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Bridgerton

by Julia Quinn

The Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn has 14 known books (14 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Duke and I (2000). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

Books
14 known books (8 novels + 6 companions)
Published
14
First published
2000
Status
completed
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Start here: The Duke and I (2000) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of The Duke and I

The Duke and I (2000)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. The Duke and I

    Novel

    The Duke and I (2000) opens the eight-book Bridgerton series with Daphne Bridgerton's fake courtship with the marriage-averse Duke of Hastings, narrated in part by the anonymous scandal sheet of Lady Whistledown. At 432 pages, it's the first of Julia Quinn's Regency romances to give a Bridgerton sibling their own book.

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  2. The Viscount Who Loved Me

    Novel

    The Viscount Who Loved Me (2000) delivers the series' most beloved match, the enemies-to-lovers duel between eldest brother Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sheffield. Published the same year as The Duke and I, it runs 392 pages and is the second of the eight sibling romances.

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  3. An Offer From a Gentleman

    Novel

    An Offer From a Gentleman (2001) is the third Bridgerton novel, continuing Julia Quinn's blend of wit and warmth amid the balls and gossip of London's ton, with Lady Whistledown's anonymous scandal sheet threading through events. It runs 400 pages, following The Viscount Who Loved Me.

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  4. Romancing Mister Bridgerton

    Novel

    Romancing Mister Bridgerton (2002) pairs Penelope Featherington with Colin Bridgerton, a favorite entry point for readers who want to skip straight to that couple's story. The fourth of the eight sibling novels, it runs 396 pages and precedes To Sir Phillip, With Love.

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  5. To Sir Phillip, With Love

    Novel

    To Sir Phillip, With Love (2003) is the fifth Bridgerton novel, arriving as Julia Quinn worked her way through the family's alphabetically named siblings amid the Regency ton's balls and gossip. It runs 384 pages, between Romancing Mister Bridgerton and When He Was Wicked.

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  6. When He Was Wicked

    Novel

    When He Was Wicked (2004) is the sixth Bridgerton novel, published as Julia Quinn continued narrating each sibling's romance in part through Lady Whistledown's anonymous gossip column. It runs 400 pages, following To Sir Phillip, With Love.

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  7. It's in His Kiss

    Novel

    It's in His Kiss (2005) is the seventh of the eight core Bridgerton novels, continuing Julia Quinn's drawing-room-comedy take on Regency romance among London's ton. At 368 pages, it precedes the series' finale, On the Way to the Wedding.

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  8. On the Way to the Wedding

    Novel

    On the Way to the Wedding (2006) closes out the eight core Bridgerton novels, giving youngest brother Gregory his romance and wrapping up the family sequence Julia Quinn began with The Duke and I in 2000. It runs 402 pages.

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  9. The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After

    Companion

    The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After (2013) collects second epilogues checking in on every couple from the eight core novels, published seven years after the main series concluded. It runs 374 pages and assumes readers already know each Bridgerton match.

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  10. Because of Miss Bridgerton

    Companion

    Because of Miss Bridgerton (2016) opens the four-book Rokesby quartet, Julia Quinn's prequel series set a generation before the main novels, featuring the Bridgerton parents' era and the family next door. It runs 304 pages.

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  11. The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

    Companion

    The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (2017) is the second Rokesby prequel, continuing the generation-earlier story Julia Quinn began with Because of Miss Bridgerton the year before. It runs 384 pages.

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  12. The Other Miss Bridgerton

    Companion

    The Other Miss Bridgerton (2018) is the third of the four Rokesby prequel novels, following the neighboring Rokesby family and the Bridgerton parents' generation. It runs 400 pages, between The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband and First Comes Scandal.

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  13. First Comes Scandal

    Companion

    First Comes Scandal (2020) closes the four-book Rokesby quartet Julia Quinn began in 2016, wrapping up the prequel series set a generation before the main Bridgerton novels. At 288 pages, it's the shortest book in this list.

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  14. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

    Companion

    Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023), co-written with Shonda Rhimes, tells the younger King George III and Queen Charlotte's courtship decades before the numbered Bridgerton siblings' stories, expanding on the Netflix prequel series. At 448 pages, it's the longest book in this list.

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About the Bridgerton series

Two decades before Netflix made the name a global obsession, Julia Quinn's Bridgerton novels were already the gold standard of Regency romance. The series gives each of the eight alphabetically named Bridgerton siblings — Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth — their own love story, set amid the balls, promenades, and merciless gossip of London's ton, all narrated in part by the anonymous scandal sheet of Lady Whistledown. The Duke and I opens the sequence with Daphne's fake courtship with the marriage-averse Duke of Hastings; The Viscount Who Loved Me delivers the series' most beloved enemies-to-lovers duel between Anthony and Kate Sheffield; and the remaining books work through the family with Quinn's signature blend of wit, warmth, and genuinely funny dialogue — closer to a drawing-room comedy than a brooding bodice-ripper. The core eight novels ran from 2000 to 2006, later joined by The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After, a collection of second epilogues checking in on every couple. Quinn then wrote the Rokesby quartet (2016-2020), a prequel series set a generation earlier featuring the Bridgerton parents' era and the family next door. The Netflix adaptation remixes the books' order and plots, so readers coming from the show will find familiar couples in unfamiliar configurations — and a great deal more of Lady Whistledown's pen.

Frequently asked questions

How many Bridgerton books are there?

Eight core novels (2000-2006), one for each Bridgerton sibling, plus the epilogue collection The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After. Counting the four Rokesby prequel novels, the extended Bridgerton universe runs to thirteen books.

What order should I read the Bridgerton books in?

Publication order matches sibling order: The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me, An Offer From a Gentleman, Romancing Mister Bridgerton, To Sir Phillip With Love, When He Was Wicked, It's in His Kiss, On the Way to the Wedding — then Happily Ever After.

Do the books match the Netflix series?

Loosely. Each season draws on one sibling's book (season 1 = The Duke and I, season 2 = The Viscount Who Loved Me, season 3 = Romancing Mister Bridgerton), but the show reorders events, expands side characters, and changes several plots.

What are the Rokesby books?

A four-book prequel series (2016-2020) set in the 1780s, a generation before the main novels, starring the neighboring Rokesby family and Billie Bridgerton. They're companions — enjoyable before or after the main eight.

Is Julia Quinn writing more Bridgerton books?

The main series and prequel quartet are complete, and no new Bridgerton novel has been announced. Quinn has collaborated on related projects, including Queen Charlotte (2023), a novelization written with Shonda Rhimes.

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