Meg Osborne Books in Order (Updated May 9, 2026)

Meg Osborne writes sweet historical romance and Jane Austen-inspired fiction, especially Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion variations.

Her books are best organized by series, not by one single universe. Many of the Austen variations are separate “what if?” stories, while some shorter series follow a linked premise across several books.

The safest starting point is A Very Merry Masquerade for holiday Pride and Prejudice variations, The Collins Conundrum for a short connected Darcy-and-Elizabeth arc, or Half the Sum of Attraction for Persuasion-inspired work.

How to Read Meg Osborne

Use this rule:

Read each named series in order.

Treat most Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion variations as separate continuities.

Box sets and collections are not new story entries unless they contain original material.

Love Remains Books in Order

1. Reacquainted (2016): The first Love Remains book begins a Persuasion-inspired second-chance romance structure.
2. Rediscovered (2016): The second book continues the emotional return-and-repair pattern established in Reacquainted.
3. Reunited (2016): The third book completes the Love Remains sequence with reunion as the central promise.

A Festive Pride and Prejudice Variation Books in Order

These are Christmas or seasonal Austen variations. They can be read separately, but publication order gives the cleanest progression.

1. A Very Merry Masquerade (2016): A holiday Pride and Prejudice novella using disguise, social confusion, and Christmas atmosphere to redirect Darcy and Elizabeth.
2. Mr Darcy’s Christmas Carol (2017): A Christmas variation that places Darcy in a moral-reckoning frame after his early mistakes.
3. Midwinter in Meryton (2018): A winter-set Meryton variation that uses the season to keep familiar characters in closer contact.
4. Christmas at Pemberley (2019): A Pemberley-centered Christmas story that moves the romance into Darcy’s home ground.
5. Yuletide Reunion (2019): A holiday reunion story where Christmas creates the chance for renewed understanding.
6. A Very Bennet Christmas (2020): A Bennet-family Christmas variation that brings holiday complications into the Longbourn circle.
7. Christmas in Kent (2021): A Kent-set holiday variation that shifts the seasonal action away from Hertfordshire and Pemberley.
8. A Midsummer Christmas (2023): A Christmas-themed story with a summer twist, placing familiar Austen relationship concerns in a less typical seasonal frame.
9. When Snow Fell on Longbourn (2023): A snowbound Longbourn variation where weather damage and forced proximity change the Bennets’ Christmas.

Persuasion Prequel, Sequel, and Variation Books in Order

1. After the Letter (2016): A Persuasion variation that turns on what happens after the decisive letter and the emotional consequences that follow.
2. Half the Sum of Attraction (2016): A Persuasion prequel-style story that looks at attraction and regret before the familiar reunion.
3. Captain Wentworth’s Christmas Wish (2018): A holiday Persuasion variation centered on Wentworth’s longing and the possibility of seasonal reconciliation.
4. A Matter of Means (2020): A Persuasion variation where money, security, and social expectation complicate Anne and Wentworth’s second chance.

Pathway to Pemberley Books in Order

This is a connected Pride and Prejudice variation trilogy. Read it in order.

1. The Collins Conundrum (2017): The first Pathway to Pemberley book begins with Mr. Collins as the disruption that changes Elizabeth’s route toward Darcy.
2. The Wickham Wager (2017): The second book shifts the pressure to Wickham, debt, risk, and the damage he can cause.
3. The Darcy Decision (2017): The third book brings the trilogy’s altered courtship path to Darcy’s most important choice.

Fate and Fortune Books in Order

1. Too Fond of Stars (2017): The first Fate and Fortune book begins a Persuasion-inspired romance shaped by longing, distance, and hope.
2. A Temporary Peace (2017): The second book continues the series with a fragile pause in emotional conflict rather than an easy resolution.

A Convenient Marriage Books in Order

This is one of Meg Osborne’s longer Pride and Prejudice variation sequences. Read these in numbered order.

1. Longbourn’s Lark (2017): The first book begins the convenient-marriage premise and gives Elizabeth a changed path out of Longbourn.
2. Three Weeks in Kent (2017): The second book moves the altered relationship into Kent, where Rosings and family pressure matter more.
3. Suitably Wed (2017): The third book continues the marriage-of-convenience consequences as public suitability and private feeling collide.
4. A Visit to Scotland (2018): The fourth book sends the story beyond the usual Austen geography, widening the series’ setting.
5. The Consequence of Haste (2018): The fifth book turns rushed decisions into lasting romantic and social complications.
6. A Surprise Engagement (2018): The sixth book completes the convenient-marriage arc with another unexpected attachment.

Standalone Pride and Prejudice Variations

These titles are best treated as separate “what if?” stories unless they are also listed inside a named series.

1. The Other Elizabeth Bennet (2017): A Pride and Prejudice variation that plays with Elizabeth’s identity, role, or place in the story.
2. Such Peculiar Providence (2018): A variation built around chance, timing, and the unusual turns that redirect Darcy and Elizabeth.
3. A Chance at Happiness (2018): A Darcy-and-Elizabeth variation focused on whether altered circumstances can give them a better opportunity.
4. The Colonel’s Cousin (2018): A variation that brings Colonel Fitzwilliam’s family connection into stronger focus.
5. Of Sound Mind (2019): A variation where judgment, perception, and mental steadiness shape the central conflict.
6. Pathway to Pemberley (2020): A Pride and Prejudice variation using Pemberley as the emotional and social destination.
7. Mr Darcy’s Summer Surprise (2020): A summer-set variation where Darcy faces an unexpected disruption to his plans or assumptions.
8. The First Time They Met (2021): A variation that changes Darcy and Elizabeth’s first encounter and therefore everything that follows.
9. Mr Darcy’s Autumn Intervention (2022): An autumn-set variation where Darcy intervenes earlier or differently in the Hertfordshire story.
10. With Perfect Civility (2024): A variation that begins after Elizabeth refuses Mr. Collins and uses civility, London, and renewed pursuit as the main forces.
11. A Consequence of Association (2024): A prequel-numbered or series-adjacent variation where Elizabeth’s encounter with Wickham after Mr. Collins’s proposal creates long-reaching consequences.

Three Sisters from Hertfordshire Books in Order

1. A Trip to Pemberley (2018): The first book begins a three-sister variation arc by moving the story toward Darcy’s estate.
2. An Assembly in Bath (2018): The second book changes the social stage to Bath, where new meetings and misunderstandings can unfold.
3. An Escape from London (2018): The third book uses departure from London as the path toward romantic and family resolution.

A Season of Misunderstanding Books in Order

This is a five-book Pride and Prejudice variation sequence. Read it in order.

1. A Sister’s Fault (2019): The first book begins the sequence with sisterly error and family consequences.
2. A Friend’s Betrayal (2019): The second book deepens the damage through a breach of trust.
3. An Aunt’s Assistance (2019): The third book brings an older relation’s help into the altered romance.
4. A Cousin’s Courage (2019): The fourth book turns on bravery from a family connection.
5. A Husband’s Love (2019): The fifth book closes the sequence with marriage, loyalty, and emotional repair.

Romance and Reconciliation Books in Order

1. An End to Estrangement (2020): The first book begins a reconciliation arc after separation or emotional distance.
2. The Beginning of Hope (2020): The second book turns the earlier estrangement toward renewed possibility.
3. A Continued Affection (2020): The third book completes the trilogy by showing affection that survives conflict and delay.

Strangers and Second Chances Books in Order

1. An Unlikely Acquaintance (2021): The first book begins with an unexpected meeting that changes Darcy and Elizabeth’s course.
2. An Unexpected Ally (2021): The second book develops the altered relationship through assistance from someone not originally trusted.
3. An Unequalled Affection (2021): The third book finishes the second-chance pattern with a stronger romantic commitment.

Meetings and Misunderstandings Books in Order

1. To Meet Mr Darcy (2022): The first book changes the first meeting and sets the series’ misunderstanding pattern in motion.
2. To Marry Mr Darcy (2022): The second book turns the altered courtship toward marriage pressure and practical consequences.
3. To Mend Mr Darcy (2022): The third book focuses on repairing Darcy, the relationship, and the damage left by earlier choices.

Sweet Second Chances Persuasion Variation Books in Order

This Persuasion-inspired series should be read in order.

1. A Second Chance in Somerset (2022): The first book returns Anne and Wentworth to the emotional ground of their broken engagement.
2. A New Life in London (2023): The second book shifts the second-chance premise to London and a changed future after Sir Walter’s death.
3. A Reunion in Bath (2023): The third book, previously published under the title A Quiet Reunion, uses Bath as the place of renewed contact.
4. A Surprise in Shropshire (2024): The fourth book sends Wentworth into a new setting where old pain and new possibility meet.
5. A Return to Lyme Regis (2024): The fifth book brings Anne and Wentworth back toward Lyme Regis, where old relationships and new decisions intersect.
6. A Meeting in Monkford (2025): The sixth book continues the Persuasion variation sequence with illness, memory, and return as major forces.

Westham Chronicles Books in Order

These are original historical romances rather than Austen variations.

1. A Rake by Reputation (2023): The first Westham Chronicles book begins the series with reputation as the main romantic obstacle.
2. A Captain of Consequence (2023): The second book gives a captain a romance shaped by rank, consequence, and social expectation.
3. A Duke in Disguise (2023): The third book uses hidden identity and aristocratic escape to close the Westham sequence.

A Long Road Home Books in Order

This is a Pride and Prejudice variation series with separate character focus across the arc.

1. Anne (2023): The first book gives Anne de Bourgh a more active path away from Lady Catherine’s fixed plans.
2. Elizabeth (2023): The second book returns the focus to Elizabeth Bennet as secrets and judgment complicate her future with Darcy.
3. Caroline (2023): The third book gives Caroline Bingley a major role after her attempt to remove her brother from Hertfordshire.

Seasons of Romance Books in Order

This is an original historical romance series. Some databases show earlier edition dates, but current series listings commonly place the series in 2023.

1. A Winter Wager (2023): The first book begins the seasonal romance pattern with marriage security, risk, and winter pressure.
2. A Spring Serenade (2023): The second book continues the Turner-family romance world with a spring courtship frame.
3. A Summer Scandal (2023): The third book brings wedding preparations, London society, and scandal into the seasonal sequence.

The Matchmaker of Meryton Books in Order

This is Meg Osborne’s newest confirmed Pride and Prejudice variation series.

1. In Want of a Husband (2025): Elizabeth decides to find husbands for her sisters while assuming marriage is unlikely for herself.
2. The Kent Connection (2025): The second book takes Elizabeth and Jane toward Kent after Elizabeth’s matchmaking efforts for Jane do not go as planned.
3. Conspirators and Confidants (2025): The third book continues the matchmaking premise as Elizabeth turns her attention to Anne de Bourgh.

Other Meg Osborne Novels

• A Quiet Reunion (2021): A Persuasion variation later connected to or republished within the Sweet Second Chances sequence as A Reunion in Bath.

Collections and Box Sets

Collections are useful for convenience, but they should not usually be counted as separate story steps.

1. In Netherfield Library and Other Stories (2017): A short-story collection for readers who want smaller Pride and Prejudice variation pieces.
2. Three Doses of Mr Darcy (2019): A collection of Darcy-centered variation stories, best treated as a bundle.
3. A Trio of Christmas Stories (2020): A holiday collection gathering Christmas-themed Austen material.
4. Three More Christmas Stories (2021): A second Christmas collection, useful for seasonal reading.
5. Strangers and Second Chances Omnibus (2022): A collected edition of the three Strangers and Second Chances books.
6. A Festive Pride and Prejudice Variation Books 1-3 (2023): A bundle of the first three festive Austen variations.
7. A Festive Pride and Prejudice Variation Books 4-6 (2023): A bundle of the middle festive Austen variations.
8. A Festive Pride and Prejudice Variation Books 7-9 (2024): A bundle of the later festive Austen variations.
9. Sweet Second Chances Books 1-3 (2025): A bundle of the first three Persuasion second-chance variations.

Best Meg Osborne Reading Order

Use this route if you want a practical path through the major series without reading every title by strict publication date.

1. The Collins Conundrum (2017): Start here for a short connected Pride and Prejudice trilogy.
2. The Wickham Wager (2017): Continue the Pathway to Pemberley sequence.
3. The Darcy Decision (2017): Finish the trilogy before moving into longer arcs.
4. Longbourn’s Lark (2017): Begin A Convenient Marriage.
5. Three Weeks in Kent (2017): Continue the convenient-marriage arc.
6. Suitably Wed (2017): Read third for the marriage consequences.
7. A Visit to Scotland (2018): Continue the extended setting shift.
8. The Consequence of Haste (2018): Read fifth for the repercussions of rushed action.
9. A Surprise Engagement (2018): Finish the sequence.
10. A Sister’s Fault (2019): Begin A Season of Misunderstanding.
11. A Friend’s Betrayal (2019): Continue the five-book chain of misunderstanding.
12. An Aunt’s Assistance (2019): Read third for family intervention.
13. A Cousin’s Courage (2019): Read fourth for the courage-and-family turn.
14. A Husband’s Love (2019): Finish the sequence.
15. An End to Estrangement (2020): Begin Romance and Reconciliation.
16. The Beginning of Hope (2020): Continue the reconciliation path.
17. A Continued Affection (2020): Finish the trilogy.
18. An Unlikely Acquaintance (2021): Begin Strangers and Second Chances.
19. An Unexpected Ally (2021): Continue with the second book.
20. An Unequalled Affection (2021): Finish the trilogy.
21. To Meet Mr Darcy (2022): Begin Meetings and Misunderstandings.
22. To Marry Mr Darcy (2022): Continue the altered-courtship arc.
23. To Mend Mr Darcy (2022): Finish the trilogy.
24. Anne (2023): Begin A Long Road Home.
25. Elizabeth (2023): Continue with Elizabeth’s part of the arc.
26. Caroline (2023): Finish the sequence.
27. In Want of a Husband (2025): Begin The Matchmaker of Meryton.
28. The Kent Connection (2025): Continue the newest confirmed series.
29. Conspirators and Confidants (2025): Finish the current Matchmaker of Meryton arc.

For Persuasion-focused readers, begin separately with After the Letter, then read Half the Sum of Attraction, Captain Wentworth’s Christmas Wish, A Matter of Means, and the Sweet Second Chances series.

Chronological Order

A single chronological order is not useful for Meg Osborne’s Austen variations.

The Pride and Prejudice books are alternate versions of Darcy and Elizabeth’s story. The Persuasion books are alternate versions of Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth’s story. Each variation changes the original timeline in a different way.

Use internal series order instead:

1. Pathway to Pemberley: Read The Collins Conundrum, The Wickham Wager, then The Darcy Decision.
2. A Convenient Marriage: Read from Longbourn’s Lark through A Surprise Engagement.
3. A Season of Misunderstanding: Read from A Sister’s Fault through A Husband’s Love.
4. Romance and Reconciliation: Read from An End to Estrangement through A Continued Affection.
5. Strangers and Second Chances: Read from An Unlikely Acquaintance through An Unequalled Affection.
6. Meetings and Misunderstandings: Read from To Meet Mr Darcy through To Mend Mr Darcy.
7. Sweet Second Chances: Read from A Second Chance in Somerset through A Meeting in Monkford.
8. The Matchmaker of Meryton: Read In Want of a Husband, The Kent Connection, then Conspirators and Confidants.

Latest Meg Osborne Book Status

The newest confirmed Meg Osborne novel-length listing found during this update is Conspirators and Confidants (2025), book three of The Matchmaker of Meryton.

Recent 2025 titles also include In Want of a Husband, The Kent Connection, and A Meeting in Monkford.

No later Meg Osborne book after Conspirators and Confidants was reliably confirmed during this update.

FAQs

Do Meg Osborne books need to be read in order?

Only inside named series. Most of her Austen variations are separate alternate continuities, but series such as A Convenient Marriage, Pathway to Pemberley, Meetings and Misunderstandings, and The Matchmaker of Meryton should be read in order.

What Meg Osborne book should I start with?

Start with The Collins Conundrum if you want a compact Pride and Prejudice trilogy. Start with Longbourn’s Lark if you want a longer connected Darcy-and-Elizabeth arc. Start with Half the Sum of Attraction or After the Letter if you prefer Persuasion variations.

Are Meg Osborne’s Pride and Prejudice books connected?

Some are connected by series, but they are not all one timeline. Treat each named series as its own continuity.

Are the Christmas books required?

No. The festive books are optional seasonal variations. They are best read in order if you want the full holiday set.

What is Meg Osborne’s newest series?

The newest confirmed series is The Matchmaker of Meryton, beginning with In Want of a Husband in 2025.

Is A Quiet Reunion the same as A Reunion in Bath?

Current listings indicate A Reunion in Bath was previously published under the title A Quiet Reunion. Treat them as the same story for reading-order purposes.

Are the Persuasion books separate from the Pride and Prejudice books?

Yes. The Persuasion variations focus on Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth, while the Pride and Prejudice variations focus mainly on Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.

Should I read the box sets?

Read box sets for convenience, not for continuity. They collect earlier books and should not be inserted into the order as new story entries.

Conclusion

Meg Osborne is best read one series at a time.

For Pride and Prejudice, begin with The Collins Conundrum, Longbourn’s Lark, or To Meet Mr Darcy. For Persuasion, begin with After the Letter or Half the Sum of Attraction. For seasonal reading, start with A Very Merry Masquerade.