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The Scandalous Brides

by Suzanne Enoch

The Scandalous Brides series by Suzanne Enoch has 4 books and is best read in publication order, starting with A Beginner's Guide to Rakes (2011).

Books
4 books
First published
2011
Status
completed
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Start here: A Beginner's Guide to Rakes (2011) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of A Beginner's Guide to Rakes, the first book in The Scandalous Brides

A Beginner's Guide to Rakes (2011)

Reading order

The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.

  1. A Beginner's Guide to Rakes

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  2. Taming an Impossible Rogue

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  3. Rules to Catch a Devilish Duke

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  4. The Handbook to Handling His Lordship

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About The Scandalous Brides

The Scandalous Brides follows a set of unconventional Regency heroines -- each a little too outspoken, too independent, or too unconcerned with propriety for polite society's comfort -- as they each land a match anyway. A Beginner's Guide to Rakes (2011) opens the series, followed by Taming an Impossible Rogue (2012) and Rules to Catch a Devilish Duke, also 2012, with The Handbook to Handling His Lordship (2013) closing out the run.

The series' titles lean into a running joke -- each one reads like a mock self-help guide for managing a particular kind of Regency man -- that ties the four otherwise-independent courtships together with a consistent, knowing tone.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in The Scandalous Brides series?

Four: A Beginner's Guide to Rakes (2011), Taming an Impossible Rogue (2012), Rules to Catch a Devilish Duke (2012), and The Handbook to Handling His Lordship (2013).

What connects The Scandalous Brides books?

Each follows an unconventional Regency heroine landing an unlikely match, tied together by a tongue-in-cheek 'how-to-guide' framing in each title rather than a continuing plot.

Do I need to read The Scandalous Brides in order?

Not strictly -- each book follows a different heroine with a self-contained romance, though publication order is the conventional sequence.

Is The Scandalous Brides connected to Enoch's other series?

No -- it's a standalone series, unconnected to her Adventurers' Club or Scandalous Highlanders books.

Is a fifth Scandalous Brides book planned?

None has been announced as of August 2026. A title sometimes listed as a fifth entry, The Wicked One, could only be confirmed as part of a 2014 omnibus collection rather than as a standalone release, so it isn't tracked here as a separate book.

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