Iris Lim Books in Order (Updated May 10, 2026)

Iris Lim writes clean and sweet romance across several lanes: Regency romance, Pride and Prejudice variations, modern Austen-inspired stories, and short historical romances.

Her catalogue is easiest to understand if you do not force every book into one master timeline. The Beniton Hall books form her main numbered Regency sequence, while the Pride and Prejudice titles are better read as separate variations grouped by style.

How to Read Iris Lim

Use this as the decision point before choosing a list:

1. For a numbered series: begin with One Night in Beniton Hall.
2. For Pride and Prejudice variations: begin with Mothers Know Best for the alternate Regency line, or Armed Robbery for the canon-divergent line.
3. For short standalones: choose the Sweet Historical Romance Shorts in publication order.
4. For new readers who want the cleanest path: start with Beniton Hall, then move into the Austen variations.

Beniton Hall Books in Order

The Beniton Hall series is the most important place to follow order. It is a connected Regency romance sequence built around the Avington and Nottingham families.

1. One Night in Beniton Hall (2022): The series begins with the house, families, and social world that shape the later romances.
2. Becoming Lady Rodworth (2022): The second book continues the Beniton Hall setting with another Regency courtship shaped by family expectations and title-linked pressure.
3. The Ashes of Everstone Court (2023): A more dramatic entry that expands the emotional range of the series while staying within the same Regency romance world.
4. Mr. Avington’s Game of Hearts (2024): A rake-and-romance setup that brings one of the Avington men into the center of the courtship pattern.
5. Befriending Burgess (2024): A later Beniton Hall romance that keeps the family network active while giving Burgess his own emotional arc.
6. Miss Westwood and the Lake (2025): A quieter, lake-centered Regency romance that continues the series’ pattern of personal discovery and unexpected attachment.
7. A Bride for Colonel Avington (2026): A marriage-of-convenience story involving Colonel Avington, with past secrets and emotional caution shaping the relationship.
8. Miss Nottingham Writes (2026): The eighth Beniton Hall book, listed for November 2026, continues the family-linked structure of the series.

Pride and Prejudice Alternate Regency Collection in Order

These are Pride and Prejudice variations. They use Austen’s characters and Regency setting, but each title is best treated as its own alternate path rather than a chapter in one continuous Darcy-and-Elizabeth timeline.

1. Mothers Know Best (2018): An early Iris Lim Pride and Prejudice variation that changes the marriage and family pressures around Elizabeth Bennet.
2. Oh Brother (2018): A variation that shifts attention toward brotherly and family dynamics, altering how Elizabeth’s choices are shaped.
3. That’s What Makes It Love (2019): A Darcy-and-Elizabeth variation focused on the emotional conditions that make affection possible.
4. Fathers Know Best (2020): A companion-style variation to Mothers Know Best, using parental judgment and family influence to redirect the romance.
5. Words Unspoken (2022): Elizabeth Bennet is unable to speak and hidden from society, making communication, dignity, and recognition central to the romance.
6. Heirs and Graces (2023): A shorter variation built around inheritance, social position, and the consequences of changed expectations.
7. His Cousin’s Betrothed (2025): A Pride and Prejudice variation that uses an engagement connection to reshape Darcy and Elizabeth’s usual path.

Pride and Prejudice Canon Divergent Collection in Order

These books stay closer to the original Pride and Prejudice framework before changing a key event. Read them in publication order if you want to see how Lim’s canon-divergent ideas develop.

1. Armed Robbery (2019): A single dangerous incident changes the direction of the familiar story, forcing characters into a sharper crisis earlier than expected.
2. Hearts and Consequences (2021): A consequence-driven variation where altered choices create new emotional and social fallout.
3. The Godparents (2024): Elizabeth and Darcy are forced into a shared responsibility involving children, turning duty into a marriage-shaped dilemma.
4. Escaping Miss Bingley (2025): A variation that changes the balance of pressure around Miss Bingley and gives Elizabeth and Darcy a different route through the familiar social web.
5. Elizabeth’s Escape (2026): Elizabeth runs from Mr. Collins and crosses Darcy’s path, making rescue, protection, and emotional re-evaluation the core of the story.
6. Miss Elizabeth’s Engagement (2027): A future canon-divergent title listed for February 2027, so it belongs after the currently published books.

Pride and Prejudice Modern Collection in Order

These are modern Austen-inspired stories rather than Regency-set variations. Keep them separate from the Regency and canon-divergent lists.

1. Liam & Liz (2020): A modern Pride and Prejudice-inspired story that recasts the Elizabeth-and-Darcy dynamic in a contemporary setting.
2. The Christmas Trade (2021): A Christmas-themed modern variation that uses seasonal structure and trade-off consequences to reshape the romance.

Sweet Historical Romance Shorts in Order

These are short historical romances. They are not required reading for Beniton Hall, and they are not Pride and Prejudice variations.

1. Lady Flora’s Fiancé (2023): A short historical romance built around engagement complications and social expectations.
2. The Valentine Writer (2024): A Valentine-themed short romance where writing and romantic intention drive the central misunderstanding or connection.
3. Lord Pennington’s Ward (2024): A guardian-and-ward historical romance setup, best read as a standalone short.
4. The Solicitor’s Wife (2025): A short romance centered on marriage, legal/social respectability, and the emotional distance between spouses.
5. Lady Carmen’s Christmas (2026): A Christmas historical short listed for December 2026, separate from the Beniton Hall and Austen variation timelines.

Cousins of Cavendish Square

This is a multi-author series. Iris Lim contributes one installment, so read the larger project in series order if you are following the whole world.

• The Disenchanted Heiress (2025): Iris Lim’s contribution to the Cousins of Cavendish Square series, featuring an heiress-centered romance inside a shared multi-author framework.

Standalone Novel

• Once Upon a Time in Millsbury (2023): A standalone romance outside the main Beniton Hall and Pride and Prejudice groupings.

Upcoming / New Series

• An Accidental Accomplice (2026): The first listed book in the Carvarell Chronicles / Carvarell Royals line, scheduled after the current Beniton Hall and Austen releases.

Best Iris Lim Reading Order for New Readers

This order gives you the clearest sense of Iris Lim’s catalogue without mixing unrelated continuities too early.

1. One Night in Beniton Hall (2022): Begin here because it starts the main numbered Regency sequence.
2. Becoming Lady Rodworth (2022): Continue here to stay inside the Beniton Hall family-and-social network.
3. The Ashes of Everstone Court (2023): Read third because it keeps the series progression intact.
4. Mr. Avington’s Game of Hearts (2024): This is the next numbered Beniton Hall romance and should stay in sequence.
5. Befriending Burgess (2024): Continue here before moving to the later Beniton Hall books.
6. Miss Westwood and the Lake (2025): Read before the 2026 Beniton Hall entries.
7. A Bride for Colonel Avington (2026): Follow the numbered series into the newest confirmed published Beniton Hall installment.
8. Mothers Know Best (2018): Shift here when you are ready for the Pride and Prejudice alternate Regency variations.
9. Oh Brother (2018): Read next because it belongs to the same early alternate-Regency group.
10. That’s What Makes It Love (2019): Continue the alternate-Regency line in publication order.
11. Fathers Know Best (2020): Read after the earlier family-pressure variations.
12. Words Unspoken (2022): A stronger concept variation, best placed after you know Lim’s lighter Austen work.
13. Heirs and Graces (2023): A later alternate-Regency variation with inheritance and status pressure.
14. His Cousin’s Betrothed (2025): The most recent confirmed alternate-Regency entry.
15. Armed Robbery (2019): Start the canon-divergent line here if you want variations that pivot from a changed incident.
16. Hearts and Consequences (2021): Continue the canon-divergent sequence.
17. The Godparents (2024): Read after the earlier canon-divergent entries.
18. Escaping Miss Bingley (2025): A later canon-divergent variation with Miss Bingley pressure at the center.
19. Elizabeth’s Escape (2026): The newest confirmed Iris Lim release as of this update.

Chronological Order

There is no single in-universe chronological order for all Iris Lim books.

The Beniton Hall books should be read in numbered order because they share a series setting. The Pride and Prejudice books are alternate versions of Austen’s story, so chronology resets with each premise.

For practical reading, use series order rather than timeline order.

Are Iris Lim’s Books Connected?

Some are connected by series, but not all are connected by plot.

1. Beniton Hall is the main connected series.
2. The Pride and Prejudice Alternate Regency Collection and Canon Divergent Collection are best treated as grouped variations, not one continuous Darcy-and-Elizabeth saga.
3. The Sweet Historical Romance Shorts are separate short romances.
4. The Disenchanted Heiress belongs to a multi-author series and should be separated from Iris Lim’s solo continuities.

Latest Iris Lim Book

As of this update, Elizabeth’s Escape is the most recently confirmed Iris Lim release, published on May 3, 2026.

The next listed Iris Lim releases are An Accidental Accomplice in August 2026, Miss Nottingham Writes in November 2026, Lady Carmen’s Christmas in December 2026, and Miss Elizabeth’s Engagement in February 2027.

Do You Need to Read Jane Austen First?

For the Pride and Prejudice variations, yes, it helps. Iris Lim’s Austen-inspired books assume the reader understands Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Collins, Miss Bingley, and the usual turning points of the original novel.

For Beniton Hall and the historical romance shorts, Austen background is not required.

Which Iris Lim Book Should You Read First?

1. Choose One Night in Beniton Hall if you want Iris Lim’s main Regency series.
2. Choose Mothers Know Best if you want an early Pride and Prejudice alternate-Regency variation.
3. Choose Armed Robbery if you want a canon-divergent Pride and Prejudice variation with a sharper inciting event.

For most readers, One Night in Beniton Hall is the best starting point because it begins the clearest numbered sequence.

Final Note on Order

Iris Lim’s books are not one large shared universe. Read the numbered series in order, keep the Austen variations grouped by type, and treat the short historical romances as optional standalones.

That approach keeps the catalogue clear and prevents the Pride and Prejudice variations from being mistaken for one continuous timeline.