Alexa Adams Books in Order (Updated May 9, 2026)

Alexa Adams is an Austenesque author known for Pride and Prejudice continuations, darker comic Jane Austen variations, and playful crossovers with other literary worlds.

Her books do not all form one shared continuity. The main sequence is A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice, while Twisted Austen is a looser group of alternate Austen novellas.

For new readers, the most stable entry point is First Impressions. For readers who prefer stranger, sharper Austen experiments, Emma and Elton: Something Truly Horrid begins the Twisted Austen side.

What to Read First

1. Read First Impressions first if you want Alexa Adams’ main Pride and Prejudice continuation.
2. Read Emma and Elton: Something Truly Horrid first if you want her darker, more satirical Austen variations.
3. Read Darcy in Wonderland only after you already know Pride and Prejudice well, because it works as both a sequel and a literary mashup.
4. Read Being Mrs. Bennet as a separate metafictional Austen story, not as part of the main Less Pride & Prejudice trilogy.

A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice Books in Order

This is Alexa Adams’ main Pride and Prejudice sequence. Read these three books in order because they form a connected continuation.

1. First Impressions: A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice (2010): Darcy behaves better at the Meryton assembly, and that one change sends the Pride and Prejudice courtship onto a softer alternate path.
2. Second Glances: A Tale of Less Pride and Prejudice Continues (2013): The story moves beyond the first book, with the older Bennet sisters settled and new attention turning toward Kitty and Mary.
3. Holidays at Pemberley or Third Encounters: A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice Concludes (2013): The trilogy closes through winter visits to Pemberley, with Charlotte Lucas and other familiar characters gaining more space in the continuation.

Twisted Austen Books in Order

The Twisted Austen books are not one continuous plot. They are linked by approach: each one distorts, darkens, or reimagines a Jane Austen character or premise.

1. Emma and Elton: Something Truly Horrid (2012): A darker Emma variation that asks what might happen if Emma Woodhouse’s confidence and Mr. Elton’s ambitions turned truly unpleasant.
2. Jane & Bingley: Something Slightly Unsettling (2013): A Pride and Prejudice twist that gives Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley a more unsettling edge than readers usually expect.
3. Becoming Mrs. Norris: A Mansfield Park Prequel (2014): A Mansfield Park prequel that looks at how Aunt Norris might have become one of Austen’s most difficult domestic tyrants.
4. I am Lady Catherine (2017): A Pride and Prejudice character study that enters Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s mind and gives her pride, control, and delusion the central stage.
5. Young Wickham (2018): A Pride and Prejudice prequel / continuation-style novella focused on Wickham and the Darcy family years before the original novel’s main events.
6. The Ladies of Norland (2020): A Sense and Sensibility reimagining that changes the Dashwood women’s situation and pushes the Norland world into a more gothic or unsettling direction.

Other Alexa Adams Books in Order

These books sit outside the two main groupings above, though most still belong to Alexa Adams’ larger Austenesque body of work.

1. “And Who Can Be In Doubt Of What Followed?”: The Novels of Jane Austen Expanded (2013): A short story collection that imagines missing or after-the-ending moments from several Austen novels.
2. The Madness of Mr. Darcy (2014): A darker Pride and Prejudice continuation set in 1832, with Darcy isolated by loss, regret, and the threat of losing Pemberley.
3. Darcy in Wonderland (2017): A Pride and Prejudice sequel and Alice in Wonderland mashup that sends Darcy into a topsy-turvy literary world after his marriage to Elizabeth.
4. Being Mrs. Bennet (2018): A metafictional Austen story in which modern Jane Austen fan Alison Bateman finds herself inside Pride and Prejudice as Mrs. Bennet.

Alexa Adams Books in Publication Order

This order is best for readers who want to follow the development of Adams’ work from her early Pride and Prejudice continuation into stranger and more experimental Austen variations.

1. First Impressions: A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice (2010): The first published Alexa Adams book and the opening of her main Pride and Prejudice continuation.
2. Emma and Elton: Something Truly Horrid (2012): The first Twisted Austen title, moving from gentle continuation into darker comic reimagining.
3. Second Glances: A Tale of Less Pride and Prejudice Continues (2013): The second Less Pride & Prejudice book, continuing the altered Bennet family future.
4. “And Who Can Be In Doubt Of What Followed?”: The Novels of Jane Austen Expanded (2013): A collection of short continuations that broadens the focus beyond Pride and Prejudice.
5. Holidays at Pemberley or Third Encounters: A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice Concludes (2013): The final Less Pride & Prejudice volume, completing the main trilogy.
6. Jane & Bingley: Something Slightly Unsettling (2013): A Twisted Austen Pride and Prejudice variation focused on Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley.
7. The Madness of Mr. Darcy (2014): A later, darker Darcy story set after the original Pride and Prejudice generation has been altered by grief.
8. Becoming Mrs. Norris: A Mansfield Park Prequel (2014): A Twisted Austen prequel that turns to Mansfield Park and the formation of Mrs. Norris.
9. I am Lady Catherine (2017): A short Pride and Prejudice character piece centered on Lady Catherine’s inner world.
10. Darcy in Wonderland (2017): A literary mashup combining Pride and Prejudice sequel material with Alice in Wonderland fantasy.
11. Young Wickham (2018): A Twisted Austen title that looks back toward Wickham’s youth and the Darcy household.
12. Being Mrs. Bennet (2018): A modern-reader-inside-Austen story that stands apart from the standard continuation format.
13. The Ladies of Norland (2020): The sixth Twisted Austen book and the most recent Alexa Adams fiction title I found confirmed during this update.

Recommended Reading Order

Alexa Adams is easiest to read in layers. Start with the most conventional Austen continuation, then move toward the stranger material.

1. First Impressions: A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice (2010): Begin here because it introduces Adams through a clear Pride and Prejudice alternate path.
2. Second Glances: A Tale of Less Pride and Prejudice Continues (2013): Continue directly because it depends on the changed family circumstances from book one.
3. Holidays at Pemberley or Third Encounters (2013): Finish the Less Pride & Prejudice trilogy before shifting to unrelated Austen experiments.
4. “And Who Can Be In Doubt Of What Followed?” (2013): Read next if you want shorter Austen expansions across multiple novels.
5. The Madness of Mr. Darcy (2014): Move here for a more serious and emotionally damaged version of Darcy’s later life.
6. Darcy in Wonderland (2017): Read after The Madness of Mr. Darcy if you want Adams’ most obvious literary mashup.
7. Being Mrs. Bennet (2018): Read here for a modern-fan-transported-into-Austen premise that works best once you know Adams’ Pride and Prejudice interests.
8. Emma and Elton: Something Truly Horrid (2012): Begin Twisted Austen with the first book in that group.
9. Jane & Bingley: Something Slightly Unsettling (2013): Continue the Twisted Austen line with a Pride and Prejudice pairing turned uncomfortable.
10. Becoming Mrs. Norris (2014): Move to Mansfield Park once you are ready for a different Austen novel.
11. I am Lady Catherine (2017): Return to Pride and Prejudice through Lady Catherine’s perspective.
12. Young Wickham (2018): Read after I am Lady Catherine if you want another Pride and Prejudice side-character study.
13. The Ladies of Norland (2020): Finish with the Sense and Sensibility reimagining.

Chronological Order

A single chronological order is not the best way to read Alexa Adams.

The books are alternate continuations, prequels, parodies, and literary mashups. They do not share one continuous Austen timeline.

The only sequence that truly needs order is A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice:

1. First Impressions (2010): The altered Pride and Prejudice story begins with Darcy’s changed behavior at the Meryton assembly.
2. Second Glances (2013): The continuation moves forward after the first book’s changed marriages and family outcomes.
3. Holidays at Pemberley or Third Encounters (2013): The trilogy concludes through later visits, relationships, and settlements.

For Twisted Austen, publication order is more useful than timeline order because the books move across different Austen novels.

Pride and Prejudice-Related Alexa Adams Books

Readers who mainly want Pride and Prejudice material can use this shorter path.

1. First Impressions (2010): Begins the main alternate Pride and Prejudice trilogy.
2. Second Glances (2013): Continues the altered Bennet family story.
3. Holidays at Pemberley or Third Encounters (2013): Concludes the Less Pride & Prejudice arc.
4. Jane & Bingley: Something Slightly Unsettling (2013): Reimagines Jane and Bingley in a more disturbing direction.
5. The Madness of Mr. Darcy (2014): Follows a damaged, older Darcy through a darker continuation.
6. I am Lady Catherine (2017): Centers Lady Catherine rather than Darcy or Elizabeth.
7. Darcy in Wonderland (2017): Sends Darcy into an Alice in Wonderland-style crossover after marriage.
8. Young Wickham (2018): Focuses on Wickham and the Darcy family connection.
9. Being Mrs. Bennet (2018): Places a modern Austen fan inside Pride and Prejudice as Mrs. Bennet.

Books Based on Other Austen Novels

Alexa Adams also writes beyond Pride and Prejudice.

1. Emma and Elton: Something Truly Horrid (2012): A dark Emma variation focused on Emma Woodhouse and Mr. Elton.
2. Becoming Mrs. Norris: A Mansfield Park Prequel (2014): A Mansfield Park prequel about Aunt Norris before the events of Austen’s novel.
3. The Ladies of Norland (2020): A Sense and Sensibility reimagining centered on the Dashwood women and Norland.
4. “And Who Can Be In Doubt Of What Followed?” (2013): A cross-Austen short story collection that expands multiple novels rather than staying with one.

Latest Alexa Adams Book

The latest confirmed Alexa Adams fiction title I found is The Ladies of Norland (2020), listed as book six of Twisted Austen.

FictionDB lists Being Mrs. Bennet (2018) as the latest book in its ten-book Alexa Adams bibliography, but later series listings include the Twisted Austen titles Young Wickham (2018) and The Ladies of Norland (2020). For a current reading-order page, The Ladies of Norland should be treated as the latest confirmed fiction book unless a newer release is verified.

FAQs

What is Alexa Adams’ first book?

Alexa Adams’ first listed book is First Impressions: A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice, published in 2010.

What is the correct order of A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice?

Read First Impressions, then Second Glances, then Holidays at Pemberley or Third Encounters.

Do Alexa Adams books need to be read in order?

Only the Less Pride & Prejudice trilogy needs strict order. The Twisted Austen books and other standalones can be read by source novel or premise.

Is Twisted Austen one continuous series?

No. Twisted Austen is a themed group of darker or stranger Austen variations, not one continuous storyline.

What Alexa Adams book should I start with?

Start with First Impressions if you want the central Pride and Prejudice continuation. Start with Emma and Elton: Something Truly Horrid if you want the Twisted Austen style first.

Is Darcy in Wonderland part of a series?

It is not part of the Less Pride & Prejudice trilogy. It is a separate Pride and Prejudice sequel and Alice in Wonderland mashup.

Is Being Mrs. Bennet connected to the other books?

No. Being Mrs. Bennet is a separate metafictional Austen story about a modern reader entering Pride and Prejudice as Mrs. Bennet.

Is Alexa Adams the same as Alexia Adams?

No. Alexa Adams is the Austenesque author of First Impressions, Darcy in Wonderland, and Being Mrs. Bennet. Alexia Adams is a different romance author and should not be included in this reading order.

Conclusion

Alexa Adams is best read in two passes.

First, read A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice in order: First Impressions, Second Glances, and Holidays at Pemberley or Third Encounters. That gives you her clearest connected Austen continuation.

After that, move into the standalones and Twisted Austen titles by interest. Choose The Madness of Mr. Darcy for a darker Darcy continuation, Darcy in Wonderland for a crossover, Being Mrs. Bennet for metafiction, or Emma and Elton for the start of her more unsettling Austen variations.