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The Seduction

by Eloisa James

The Seduction series by Eloisa James has 4 known books (4 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Two Dances and a Duke (2023).

Books
4 known books (4 novellas)
Published
4
First published
2023
Status
completed
Last checked

Start here: Two Dances and a Duke (2023) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Two Dances and a Duke

Two Dances and a Duke (2023)

Reading order

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

  1. Two Dances and a Duke

    Novella

    Eloisa James opened The Seduction series in 2023 with Two Dances and a Duke, a compact 161-page first entry. Like the rest of the quartet, its title signals the shared premise: a couple has to work through exactly two complicating deceptions -- a lie, a disguise -- before their Regency-era romance can succeed.

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  2. Two Vows and a Viscount

    Novella

    Two Vows and a Viscount followed the same year, more than doubling the opener's page count at 375 pages as the series' second book. It carries forward the same two-deceptions structure as Two Dances and a Duke, with a new couple working through their own pair of complications toward a happy ending.

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  3. Two Masquerades and a Major

    Novella

    Rounding out 2023, Two Masquerades and a Major arrived as the third installment at 273 pages. It's a self-contained Regency romance built around the series' matching structure, with a new couple's path to happiness running through two complicating deceptions before the truth can out.

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  4. Two Lies and a Lord

    Novella

    The series crossed into 2024 with its fourth book, Two Lies and a Lord, the shortest of the four at 183 pages. It closes out the quartet, giving the final couple their own two complicating deceptions to work through before their Regency romance can succeed.

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About The Seduction

The Seduction is a run of connected Regency-era novellas from Eloisa James, each title built around a pair of complications -- a deception, a disguise, a lie -- that a couple has to work through before their romance can succeed. Two Dances and a Duke (2023) opens the run, followed the same year by Two Vows and a Viscount and Two Masquerades and a Major, with Two Lies and a Lord (2024) closing out the quartet.

The matching title structure signals the series' shared premise across all four entries: each couple's path to happiness runs through exactly two complicating deceptions before the truth -- and the romance -- can out.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in The Seduction series?

Four: Two Dances and a Duke (2023), Two Vows and a Viscount (2023), Two Masquerades and a Major (2023), and Two Lies and a Lord (2024).

What connects The Seduction novellas?

Each title follows the same 'two [deceptions] and a [title]' structure -- every couple has to work through a pair of complicating lies, disguises or misunderstandings before their romance can succeed.

Do I need to read The Seduction novellas in order?

Not strictly -- each is a standalone romance with its own couple, though publication order is the conventional sequence.

Is The Seduction connected to James's other series?

No -- it's a standalone novella series, unconnected to her Wildes of Lindow Castle or Accidental Brides books.

Is a fifth Seduction book planned?

None has been announced as of August 2026; the quartet appears complete.

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