Enid Wilson Books in Order (Updated May 9, 2026)

Enid Wilson writes Pride and Prejudice variations, steamy Regency romance, paranormal romance, science-fiction romance, mystery-leaning Austen retellings, and short-story collections.

Her catalog is not one continuous Darcy-and-Elizabeth timeline. Most of her Austen-inspired books are separate “what if” stories, while Nutty Professor is the clearest numbered series outside the Pride and Prejudice lane.

The safest reading plan is simple: read the numbered Nutty Professor books in order, read the Pride and Prejudice novels by publication date, and treat the “My Darcy” volumes as short-story collections.

First Choice for New Readers

1. For a classic Enid Wilson starting point, choose Bargain with the Devil.
2. For a mystery-flavored Austen variation, choose Fire and Cross.
3. For science fiction, choose Every Savage Can Reproduce.
4. For collections, choose My Darcy Mutates first because it begins the major “My Darcy” collection run.

Enid Wilson Books in Publication Order

1. In Quest of Theta Magic (2009): A fantasy-romance story involving theta magic, desire, and supernatural complications outside the standard Austen-retelling lane.
2. Bargain with the Devil (2009): A Pride and Prejudice variation that reworks Darcy’s response to Lydia’s crisis into a darker bargain-driven romance.
3. Really Angelic (2009): A paranormal Pride and Prejudice variation that uses angelic or supernatural elements to reshape Darcy and Elizabeth’s story.
4. Fire and Cross (2010): A mysterious Pride and Prejudice variation where a childhood fire and a garnet cross connect Darcy’s future to an unknown woman.
5. My Darcy Mutates (2010): A collection of steamy Pride and Prejudice-inspired short stories, built around multiple alternate Darcy scenarios rather than one plot.
6. Chemical Fusion (2011): The first Nutty Professor book begins Wilson’s contemporary science-romance series with chemistry, attraction, and comic romantic tension.
7. Every Savage Can Reproduce (2011): A Pride and Prejudice-inspired science-fiction novel that moves Austen’s class and courtship tensions into a 39th-century setting.
8. The Spinster’s Vow (2011): A spicy Pride and Prejudice retelling focused on Mrs. Darcy’s path to love, marriage, and personal change.
9. My Darcy Vibrates (2011): A collection of more than twenty sexy, exaggerated Pride and Prejudice what-if stories across historical, fantasy, and modern setups.
10. Close Encounters with a Martian Hunk (2012): The second Nutty Professor book continues the science-romance line with a more openly speculative and comic premise.
11. Clairvoyeur (2012): A paranormal romance involving clairvoyance, desire, and Wilson’s broader taste for supernatural romantic pressure.
12. The Angel Sees Grey (2013): A Pride and Prejudice variation that mixes pleasure, punishment, and paranormal-style intervention around Mr. Darcy.
13. Prince Darcy’s Private Eye (2013): A short Pride and Prejudice-inspired mystery or detective-style variation with Darcy placed in a private-eye frame.
14. Headstrong Girls (2013): A co-authored Jane Austen-inspired collection with mystery and romance elements rather than one single Darcy-and-Elizabeth novel.
15. My Darcy Pulsates (2013): Another “My Darcy” collection, continuing Wilson’s short-form, steamy Austen what-if format.
16. My Darcy Exhilarates (2014): A Pride and Prejudice short-story collection that offers multiple alternate romantic situations instead of a single continuity.
17. Sketching His Character and Darcy’s Theta Magic (2015): A collection that groups Wilson’s Darcy-related short fiction and theta-magic material for bundle readers.
18. Steamy Darcy Box Set (2015): A boxed collection combining Sketching His Character and Darcy’s Theta Magic material.
19. Outwitting Mr Darcy (2019): A Pride and Prejudice variation built around strategy, misunderstanding, and Elizabeth and Darcy testing each other’s judgment.
20. The Truth about the Merry Widow (2019): A Pride and Prejudice retelling filled with rumors, villains, and reputation-driven complications.
21. Deepest Desires, Deadliest Hate (2020): A Pemberley-set Pride and Prejudice variation where death, desire, and danger collide after the original courtship frame.
22. Mr Darcy’s Chilling Proposal (2020): An Italian-intrigue Pride and Prejudice variation where a proposal sits inside a colder web of danger and deception.
23. Time to Forgive Life (2020): A Pride and Prejudice time-travel story that uses altered timing to force forgiveness, reflection, and romantic reconsideration.
24. Happiness in Marriage (2021): A co-authored Pride and Prejudice retelling with Margot Spencer, mixing marriage, mystery, and altered emotional stakes.
25. Ignorance and Folly (2022): A Pride and Prejudice retelling set in the time of quarantine, using isolation and social disruption to reshape the familiar plot.
26. Improvement of the Minds (2022): A co-authored Pride and Prejudice retelling with Margot Spencer, involving youthful mischief, cheating servants, and domestic disorder.
27. Murders on Magnetic Island (2022): A modern eco-mystery reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, moving the Austen framework into a contemporary investigative setting.
28. The Encumbrance of Mystery (2023): A ghost-story Pride and Prejudice variation where Elizabeth’s ability to communicate with spirits intersects with Darcy family tension.
29. Fortune and Happiness (2023): A Pride and Prejudice variation about young Darcy and Elizabeth facing chaos before their lives can settle into romance.
30. Gentleman Farmer Needs a Wife (2025): A melodramatic Pride and Prejudice variation involving tempers, sheep, suitors, and a more rural courtship problem.
31. The Ramsgate Bond (2025): A Pride and Prejudice intrigue built around Ramsgate, crabs, yarrow, and a different set of complications around Darcy, Georgiana, and Elizabeth.

Nutty Professor Books in Order

This is Enid Wilson’s only clearly numbered series. Read these two books in order.

1. Chemical Fusion (2011): A contemporary science-romance opener where attraction and chemistry are both literal and emotional.
2. Close Encounters with a Martian Hunk (2012): The sequel pushes the Nutty Professor premise into a more speculative and playful romantic direction.

Pride and Prejudice Novels in Order

These are not sequels to one another. They are separate retellings and variations, but publication order is the least confusing way to move through them.

1. Bargain with the Devil (2009): Darcy’s role in the Lydia crisis becomes darker and more transactional, changing the emotional route to reconciliation.
2. Really Angelic (2009): Supernatural elements alter the usual Darcy-and-Elizabeth conflict.
3. Fire and Cross (2010): A mystery around a fire and a garnet cross reshapes Darcy’s future.
4. Every Savage Can Reproduce (2011): Austen’s romance and class tensions are reimagined in a science-fiction future.
5. The Spinster’s Vow (2011): A spicy retelling focused on marriage, desire, and Mrs. Darcy’s emotional journey.
6. The Angel Sees Grey (2013): A paranormal-flavored Darcy story with punishment, pleasure, and moral complication.
7. Outwitting Mr Darcy (2019): Elizabeth and Darcy match wits in a variation built around maneuvering and misjudgment.
8. The Truth about the Merry Widow (2019): Rumor and villainy drive the altered path toward romance.
9. Deepest Desires, Deadliest Hate (2020): A death at Pemberley turns the romance into a darker mystery.
10. Mr Darcy’s Chilling Proposal (2020): Italy, intrigue, and a dangerous proposal shape this variation.
11. Time to Forgive Life (2020): Time travel gives the characters another route through regret and forgiveness.
12. Happiness in Marriage (2021): Marriage and mystery combine in this co-authored retelling.
13. Ignorance and Folly (2022): Quarantine changes the usual social rhythm of Pride and Prejudice.
14. Improvement of the Minds (2022): Mischievous children and domestic disorder complicate the retelling.
15. Murders on Magnetic Island (2022): The Austen frame moves into a modern eco-mystery.
16. The Encumbrance of Mystery (2023): Ghosts, family burdens, and Elizabeth’s unusual gift create the central conflict.
17. Fortune and Happiness (2023): Young Darcy and Elizabeth are thrown into chaos before romance can stabilize.
18. Gentleman Farmer Needs a Wife (2025): Rural life, temper, and courtship collide in a melodramatic Austen variation.
19. The Ramsgate Bond (2025): Ramsgate becomes the center of an intrigue involving family danger and romantic consequence.

My Darcy Collections in Order

These are collections of short stories. They are optional unless you want Wilson’s short-form, steamy what-if material.

1. My Darcy Mutates (2010): A collection of Pride and Prejudice-inspired steamy short stories with varied alternate setups.
2. My Darcy Vibrates (2011): A larger collection of sexy, over-the-top Darcy scenarios across historical, fantasy, and modern settings.
3. My Darcy Pulsates (2013): A further collection in the same short-story mode, continuing the playful alternate-Darcy format.
4. My Darcy Exhilarates (2014): A collection of Pride and Prejudice what-if shorts that should be treated as separate sketches rather than a novel.

Other Collections and Box Sets

1. Headstrong Girls (2013): A co-authored Jane Austen-inspired collection with mystery and romance elements.
2. Sketching His Character and Darcy’s Theta Magic (2015): A collected format for Darcy-centered and theta-magic material.
3. Steamy Darcy Box Set (2015): A bundle containing Sketching His Character and Darcy’s Theta Magic material.

These are useful for convenience. Do not count them as new installments if you have already read the included stories.

Recommended Reading Order

This order gives a new reader Wilson’s range without placing the collections too early.

1. Bargain with the Devil (2009): Begin with one of Wilson’s best-known Pride and Prejudice variations.
2. Fire and Cross (2010): Move next to a mystery-leaning Austen retelling with a strong central object and backstory.
3. Really Angelic (2009): Add the paranormal side of Wilson’s early Austen work.
4. The Spinster’s Vow (2011): Continue with a spicier marriage-focused retelling.
5. Every Savage Can Reproduce (2011): Shift into science fiction once you understand Wilson’s Austen style.
6. The Angel Sees Grey (2013): Return to paranormal Pride and Prejudice territory.
7. Outwitting Mr Darcy (2019): Read this as a later, strategy-driven Austen variation.
8. The Truth about the Merry Widow (2019): Follow with a rumor-and-villainy retelling.
9. Deepest Desires, Deadliest Hate (2020): Move into Pemberley mystery and darker romantic stakes.
10. Mr Darcy’s Chilling Proposal (2020): Continue with the Italian-intrigue variation.
11. Time to Forgive Life (2020): Read the time-travel story after the mystery and intrigue titles.
12. Happiness in Marriage (2021): Add the co-authored marriage-and-mystery retelling.
13. Ignorance and Folly (2022): Read the quarantine variation after the earlier Regency and mystery titles.
14. Improvement of the Minds (2022): Continue with the co-authored youthful-mischief retelling.
15. Murders on Magnetic Island (2022): Shift to the modern eco-mystery reimagining.
16. The Encumbrance of Mystery (2023): Return to supernatural mystery with Elizabeth’s ghost-related gift.
17. Fortune and Happiness (2023): Read this later for a younger Darcy-and-Elizabeth chaos story.
18. Gentleman Farmer Needs a Wife (2025): Add the rural melodrama after the older catalog is clear.
19. The Ramsgate Bond (2025): Read the latest Ramsgate intrigue after the other major Austen variations.
20. My Darcy Mutates (2010): Begin the short-story collections here.
21. My Darcy Vibrates (2011): Continue the collection sequence.
22. My Darcy Pulsates (2013): Read next for more short-form what-if material.
23. My Darcy Exhilarates (2014): Finish the main “My Darcy” collection run here.
24. Chemical Fusion (2011): Start the Nutty Professor series when ready for non-Austen science romance.
25. Close Encounters with a Martian Hunk (2012): Read after Chemical Fusion.
26. In Quest of Theta Magic (2009): Place the theta-magic material after the main Austen and Nutty Professor paths.
27. Clairvoyeur (2012): Read as a separate paranormal romance.
28. Prince Darcy’s Private Eye (2013): Add this short detective-style Darcy variation wherever you want a compact extra.
29. Headstrong Girls (2013): Save the co-authored Austen-inspired collection for later.
30. Sketching His Character and Darcy’s Theta Magic (2015): Use this only if you want the collected format.
31. Steamy Darcy Box Set (2015): Choose this bundle if you prefer boxed editions over individual shorter material.

Chronological Order

A full internal chronology does not work for Enid Wilson’s catalog.

Her Pride and Prejudice books repeatedly restart Darcy and Elizabeth from different premises: paranormal intervention, mystery, time travel, science fiction, quarantine, or modern eco-mystery. Those stories are alternate continuities, not chapters in one timeline.

Use chronological order only for Nutty Professor:

1. Chemical Fusion (2011): The first book in the series.
2. Close Encounters with a Martian Hunk (2012): The second book in the series.

Standalone vs. Connected Books

Connected series:
Nutty Professor is the clear numbered series.

Standalone Austen variations:
Most Pride and Prejudice novels can be read alone.

Collections:
The “My Darcy” books and box sets collect short-form material.

Separate non-Austen works:
In Quest of Theta Magic, Chemical Fusion, Close Encounters with a Martian Hunk, and Clairvoyeur belong outside the main Darcy-and-Elizabeth retelling path.

Latest Release Status

As of this update, the latest confirmed Enid Wilson titles found in the main catalog are Gentleman Farmer Needs a Wife and The Ramsgate Bond, both listed for 2025.

No confirmed 2026 Enid Wilson book was found during this check.

FAQs

Do Enid Wilson’s books need to be read in order?

Only the Nutty Professor books need a clear series order.

Most of the Pride and Prejudice variations are standalone alternate versions of Darcy and Elizabeth’s story.

What is the best Enid Wilson book to start with?

Start with Bargain with the Devil for a well-known Austen variation.

Start with Fire and Cross if you prefer a mystery twist.

Start with Every Savage Can Reproduce if you want science fiction.

Are the My Darcy books novels?

No. The “My Darcy” titles are collections of short Pride and Prejudice-inspired what-if stories.

They are best read as extras, not as the backbone of the reading order.

Is Enid Wilson’s work steamy?

Yes. Many of Wilson’s books and collections are marketed as steamy, sexy, or spicy romance.

Readers looking for traditional closed-door Austen variations should check carefully before choosing a title.

What is the Nutty Professor series?

Nutty Professor is Wilson’s numbered science-romance series.

It begins with Chemical Fusion and continues with Close Encounters with a Martian Hunk.

Are the co-authored books part of the main order?

They can be included in publication order, but they should be labeled clearly.

Happiness in Marriage and Improvement of the Minds are co-authored with Margot Spencer, while Headstrong Girls is a co-authored Austen-inspired collection.

Is Darcy’s Chilling Proposal different from Mr Darcy’s Chilling Proposal?

Public listings show both forms. Treat Darcy’s Chilling Proposal as an alternate listing or shortened title for Mr Darcy’s Chilling Proposal: An Italian Intrigue, unless a specific edition proves otherwise.

Conclusion

Enid Wilson is best read by category rather than as one long series.

Begin with Bargain with the Devil for the core Austen-variation path, use Chemical Fusion for the numbered Nutty Professor series, and save the “My Darcy” collections for short-form extras. The main rule is to avoid treating every Darcy title as a sequel, because most are separate reimaginings of Pride and Prejudice.