Below is the complete list of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton books in publication order. For this series, the chronological reading order is the same as the order of publication.
Bridgerton Books in Publication Order
By Julia Quinn, Shonda Rhimes
- The Duke and I (2000)
The Duke and I was published in 2000 and is listed as book #1 in the Bridgerton series. - The Viscount Who Loved Me (2000)
Published in 2000, The Viscount Who Loved Me is listed as book #2 in the Bridgerton series. - An Offer from a Gentleman (2001)
An Offer from a Gentleman is a 2001 release and appears as book #3 in the Bridgerton series. - Romancing Mister Bridgerton (2002)
In the Bridgerton series, Romancing Mister Bridgerton is book #4 and was published in 2002. - To Sir Phillip, With Love (2003)
To Sir Phillip, With Love was first published in 2003; within the Bridgerton series, it is listed as book #5. - When He Was Wicked (2004)
When He Was Wicked was published in 2004 and is listed as book #6 in the Bridgerton series. - It’s in His Kiss (2005)
Published in 2005, It’s in His Kiss is listed as book #7 in the Bridgerton series. - On the Way to the Wedding (2006)
On the Way to the Wedding is a 2006 release and appears as book #8 in the Bridgerton series. - Because of Miss Bridgerton (2016)
In the Bridgerton series, Because of Miss Bridgerton is book #9 and was published in 2016. - The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (2017)
The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband was first published in 2017; within the Bridgerton series, it is listed as book #10. - The Other Miss Bridgerton (2018)
The Other Miss Bridgerton was published in 2018 and is listed as book #11 in the Bridgerton series. - First Comes Scandal (2020)
Published in 2020, First Comes Scandal is listed as book #12 in the Bridgerton series. - The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton (2021)
The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton is a 2021 release and appears as book #13 in the Bridgerton series. - Queen Charlotte (2023)
(With Shonda Rhimes)
In the Bridgerton series, Queen Charlotte is book #14 and was published in 2023.
Bridgerton Short Stories Books in Publication Order
- Violet’s Story (2013)
Violet’s Story was published in 2013 and is listed as book #1 in the Bridgerton Short Stories series. - Violet in Bloom (2013)
Published in 2013, Violet in Bloom is listed as book #2 in the Bridgerton Short Stories series. - The Duke and I (Second epilogue) (2013)
The Duke and I (Second epilogue) is a 2013 release and appears as book #3 in the Bridgerton Short Stories series. - The Viscount Who Loved Me(Second epilogue) (2013)
In the Bridgerton Short Stories series, The Viscount Who Loved Me(Second epilogue) is book #4 and was published in 2013. - An Offer from a Gentleman(Second epilogue) (2013)
An Offer from a Gentleman(Second epilogue) was first published in 2013; within the Bridgerton Short Stories series, it is listed as book #5. - Romancing Mister Bridgerton(Second epilogue) (2013)
Romancing Mister Bridgerton(Second epilogue) was published in 2013 and is listed as book #6 in the Bridgerton Short Stories series. - To Sir Phillip, With Love(Second epilogue) (2013)
Published in 2013, To Sir Phillip, With Love(Second epilogue) is listed as book #7 in the Bridgerton Short Stories series. - When He Was Wicked (Second epilogue) (2013)
When He Was Wicked (Second epilogue) is a 2013 release and appears as book #8 in the Bridgerton Short Stories series. - It’s in His Kiss(Second epilogue) (2013)
In the Bridgerton Short Stories series, It’s in His Kiss(Second epilogue) is book #9 and was published in 2013. - On the Way to the Wedding(Second epilogue) (2013)
On the Way to the Wedding(Second epilogue) was first published in 2013; within the Bridgerton Short Stories series, it is listed as book #10.
Bridgerton Collections Books in Publication Order
- Happily Ever After (2013)
Happily Ever After was published in 2013 and is listed as book #1 in the Bridgerton Collections series. - Offer From a Gentleman (2026)
Published in 2026, Offer From a Gentleman is listed as book #2 in the Bridgerton Collections series.
About Bridgerton
Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series is a Regency romance sequence centered on the eight children of the Bridgerton family, a wealthy, affectionate, and socially prominent clan navigating love, marriage, reputation, and family loyalty in early nineteenth-century England. The series begins with The Duke and I and continues through each sibling’s romance, with later companion works expanding the family’s happily-ever-afters. Its enduring appeal comes from the warmth of the Bridgerton household as much as from the individual love stories. Quinn writes aristocratic society with wit and sparkle, but the emotional anchor is always family.
The Bridgertons are led by Violet Bridgerton, a widowed mother whose love for her children gives the series a strong domestic center. Her eight children—Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth—are named alphabetically, a detail that reflects the series’ playful sense of order and family identity. Each book focuses on a different sibling, allowing Quinn to shift romantic tropes, emotional conflicts, and social settings while keeping the same familiar family circle in view.
The Duke and I introduces Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, through a fake-courtship arrangement that becomes far more complicated than either expects. The novel establishes several defining elements of the series: sharp dialogue, public social performance, private vulnerability, and the pressure of the London marriage market. It also introduces Lady Whistledown’s society papers, whose anonymous commentary gives the early books a lively satirical edge. Whistledown’s voice turns gossip into structure, connecting drawing rooms, ballrooms, scandals, and romantic misunderstandings with comic precision.
Anthony’s story in The Viscount Who Loved Me deepens the family’s emotional history by exploring the burden he carries as the eldest son after his father’s death. His romance with Kate Sheffield is one of the series’ strongest examples of Quinn’s talent for turning verbal sparring into intimacy. Benedict’s An Offer from a Gentleman takes a Cinderella-inspired route, while Colin and Penelope’s story in Romancing Mister Bridgerton gives long-simmering affection and overlooked intelligence a central place. Eloise, Francesca, Hyacinth, and Gregory each bring different emotional textures, from correspondence and second chances to grief, adventure, and youthful romantic certainty.
The series works because the books are connected without becoming difficult to enter. Each romance has its own couple and central conflict, but the siblings’ appearances across the novels make the family feel continuous and lived-in. Readers see characters before and after their own love stories, which gives the series a sense of movement through time. Marriages do not remove characters from the world; they expand the Bridgerton circle.
Quinn’s style is central to the series’ popularity. Her Regency world is not heavy historical fiction; it is social comedy with emotional sincerity. She favors banter, misunderstandings, clever scenes, and heroines who often notice more than society expects them to. The heroes may be dukes, viscounts, artists, or charming bachelors, but the romances become satisfying when they are forced out of polish and into honesty.
The Bridgerton books also gained renewed global attention through the Netflix adaptation, which reimagined the family for television while drawing from Quinn’s characters and romantic arcs. The novels remain their own experience: lighter in scope, more intimate in focus, and deeply tied to the pleasures of family-centered Regency romance. At its heart, Bridgerton is not only about advantageous marriages or London seasons. It is about siblings growing into love, carrying grief and expectation differently, and finding partners who see them beyond the roles society has assigned.