduvoir
* Gervaise Stoneleigh
* Michael Brodie
* Dr. Martin Theophilus

### Mentioned characters

* Helene Severn - Mercia's deceased wife
* Evan Severn - Mercia's deceased son
* Worth Kettering

## Locations

* Château de Solvigny, France - the prison
Too Scot to Handle

Too Scot to Handle is the second book of The Windham Brides series.  It was published by Hachette in July of 2017.

### Back Cover Summary

Colin MacHugh is trying to come up to scratch as the brother and heir of a newly minted duke, but Polite Society isn’t keen on a former army captain acquiring even a courtesy title. At the suggestion of an aristocratic friend, Colin takes an interest in a charitable home for urchins. Miss Anwen Windham is devoted to the same institution, and as Colin and Anwen work together to save the failing orphanage, their interest in each other becomes passionate.
When the orphanage’s troubles take a criminal turn, everybody is suspect, from Colin, to the children, to Anwen. If Colin blows retreat and heads home to Scotland, the orphanage will surely fail. If he stays to fight the accusations coming at him from all sides, he could lose a future with Anwen–and his life….

### Characters

* Colin MacHugh
* Anwen Windham
* Wilbur Hitchings
* Winthrop Montague
* Rosalyn Montague
* Tom, Dickie, John, and Joe

#### Minor characters

* Megan Windham
* Hamish MacHugh, Duke of Murdoch
* Charlotte Windham
* Elizabeth Windham
* Edana MacHugh
* Rhona MacHugh
* Percy Windham, Duke of Moreland
* Esther Windham, Duchess of Moreland
* Devlin St. Just, Earl of Rosecroft

#### Referenced characters

* Jonathan Tresham, heir to the Duke of Quimbey
* Julian St. David, Duke of Haverford
* Duke of Anselm
* Dougal MacHugh, publisher and MacHugh cousin
Remington Belmont

**Remington Belmont** is the second son of Matthew Belmont. He is a student at Oxford.

## Relationships

* Father - Matthew Belmont
* Mother - Matilda
* Uncle and Aunt - Emmanuel and Agatha Capshaw
* Brothers - Christopher and Richard Belmont
* Step-Mother - Theresa Jennings
* Step-sister - Priscilla Jennings

## Books

* Major character in
	+ Matthew, Jaded Gentlemen book 2
	+ Axel, Jaded Gentlemen book 3

## Spoilers

(Click expand to see spoilers.)Remington's actual father was his mother's brother-in-law, Emmanuel.
List of Novellas

Grace Burrowes is a skilled author of novellas as well as books. Some of the anthologies she wrote for are out of print, so Grace has republished them in new collections. Her list of novella anthologies and collections is on her website. The reading order is for the connected Republished Regencies.

Novellas that are part of a series are not listed here. See:

* The Windham Series (6 novellas)
* Mischief in Mayfair
* The Lady Violet Mysteries
* Siren's Retreat Quartet
* The Lord Julian Mysteries
* The Bad Heir Day Tales (starts April 2024)

## Notes

1. ↑  Connected novellas reading order - graceburrowes.com
2. ↑ Penelope Carrington is related by marriage to Joseph Carrington in Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight.
3. ↑ Ellen MacHugh is unrelated to the Windham Brides MacHughs.
4. ↑ Barrister Gervaise Stoneleigh is a repeating character in the books.
5. ↑ Patience for Christmas introduced the MacHughs and the four Windham Brides; the Brides series began publication two months later.
6. ↑ Dougal MacHugh is related to the Windham Brides MacHughs.
7. ↑ Patience is friends with the Windham Brides.
8. ↑ Michael Brenner was secretary to Gareth Alexander, Marquess of Heathgate.
9. ↑ Henrietta Whitlow was the mistress of Noah Winters, Duke of Anselm.
10. ↑ The author's note on "His Grace for the Win" says that Andrew Alexander, Earl of Greymoor adopted a misbehaving horse.
11. ↑ Not to be confused with the 2014 story Knight Before Christmas featuring Penelope Carrington.
12. ↑ Aidan works for Quinn Wentworth, who plays a secondary role here. This story, published Sep-2018, is between Quinn Wentworth's first appearance in My Own True Duchess (Jun-2018) and his feature book, My One and Only Duke (Nov-2018).
13. ↑ In "The Duke and the April Flowers," a man says he bought his horses from Greymoor.
14. ↑ The hero goes by Maximus in Kisses and Catnip, saying that he shunned Maximus as a child and went by his middle name. He was introduced in My Own True Duchess as Maximus Adolphus. On The Haddonfield Siblings family tree, and in several books, he is referred to as Adolph or Adolphus ("call me Dolph.")
15. ↑ Nicholas Haddonfield, Earl of Bellefonte makes a cameo appearance in "Worth More Than Rubies".
Marcus, Lord Tremont

**Marcus Glover, Earl of Tremont**, is a main character in Miss Dauntless, the fifth book of Mischief in Mayfair Series. He returned from the war, but initially hid out from his loved ones.

### Relationships

* Wife - Matilda Merridew
* Mother - Catherine Lovelace Glover, Countess of Tremont, aka the Lovelace heiress
* Father - John Glover, Earl of Tremont, died when Marcus was a small child
* Sister - Lydia Glover Powell, alias Mrs. Lydia Lovelace
* Uncle - Reginald Glover
* Cousin - Wesley Glover
* Brother-in-law - Captain Dylan Powell

### Books

* Introduced and significant events in Miss Dignified.
* Main character in Miss Dauntless.
Andrew Alexander, Earl of Greymoor

**Andrew Penwarren Alexander, Earl of Greymoor** was fifteen years old when he saved his mother in a boating accident that killed most of their family.

When his older brother, Gareth Alexander, Marquess of Heathgate got involved with Felicity Worthington, Andrew became attracted to her younger sister Astrid Worthington. For reasons known only to him, he decided to leave the country and travel extensively soon after.

When he returned, Andrew had unwillingly inherited a title as well as his grandfather's estate, Enfield, where his cousin Gwen Hollister and her daughter Rose live. He also owned two other estates: Oak Hall and Linden.

Andrew is highly interested in breeding and training horses.

## Relationships

* Wife - Astrid Worthington Allen Alexander
* Brothers - Gareth Alexander, Marquess of Heathgate , Adam Alexander (deceased)
* In-laws include - Felicity Worthington Alexander, David Worthington
* Mother - Lady Arabella Antoinette Hollister Alexander, Dowager Marchioness of Heathgate
* Cousin - Gwen Hollister
* First cousin, once removed - Rose, Gwen's daughter

## Books

* Main character in Andrew, Lord of Despair
* Major Character in Gareth, Lord of Rakes (first appearance)
* Supporting or minor character in
	+ Douglas, Lord of Heartache
	+ The Heir
* Cameo in:
	+ David, Lord of Honor
	+ Ethan, Lord of Scandals
	+ Daniel's True Desire
* Mentioned in:
	+ Thomas, Jaded Gentlemen book 1
	+ Matthew, Jaded Gentlemen book 2
	+ Nicholas, Lord of Secrets
	+ Trenton, Lord of Loss
	+ The Duke's Disaster
	+ Will's True Wish
	+ The Duke and the April Flowers (novella)
	+ other books when horse breeding or buying comes up

## Secrets

(Click expand to see spoilers.)Before the boating accident, young Andrew had been seduced by Julia Ponsonby, who was trying to get herself married to his older cousin. She was not actually pregnant, but had told Andrew that she was carrying his child. There is evidence that she tampered with the rudder of the boat, and may have caused the accident that took the life of much of Andrew's family.
When Andrew was given a choice to save Julia or his mother first, he chose his mother, and the guilt of that decision has haunted him.
Gayle Windham, Earl of Westhaven

**Gayle Tristan Montmorency Windham, Earl of Westhaven**, is a main character in The Heir, the first book of the Windham Series. He is the second legitimate son of the Duke of Moreland and read law at university. However, he became the heir when his older brother Bart died. Gayle finally got the fiscally ignorant Duke to hand over the family's finances, so he is very busy putting the dukedom's business to rights.

## Relationships

* Wife - Anna Seaton James
* Sister-in-law - Morgan Elizabeth James
* Brother-in-law - Wilberforce Hammond James, ninth Earl of Helmsley, deceased
* Father - Percival Windham, Duke of Moreland
* Mother - Esther Windham, Duchess of Moreland
* Siblings - see The Windham Siblings
* Cousins - see the Windham Brides
* Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents - see Senior Windhams

## Books

* First chronological appearance as a supporting character in Douglas, Lord of Heartache
* **Main character in The Heir**
* Secondary character in
	+ Douglas, Lord of Heartache (Lonely Lords 8)
	+ The Soldier (Windhams 2, Devlin)
	+ The Virtuoso (Windhams 3, Valentine)
	+ Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish (Windhams 4)
	+ Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal (Windhams 5)
	+ Douglas, Lord of Heartache (Lonely Lords 8)
* Minor character in
	+ The Duke and His Duchess novella (age around 4?)
	+ David, Lord of Honor
	+ Morgan and Archer novella (Windhams 8.5)
	+ A Rogue of Her Own (Windham Brides 4)
* Mentioned in
	+ Ethan, Lord of Scandals
	+ The Duke's Disaster (as Moreland's heir)
	+ Axel, Jaded Gentlemen book 3 (as Abigail's distant cousin by marriage)
	+ Will's True Wish
	+ My Own True Duchess
Lady Eve's Indiscretion

Lady Eve's Indiscretion is the fourth book in a sub-series called The Duke's Daughters, and the seventh book of The Windham Series.  It was published by Sourcebooks in February of 2013.

## Back Cover Summary

To gain leverage in his efforts to get custody of his niece, Lucas Denning, newly minted Marquis of Deene, needs an heir, a fat marriage settlement, and a wife of impressive social standing. Lady Eve Windham‘s bad judgment where men are concerned cost her virtue, her confidence, and—because it also involved a nasty fall from her horse—her love for horses. In a weak moment, Eve is compromised into marriage with the handsome Lord Deene, who asks her to get back on the horse and stake everything on one glorious ride.

## Characters

* Eve Windham
* Lucas Denning, Marquis of Deene
* Anthony Denning
* Jonathan Dolon
* Georgina Dolon
* Amy Ingraham
* Joseph Carrington, Earl of Kesmore
* Louisa Windham Carrington
* Jenny Windham
* Maggie Windham, Countess of Hazelton
* Benjamin "Hazlit" Portmaine, Earl of Hazelton
* Percy Windham, Duke of Moreland
* Esther Windham, Duchess of Moreland
* Gayle Windham, Earl of Westhaven
* Anna Seaton Windham, Countess of Westhaven
* Andrew Alexander, Earl of Greymoor

### Mentioned characters

* Marie Dolon - Deene's sister, deceased
* Devlin St. Just
* Canby
* Gladys Holsopple Windham
* Squire Belmont (Matthew Belmont?)
Sophie Windham

**Sophie Georgina Windham** is a main character in Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish, the fourth book of the Windham Series. She is a practical woman who quietly keeps her family together.

Sophie's middle name honors her grandfather George Windham, the old Duke of Moreland. His Grace and his heir Peter doted on baby Sophie before they passed away.

## Relationships

* Husband - Wilhelm "Vim" Charpentier
* Father - Percival Windham, current Duke of Moreland
* Mother - Esther Windham, current Duchess of Moreland
* Siblings - see The Windham Siblings
* Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents - see Senior Windhams

## Books

Main character in Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish.

## Spoilers

(Click expand to see spoilers.)

* Sophie adopted Christopher "Kit" Elijah Handel, an infant abandoned by his mother.
Hawthorne Dorning

**Hawthorne Dorning**, sometimes called Thorne, has been attached to the land since he was a young man.

## Relationships

* Wife - Margaret Summerfield
* Daughters - Adriana and Greta, Margaret's wards
* Mother - Francine Dorning, deceased
* Father - old Earl of Casriel, deceased
* Siblings - The Dorning Siblings
* Niece - Tabitha Dorning, illegitimate

## Books

* Main character in A Lady of True Distinction
* Minor character in A Woman of True Honor (Valerian)
* Cameo in
	+ Worth, Lord of Reckoning (Jacaranda)
	+ Will's True Wish (Willow)
	+ A Truly Perfect Gentleman (Grey)
	+ The Last True Gentleman (Sycamore)

## References

1. ↑ Two books say that Hawthorne was not the old Earl's biological son: Will's True Wish and A Truly Perfect Gentleman. In My Heart's True Delight, Ash says Francine had an affair, and the siblings surmise it was with one of their paternal uncles. This could explain why Hawthorne still has distinctive Dorning eyes. However, his parentage is not mentioned in his book.
Phillip Vincent

**Phillip Vincent**, formerly known as **Phillip Heyward**, is a farmer, through and through. He loves tending his acres and is very knowledgeable. When he was born, he was slow to talk, and a birth injury gave him a weak shoulder. Because of this, along with a suspicion that his mother had been unfaithful, Phillip's father banished him to a lesser estate when he was very small, and did not acknowledge his existence.

### Relationships

* Wife - Hecate Brompton
* Brother - Trevor, Marquess of Tavistock
* Step-mother - Jeanette, Marchioness of Tavistock
* In-laws include - Amaryllis DeWitt, Gavin DeWitt

### Books

* Main character in Miss Dashing
* Major character in Miss Determined
Morgan James

**Morgan Elizabeth James** is Anna Seaton's sister. The two went into service to hide from a threat to their happiness and safety.

Morgan has been deaf since the carriage accident that claimed the lives of their parents. Doctors applied various quack "treatments" that failed to help.

## Relationships

* Husband - Archer Portmaine
* Sister - Anna Seaton James
* Brother - Wilberforce Hammond James, Earl of Helmsley
* Niece - Bronwyn "Winnie" Farnum
* Father - Vaughn Hammond James, deceased
* Mother - Elva James (neé Seaton), deceased
* Cousin - Abigail Stoneleigh
* Friend - Valentine Windham
* Doctor - David Worthington, Viscount Fairly

## Books

* Introduced and significant events in The Heir
* Main character in Morgan and Archer
* Mentioned by family relationship in
	+ Axel, Jaded Gentlemen book 3
	+ The Soldier

## Spoilers

(Click expand to see spoilers from The Heir.)
When they were orphaned, Morgan, Anna and their brother Wilberforce went to live with their grandparents. When their grandfather died, Wilberforce betrothed Anna to the disgusting Hedley Arbuthnot, eighth Baron Stull in exchange for money. Wilberforce held their grandmother captive on the estate to try to force Anna to comply, but she and Morgan went on the run.

Valentine Windham brought Morgan a "speaking tube" used by the elderly, letting her hear for the first time in years. She explained that her hearing came back once, while crossing the Pennines mountains, but it went away again. He persuaded her to see David Worthington, Viscount Fairly, who cleared her ears and explained that her eardrums were permanently scarred, but ongoing care would help keep her ears clear and maximize her hearing.
## References

1. ↑ The Heir
2. ↑ The Soldier
3. ↑ Axel, Jaded Gentlemen book 3
Milly Danforth

**Millicent "Milly" Harriet Danforth** was looking to get away from being her cousins' unpaid and mistreated servant, so her loving aunts helped her get employment as Frederica, Baroness St. Clair's companion. She is highly accomplished in womanly arts like embroidery and flower arrangement.

## Relationships

* Husband - Sebastian St. Clair
* Aunts - Millicent and Hyacinth Hathaway (deceased)
* Cousins - Alcorn and Frieda Upton
* Employer - Frederica "Freddy", Baroness St. Clair

## Books

* Main character in The Traitor
* Minor character in The Laird
* Referenced in The Trouble with Dukes

## Spoilers

(Click expand to see spoilers.)
No matter how hard she had tried, Milly was never able to learn how to read or write. For this, she was beaten and abused by her relatives. However, to compensate, she developed an amazing memory, and has the entire New Testament memorized.
The MacGregor Series

The MacGregor Series take place in the Scottish Highlands during Queen Victoria's reign.  They cover the stories of three Scottish earls from the Clan MacGregor.  There are four novels and one novella in the series.

1. The Bridegroom Wore Plaid
2. Mary Fran and Matthew (novella)
3. Once Upon a Tartan
4. The MacGregor's Lady
5. What a Lady Needs for Christmas
The Windham Siblings

The **Windham siblings** are the many children of Percival Windham, Duke of Moreland, and his Duchess Esther Himmelfarb Windham. They are featured in The Windham Series, and may appear or be referenced in other books.

Their names, ordered by age, are as follows:

* Devlin St. Just, Earl of Rosecroft (illegitimate)
* Maggie Windham (illegitimate)
* Bartholomew Windham (deceased)
* Gayle Windham, Earl of Westhaven, heir to Moreland
* Victor Windham (deceased)
* Valentine Windham
* Sophie Windham
* Louisa Windham
* Jenny Windham
* Eve Windham

Percival's two brothers, Peter and Anthony, sired only daughters, so the burden of the succession fell squarely on Percival's sons. This resulted in the Duke's Obsession: to get his legitimate sons to the altar and producing heirs as soon as possible, by fair means or foul.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Duke and His Duchess (second prequel)
2. ↑ The Soldier
3. ↑ Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal
4. ↑ Bartholomew, the eldest legitimate child, joined the war against Napoleon but died in a tavern fight in Portugal. He is mentioned throughout the Windham series.
5. ↑ The Heir
6. ↑ The Christmas Carriage (novella, occurring years after the books)
7. ↑ Victor's terminal illness and his secret history are revealed in Douglas, Lord of Heartache
8. ↑ The Virtuoso
9. ↑ Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish
10. ↑ Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight
11. ↑ Lady Jenny's Christmas Portrait
12. ↑ Lady Eve's Indiscretion
The Heir

The Heir is the first book in a trilogy called The Duke's Obsession, part of The Windham Series and Grace Burrowes debut novel.

The book was a New York Times and USA Today best seller and was a Publisher's Weekly Best Book (Romance) in 2012.  It was published by Sourcebooks in December of 2010.

### Back Cover Summary

Anna Seaton is a diligent, superbly competent housekeeper who in addition has all the accomplishments of a well bred, well educated lady. She’s also beautiful and considerably younger than most other women similarly situated, leaving her employer, Gayle Windham, the Earl of Westhaven, with a puzzle. As Anna and Gayle grow closer, overcoming differences in station, personality, and expectations, Anna’s secrets threaten to bring the orderly earl’s life crashing down—and he doesn’t know how he’ll protect the woman he’s come to love from the problems she’s been outrunning for years.

### Main Characters

* Gayle Windham, Earl of Westhaven
* Anna Seaton

### Other Characters

* Percival Windham, Duke of Moreland
* Esther Windham, Duchess of Moreland
* Valentine Windham
* Devlin St. Just
* Morgan James
* Wilberforce Hammond James, Earl of Helmsley
* Douglas Allen, Viscount Amery
* David Worthington, Viscount Fairly
* Andrew Alexander, Earl of Greymoor
* Benjamin Hazlit
* Hedley Arbuthnot, eighth Baron Stull
* Rose
* Riley "Whit" Whitford - criminal

### Mentioned characters

* Marion Tolliver, Westhaven's man of business
* Heathgate
* Marchioness of Heathgate
* Duke of Quimbey

### Reviews

Publisher's Weekly called the book "a luminous and graceful erotic Regency" and said "Burrowes turns familiar tropes into a refreshing and captivating love story that will have readers eagerly awaiting the planned sequels."

### Additional Information

Deleted Scene from The Heir at graceburrowes.com

### References

1. ↑ The Heir review on publishersweekly.com
The Trouble with Dukes

The Trouble with Dukes is the first book of The Windham Brides series.  It was published by Hachette in December of 2016.

## Back Cover Summary

*They call him the duke of murder…*

The gossips whisper that the new Duke of Murdoch is a brute, a murderer, and even worse – a *Scot.* They say he should never be trusted alone with a woman. But Megan Windham sees in Hamish something different, some*one* different.

No one was fiercer at war than Hamish MacHugh, though now the soldier faces a whole new battlefield: a London Season. To make his sisters happy, he’ll take on any challenge – even letting their friend Miss Windham teach him to waltz. Megan isn’t the least bit intimidated by his dark reputation, but Hamish senses that she’s fighting battles of her own. For her, he’ll become the warrior once more, and for her, he might just lose his heart.

## Characters

### Main Characters

* Megan Windham
* Hamish MacHugh, Duke of Murdoch

### Major characters

* Colin MacHugh
* Edana MacHugh
* Rhona MacHugh
* Fletcher Pilkington
* Garner Puget

### Other Characters

* Anwen Windham
* Charlotte Windham
* Elizabeth Windham
* Joseph Carrington
* Devlin St. Just
* Valentine Windham
* Gayle Windham, Earl of Westhaven
* Lucas Denning, Marquis of Deene
* Percy Windham, Duke of Moreland
* Esther Windham, Duchess of Moreland

### Referenced Characters

* Baron Sebastian St. Clair
* Baroness St. Clair
Nicholas, Lord of Secrets

Nicholas, Lord of Secrets, is the second book in The Lonely Lords Series by Grace Burrowes.

Events in this book occur at the same time as events in Darius, Lord of Pleasures, and they intersect several times. Although Darius was released first, it only mentions most intersecting events, which are more thoroughly explained in Nicholas. Thus, they can be read in either order.

### Back Cover

***Nicholas Haddonfield has something to hide...***

After a wild youth, Nicholas Haddonfield, Viscount Reston, has promised his ailing father he'll finally take a bride, though doing so will force Nick to make impossible choices and face old, painful wounds.

Leah Lindsey is glad to find refuge from her own desperate situation in a marriage of convenience with the gallant viscount. But soon convenience is not enough, and Leah can't understand why Nick remains so distant. What is he hiding, and will he ever allow her into his heart?

## Characters

### Main Characters

* Nicholas Haddonfield, Viscount Reston, later Earl of Bellefonte
* Leah Lindsey

### Major characters

* Gerald Lindsey, ninth Earl of Wilton - cruel father of Trenton, Darius, Leah and Emily Lindsey
* Hellerington - Wilton's grotesque friend, in negotiations to marry Leah
* Darius Lindsey - Leah's brother
* Trenton Lindsey, Viscount Amherst - Leah's brother
* Valentine Windham
* Ethan Grey - Nicholas Haddonfield's older brother, illegitimate
* Lady Della, Dowager Marchioness of Warne - Nick's grandmother

### Minor characters

* Old Earl of Bellefonte - patriarch of The Haddonfield Siblings
* Beckman Haddonfield - Nick's younger brother
* Magda Spencer - Nick's childhood nurse
* Emily Lindsey - Leah's young sister
* Benjamin Hazlit - investigator
* Leonie
* John Cowperthwaite Lindsey

## Cameo

* Gareth Alexander, Marquess of Heathgate
* Nita Haddonfield
* Della Haddonfield - youngest Haddonfield sibling

### Referenced characters

* Joshua and Jeremiah Grey
* Andrew Alexander, Earl of Greymoor
* Matthew Belmont
* David Worthington, Viscount Fairly
* Thomas Jennings, Baron Sutcliffe
* George Haddonfield
* Adolphus Haddonfield
* Aaron Frommer - Leah's first husband, deceased

## Spoilers

(Click expand to see spoilers.)
Darius Lindsey knows who attempted to kidnap Leah; it is irrelevant to the characters in this book, and is revealed in Darius, Lord of Pleasures. Nicholas Haddonfield's secrets are revealed as spoilers on his wiki page.
The Highland Holiday Novellas

The Highland Holidays are a series of four novellas which focus on Dunroamin Cottage, a rental property owned by the Cromarty family in Parthshire, Scotland. They are contemporary romance stories, published as two "duets" and also one complete collection. One character is from Damson County, the setting for The Sweetest Kisses Series.

* Two Wee Drams of Love (Kiss and Tell/Dunroamin Holiday)
* Must Love Scotland (Love on the Links/My Heartthrob's in the Highlands)
* Highland Holidays (All four novellas)
Duchess of Ambrose

**Annabella, Dowager Duchess of Ambrose** is a wealthy society widow who knows everything about everybody, and keeps detailed journals.

The Duchess owns a mastiff, Caesar, a rescue given to her by Willow Dorning. She encountered the Duke of Quimbey when several missing dogs were reunited with their owners.

After wedding Quimbey, the Duchess assisted Hessian Kettering, Earl of Grampion, by checking her diaries concerning Lily Ferguson's past.

When she and Quimbey went on their wedding journey, they left their dogs in the capable hands of Quimbey's heir, Jonathan Tresham.

The Duchess gave Sycamore Dorning information about Jeanette, Marchioness of Tavistock.

## Relationships

* Second Husband - Duke of Quimbey
* Nephew by marriage - Jonathan Tresham

## Books

* Introduced in
* Minor character in
	+ Will's True Wish
	+ A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances (The Lord Julian Mysteries, book 3)
* Mentioned in
	+ His Lordship's True Lady
	+ My Own True Duchess
	+ The Last True Gentleman

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 His Lordship's True Lady
2. ↑ Will's True Wish
3. ↑ My Own True Duchess
4. ↑ The Last True Gentleman
Old Earl of Bellefonte

Colonel Lord Harcourt Haddonfield was the fourteenth **Earl of Bellefonte**. He was over seventy when he died. His terminal health and passing is a watershed event in the first books featuring The Haddonfield Siblings.

The Earl fathered an illegitimate child, Ethan Grey, with Naomi Grey. His first wife, Sara Harper, gave birth to Nicholas Haddonfield, the future Earl, before she died. The Earl's second wife, Darla Danaher, provided him with seven additional children. However, her youngest child, Della Haddonfield, was sired by the late Marquess of Tresham during an affair. The Earl was not always faithful himself, so he accepted Della's origins and raised her as his own child. Being born during the marriage made Della publicly (and legally) legitimate.

He also raised Ethan in his household with his legitimate children. However, when the boy was fourteen, the old earl suddenly and inexplicably sent Ethan away to boarding school, never to return.

The old Earl explained Della's parentage to her after her mother died, turning over Darla's diaries and love letters from the marquess.

## Relationships

* Children - The Haddonfield Siblings
* Wives - Sara Harper (first), Darla Danaher (second)

## Books

* Secondary character in
	+ Nicholas, Lord of Secrets
	+ Ethan, Lord of Scandals
* Minor character in Beckman, Lord of Sins
* Mentioned in
	+ Thomas, Jaded Gentlemen book 1
	+ Axel, Jaded Gentlemen book 3
	+ Tremaine's True Love (Nita's story)
	+ Daniel's True Desire (Kirsten's story)
	+ Will's True Wish (Susannah's story)
	+ My Heart's True Delight (Della's story)

## Spoilers

(Click expand to see spoilers.)

* Although Ethan is considered illegitimate, the Haddonfield siblings later learned that Naomi Grey was platonically married to a Colonel Markham when she got pregnant, which is why the Earl could not marry her. A child born to a married woman is legally considered her husband's child, regardless of biological paternity. Thus, Ethan was technically a legitimate son of Markham.
Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish

Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish is the first book in a sub-series called The Duke's Daughters, and the fourth book of The Windham Series.  It was published by Sourcebooks in October of 2011.

### Back Cover Summary

All she wants is peace and anonymity…

Lady Sophie Windham has maneuvered a few days to herself at the ducal mansion in London before she must join her family for Christmas in Kent. Suddenly trapped by a London snowstorm, she finds herself with an abandoned baby and only the assistance of a kind, handsome stranger standing between her and complete disaster.

But Sophie’s holiday is about to heat up…

With his estate in ruins, Vim Charpentier sees little to feel festive about this Christmas. His growing attraction for Sophie Windham is the only thing that warms his spirits-but when Sophie’s brothers whisk her away, Vim’s most painful holiday memories are reawakened.

## Characters

### Main characters

* Sophie Windham
* Wilhelm "Vim" Charpentier

### Supporting characters

* Aethelbert Charpentier, Viscount Rothgreb - Vim's uncle
* Christopher "Kit" Elijah Handel - infant
* Valentine Windham
* Gayle Windham, Earl of Westhaven
* Devlin St. Just

### Minor characters

* Duke of Moreland
* Esmerelda "Essie" Charpentier - Vim's aunt
* Eve Windham
* Maggie Windham

### Mentioned characters

* Christopher Charpentier - Vim's father, deceased
* Old Viscount Rothgreb - Vim's grandfather, deceased, old friend of the Duke of Moreland
* Lucas Denning, Marquis of Deene
* Benjamin Hazlit - Vim's half-brother
* Murial Chattell - Sophie claimed to be staying with Murial's family
* Avis Portmaine - Vim's half-sister
* Alexandra Portmaine - Vim's half-sister
* Bartholomew Windham - deceased
* Jenny Windham
* Victor Windham - Sophie says he died around Christmas

## Additional Information

Although the book was the third Windham book published, it occurs after The Virtuoso Chronologically.
Lucas Denning, Marquis of Deene

Lucas Denning, Marquis of Deene is a main character in Lady Eve's Indiscretion, the seventh book of the Windham Series. A neighbor and family friend to the Windhams, he served in the war with Bart and Devlin. He has a niece that he has promised to look out for after the death of his sister.

## Relationships

* Wife - Eve Windham
* Sister - Marie Dolon (deceased)
* Niece - Georgina Dolon
* Brother-in-law - Jonathan Dolon
* Cousin - Anthony Denning

### Friends

* Benjamin Hazlit
* Devlin St. Just
* Bartholomew Windham (deceased)

## Books

* Introduced in Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal
* Main character in Lady Eve's Indiscretion
* Supporting character in Jonathan and Amy
Beatitude, Countess of Canmore

**Beatitude Marie Maude Purvis Canning, Countess of Canmore**, called **Addy** by her family, is a society widow. She was a vicar's daughter, and it surprised everyone when Roger, the Earl of Canmore married her. He died five years ago in a curricle accident. She has a competence and so is not motivated to remarry.

## Relationships

* Husbands
	+ Roger, Earl of Canmore, deceased
	+ Grey Dorning, Earl of Casriel
* Aunts
	+ Mrs. Fredericka Beauchamp, aka Aunt Freddy
	+ Maude - deceased. Beatitude was named for her, and Maude left her a competence.
* Brother-in-law - Jason, Roger's estranged twin, now the Earl of Canmore
* Sister-in-law - Clarinda
* Friend - Theodosia Haviland

## Books

* Introduced and events in My Own True Duchess
* Main character in A Truly Perfect Gentleman
* Supporting character in "Kisses and Catnip" novella
* Minor character in
	+ A Woman of True Honor
	+ Truly Beloved
* Cameo in The Last True Gentleman
* Mentioned in
	+ A Lady's Dream Come True
	+ Miss Desirable
Kisses and Catnip

**Kisses and Catnip** is a novella. It was originally published as "Catnip and Kisses" in 2019 in the *Love and Other Perils* duet. Grace Burrowes reissued it (along with "Lady Mistletoe's Holiday Helper") in her *Holiday Duet* available at major retailers and on her website here↗️.

## Publisher's description

Max Haddonfield is a man of science, devoted to logic and rational observation. That he also finds homes in libraries for stray cats is merely a sensible exercise in controlling the mouse population...or something.

Antonia Mainwaring is practical to a fault and all but on the shelf. When a certain soft-spoken library patron talks her into allowing a large male feline to bide on the premises, somebody starts purring--and it's not the cat!

## Characters

* Maximus Adolphus Haddonfield - scientist
* Lady Antonia Mainwaring - librarian
* Dorothy and Bettie Barclay - elderly sisters who spend their entire days at the library
* Mr Kessler - library manager
* Dagobert "Dagger" - Max's juvenile delinquent assistant
* Peter Nagle - Antonia's cousin
* Beatitude, Countess of Canmore - wife of Antonia's former suitor and friend, Grey Dorning, Earl of Casriel
* Henry, Viscount Hamblin
* Jessica Huntly - Henry's niece

### Cameo appearances

* Susannah Haddonfield
* Della Haddonfield

### Mentioned characters

* Diana and Athena - Peter's sisters
* Willow Dorning
* Nicholas Haddonfield, Earl of Bellefonte
* Leah Lindsey Haddonfield, Countess of Bellefonte
* Ethan Grey (Baron?)
* George Haddonfield
* Beckman Haddonfield
* Sara Hunt Haddonfield
* Daniel Banks
* Kirsten Haddonfield Banks
* Duke of Moreland
* Duchess of Moreland
* Miss Abbott
* Lord Bollingbroke
* Nan - Dagger's sister
* Leah Lindsay, Lady Bellefonte
* Susannah Haddonfield
Ashton, Lord of Truth

Ashton, Lord of Truth, is the thirteenth book in The Lonely Lords Series by Grace Burrowes. It was published in 2016.

## Publisher's description

**Ashton Fenwick** was raised to be the bastard older brother—the charming, happy bastard older brother—but now an earldom has been foisted upon him. His family urgently needs him to find the right countess, and the best place to look for prospective countesses is London during the social Season. With charm at the ready, Ashton is prepared to go wife-hunting, though it’s the landlady at his lodging house who catches his eye—and his heart.

**Matilda Bryce** bakes a delicious apple tart and does not suffer fools. Ashton falls hard for a woman who doesn’t put on airs, even as she looks after street urchins and does what she can to acquaint him with the challenge before him. As Ashton gets to know Matilda better, he realizes somebody is out to destroy her happiness. He’s found the lady for him, but before he can make an honest countess of her, he must risk all to free Matilda from her past.

## Characters

### Main characters

* Ashton Fenwick, eighth Earl of Kilkenney, Viscount Kinkenney, Baron Mulder
* Matilda Bryce (alias of Maitland Derrick)

### Major characters

* Helen - street urchin
* Benjamin Portmaine - Ashton's former employer and friend
* Stephen Derrick - Matilda's stepson
* Charles Derrick, Earl of Drexel - Matilda's brother-in-law

### Minor characters

* Ewan Fenwick - Ashton's brother
* Alyssa Jean MacDermott Fenwick - Ewan's wife
* Pippa - Matilda's maid of all work
* Cherbourne - Ashton's valet
* Maggie Windham - Benjamin's wife
* Rupert Harpster - Ashton's solicitor
* Marceline - Stephen's mistress
* Sir Archer Portmaine - Benjamin's investigator cousin
* Myron Basingstoke - Derrick family solicitor
* Damon Basingstoke - solicitor and acknowledged illegitimate son
* Hannibal Shearing - coal nabob in want of a title
* Jonas Samuels - thief-taker
* King George IV
* Tyburn - crime lord
* Ducky - criminal

### Referenced characters

* Sissy - Helen's sister, a prostitute
* Aloysius Aberfeldy - a neighbor who covets Matilda's house
* Avis Portmaine - Benjamin's sister
* Alex Portmaine - Benjamin's sister
* Hart Collins - Ashton's cousin
* Althorpe Derrick - Matilda's husband, deceased
* Huberta - Matilda's aunt
* Earl of Kittridge - Matilda's father
* Lady Catherine "Kitty" Marie Kitts Bellamy - Matilda's little sister
* Miss Reynolds - Kitty's governess
* Jeannie - Ewan's youngest daughter
* Duke of Moreland - Benjamin's father-in-law
* Duchess of Moreland - Benjamin's mother-in-law
* Duke of Athol
* Harold Bothwell, Viscount Landover - Hadrian Bothwell's brother
* Hamish MacHugh, Duke of Murdoch
* Edana and Rhona MacHugh
* Colin MacHugh
* Mrs. Bellingham - madam who advised Matilda
* Jonathan Tresham (still single)
* Morgan James Portmaine - Archer's wife
Archer Portmaine

**Archer Portmaine**  is a cousin of Benjamin Portmaine, Earl of Hazelton, aka Benjamin Hazlit. Archer is Hazlit's partner and co-worker in the investigation business. He is also Benjamin's only male relative and thus his heir.

Archer has a tendency to fall in love with women in service who are unavailable to him.

## Relationships

* Wife - Morgan James
* Cousins - Benjamin, Avis, and Alexandra Portmaine

## Books

* Main character in Morgan and Archer (novella)
* Minor character in Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal (first appearance)
* Minor character in Ashton, Lord of Truth
Beckman Haddonfield

**Beckman Sylvanus Haddonfield** is the second legitimate son of Colonel Lord Harcourt Haddonfield, fourteenth Earl of Bellefonte. He has spent many years traveling for the family's business, both in Europe and even to America. However, he and his brother Nicholas Haddonfield spent several years incognito in the English countryside, working in a stable. When they returned to society, Lady Warne asked him to look into her property at Three Springs.

## Relationships

* Wives - Devona Brockwood (deceased), Sara Hunt
* Father - the old Earl of Bellefonte
* Mother - Sara Harper, deceased
* Siblings - The Haddonfield Siblings
* Grandmother - Lady Della, Dowager Marchioness of Warne
* In-laws include - Polly Hunt

## Spoilers

(Click expand to see spoilers.)Beckman's first marriage was a disaster. When he married Devona at the age of 21, he did not know she was already pregnant and in love with another man. They did not consummate the marriage. Unaware of her pregnancy, Nicholas discovered her cheating on Beckman and explained that any resulting child would be the Bellefonte heir. She decided to end her pregnancy, and died in the attempt.
Beckman responded by pursuing oblivion in alcohol and drugs. His brother Nicholas found him nearly dead in an opium den in Paris, and dragged him back to England to recover from his addictions and trauma.

## Books

* First chronological appearance in Thomas, Jaded Gentlemen book 1
* Main character in Beckman, Lord of Sins
* Minor character in
	+ Nicholas, Lord of Secrets
	+ Gabriel, Lord of Regrets
	+ Matthew, Jaded Gentlemen book 2
* Mentioned in
	+ Ethan, Lord of Scandals
	+ "Kisses and Catnip" novella
Tremaine St. Michael

**Tremaine St. Michael** had a Scottish mother and a French father, a Comte. They died of illness during The Terror, after he and his brother were sent to their Scottish grandfather for safety.

As adults, Tremaine's brother Reynaud toured the continent, sending great artworks home to England. Later Tremaine sold them to benefit Reynaud's widow. Tremaine temporarily served as artist Polly Hunt's agent, getting contracts for her to paint portraits.

Tremaine is known as the "Sheep Count." He says "No titled Englishman knows more about sheep than I do."

## Relationships

* Wife - Bernita "Nita" Christina Mayflower Haddonfield
* Brother - Reynard St. Michael, deceased
* In-laws - Sara Hunt, Polly Hunt, The Haddonfield Siblings
* Niece - Allie Hunt

## Books

* Minor character in Beckman, Lord of Sins
* Minor character in Gabriel, Lord of Regrets
* Main character in Tremaine's True Love
The Virtuoso

The Virtuoso is the fourth book in a trilogy called The Duke's Obsession, part of The Windham Series.  It was published by Sourcebooks in November of 2011.

### Back Cover Summary

A genius with a terrible loss…

Gifted pianist Valentine Windham, youngest son of the Duke of Moreland, has little interest in his father’s obsession to see his sons married, and instead pours passion into his music. But when Val loses his music, he flees to the country, alone and tormented by what has been robbed from him.

A widow with a heartbreaking secret…

Grieving Ellen Markham has hidden herself away, looking for safety in solitude. Her curious new neighbor offers a kindred lonely soul whose desperation is matched only by his desire, but Ellen’s devastating secret could be the one thing that destroys them both.

Together they’ll find there’s no rescue from the past, but sometimes losing everything can help you find what you need most.

### Main characters

* Valentine Windham
* Ellen FitzEngle Markham

### Major characters

* Frederick Markham, Baron Roxbury - Ellen's nephew by marriage
* Darius Lindsey - Valentine's friend

### Minor characters

* Axel Belmont
* Dayton and Phillip Belmont - Axel's sons
* Sir John "Jack" Dewey Fanning - serves as local magistrate
* Gayle Windham, Earl of Westhaven - Valentine's brother

### Cameos

* Abby Belmont - Axel's wife
* Nicholas Haddonfield, Viscount Reston, future Earl of Bellefonte - friend of Valentine, Darius' brother-in-law

## Additional Information

The book frequently mentions that Valentine and Ellen met a year before this book starts. A friend had sent Valentine to Little Weldon on an investigation. He pretended to be interested in buying property. An excess deleted scene is available on the author's website here↗️; the kiss is mentioned only briefly at the end.

Darius Lindsey's extended appearance here happens during an offstage "break" in his own book, Darius, Lord of Pleasures.
His Grace of Lesser Puddlebury

*For the unrelated novella published in 2021, see "Love Disguised"*

## "His Grace of Lesser Puddlebury" novellain *Love Undisguised*

**His Grace of Lesser Puddlebury** is a standalone novella unrelated to Grace's major series.

It was first published in March, 2016 in an anthology called *Dukes in Disguise*, alongside stories by other authors. That anthology has gone out of print. Grace has reissued this story, packaged with her stories from *Duchesses in Disguise* and *Marquesses at the Masquerade*, in a collection titled *Love Undisguised*. Links to purchase the collection from major retailers or directly from Grace are on her website here.↗️

## Publisher's description

Connor, Duke of Mowne, has been injured in a most delicate location, and needs a place to heal far from the eyes of Polite Society. When he takes refuge with the independent and impecunious Julianna St. Bellan, he suspects his wound was in truth caused by Cupid's arrow!

## Characters

### Main characters

* Coinneach "Connor" Callum Amadour Ives St. Bellan, ninth Duke of Mowne
* Julianna Marie MacKinnon St. Bellan

### Minor characters

* Duke of Starlingham and Duke of Lucere - Connor's friends
* Quinton, Hector, Antigone - Connor's siblings
* Maurice Warren -
* MacTavish - Julianna's man of all work
* Marie - Connor's mother
* Roberta, Harold, Ralph, Lucas - the children

### Mentioned characters

* Freddy - Connor's bumbling cousin and heir
* Uncle Leo - Connor's uncle, trustee in control of Connor's finances
* Mr. Hucklebee - teacher￼
* Mrs Periwinkle - Julianna's vacationing cook
* John St. Bellan - Julianna's deceased husband

## References

1. ↑ Connor's friends are featured in stories by the other authors in the original anthology.