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Lyndon Sisters

by Julia Quinn

The Lyndon Sisters series by Julia Quinn has 2 known books (2 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Everything and the Moon (1997).

Books
2 known books (2 novels)
Published
2
First published
1997
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance , Historical Fiction
Start here: Everything and the Moon (1997) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Everything and the Moon
Everything and the Moon (1997)

Reading order

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

  1. Everything and the Moon

    Novel
    Everything and the Moon opens Julia Quinn's Lyndon Sisters duology, published in March 1997 at 338 pages. It's an early work, written before her later interconnected Regency series, and is followed by Brighter Than the Sun.
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  2. Brighter Than the Sun

    Novel
    Brighter Than the Sun closes Julia Quinn's Lyndon Sisters duology, published in December 1997 at 355 pages. It's the second and final book in this early two-book series, following Everything and the Moon.
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Key facts about the Lyndon Sisters series

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

Start with Everything and the Moon, since it opens the publication order in 1997. Brighter Than the Sun is book 2, from 1997.

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. The books run from 338 to 355 pages.

Julia Quinn has 37 books on our list. Additionally, they write Splendid Trilogy, Agents of the Crown and Bridgerton, plus 4 more series. We shelve the books under historical romance.

About the Lyndon Sisters series

The Lyndon Sisters is an early Julia Quinn duology following two sisters whose romances are shadowed by years of separation and misunderstanding. Everything and the Moon follows Victoria Lyndon, who falls deeply in love with Robert Kemble, the Earl of Macclesfield, only for a devastating misunderstanding to tear the couple apart; years later, changed by time and circumstance, they're thrown back together and forced to reckon with the feelings — and hurts — neither ever fully let go of. Brighter Than the Sun turns to her sister Eleanor, whose life takes a very different path: an arranged marriage to Charles Wycombe, the Earl of Billington, that begins as a matter of practicality and family duty and slowly, unexpectedly, becomes something real.

Written early in Quinn's career, the Lyndon Sisters books lean more heavily on second-chance-romance and marriage-of-convenience tropes than her later, wittier Regency comedies, giving readers a glimpse of her developing voice before the interconnected worlds of Bridgerton and Bevelstoke.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Lyndon Sisters series?

Two: Everything and the Moon and Brighter Than the Sun.

What order should I read the Lyndon Sisters books in?

Publication order: Everything and the Moon (Victoria's story), then Brighter Than the Sun (Eleanor's story).

Do I need to read the Lyndon Sisters books in order?

Not strictly, since each is a self-contained romance, but reading in order gives the fuller family context for the two sisters.

Is the Lyndon Sisters series connected to Bridgerton?

No, it's an earlier, standalone Julia Quinn duology unconnected to the Bridgerton universe.

What trope is Brighter Than the Sun built around?

A marriage of convenience — Eleanor Lyndon's arranged marriage to the Earl of Billington, which grows into real love over the course of the book.

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