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Just Ask Reeves

by Karen Hawkins

The Just Ask Reeves series by Karen Hawkins has 2 known books (2 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Her Master and Commander (2006).

Books
2 known books (2 novels)
Published
2
First published
2006
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance , Historical Fiction
Start here: Her Master and Commander (2006) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Her Master and Commander
Her Master and Commander (2006)

Reading order

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

  1. Her Master and Commander

    Novel
    Her Master and Commander is a novel by Karen Hawkins, published in 2006. It opens the Just Ask Reeves series and is followed here by Her Officer and Gentleman. The series ran to completion in 2006 across 2 books.
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  2. Her Officer and Gentleman

    Novel
    Her Officer and Gentleman is a novel by Karen Hawkins, published in 2006. It's book 2 of Just Ask Reeves, following Her Master and Commander as the most recent entry in the reading order. The series ran to completion in 2006 across 2 books.
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Key facts about the Just Ask Reeves series

Our list has 2 books in the Just Ask Reeves series. Since all 2 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Her Master and Commander, since it opens the publication order in 2006. Her Officer and Gentleman is book 2, from 2006.

The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

Karen Hawkins has 42 books on our list. Additionally, they write The Abduction and Seduction, The Talisman Ring and The MacLean Curse, plus 6 more series. We shelve the books under historical romance.

About the Just Ask Reeves series

Just Ask Reeves is a two-book Regency romance duology from Karen Hawkins centered on Reeves, an unflappably competent butler whose sharp advice keeps steering his employers' romantic entanglements toward happy endings. Her Master and Commander and Her Officer and Gentleman, both released in 2006, follow different members of the same household as Reeves' quiet meddling helps engineer each match.

The device -- a servant whose observations about the family upstairs shape the plot -- gives both books a lighter, more comic register than Hawkins' curse- and amulet-driven Highland series, closer to a country-house comedy of manners than a family saga.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in Just Ask Reeves?

Two: Her Master and Commander and Her Officer and Gentleman, both published in 2006.

Who is Reeves?

A shrewdly observant butler whose advice to his employers helps steer the romantic plot in both books -- the connecting device of the duology.

Do I need to read Just Ask Reeves in order?

No -- both books were published the same year and can be read in either order.

Is Just Ask Reeves connected to Hawkins' other series?

No -- it's a standalone duology, unconnected to her MacLean Curse, Hurst Amulet or Talisman Ring books.

Is a third Just Ask Reeves book planned?

None has been announced as of August 2026.

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