Elizabeth Essex

Elizabeth Essex is the USA Today bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Reckless Brides historical romance series. When not rereading Jane Austen, mucking about in her garden or simply messing about with boats, Elizabeth can be always be found with her laptop, making up stories about heroes and heroines who live far more exciting lives than she. It wasn’t always so. Long before she ever set pen to paper, Elizabeth graduated from Hollins College with a BA in Classics and Art History, and then earned her MA in Nautical Archaeology from Texas A&M University. While she loved the life of an underwater archaeologist, she has found her true calling writing lush, lyrical historical romance full of passion, daring and adventure.

Her books have been nominated for numerous awards, including the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, and RWA’s prestigious RITA Award, and have made Top-Ten lists from Romantic Times, The Romance Reviews and Affaire de Coeur Magazine. Her fifth book, A BREATH OF SCANDAL, was awarded Best Historical in the Reader’s Crown 2013.

Elizabeth lives in Texas with her husband, the indispensable Mr. Essex, and her active and exuberant family in an old house filled to the brim with books.

On the Web

• Author's Official Website [1]

Books

• After The Scandal - 2014 (St. Martin's)
• Almost A Scandal - 2012 (St. Martin's)
• A Breath Of Scandal - 2012 (St. Martin's)
• The Danger Of Desire - 2011 (Brava)
• A Fine Madness - 2017 (ERB Publishing)
• Mad About The Marquess - 2016 (ERB Publishing)
• Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Marry - 2018 (ERB Publishing)
• Mad For Love - 2016 (ERB Publishing)
• The Pursuit Of Pleasure - 2010 (Brava)
• Scandal In The Night - 2013 (St. Martin's)
• A Scandal To Remember - 2014 (St. Martin's)
• A Sense Of Sin - 2011 (Brava)

Novellas

• Accidental Fire On Christmas, An - 2012
• Across the Ballroom - 2013
• Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - 2017
• Difference One Duke Makes, The - 2019
• Lady's Gift For Scandal, A - 2019 (ERB Publishing)
• Scandal Before Christmas, The - 2013 (St. Martin's)
• She Walks In Scandal - 2021

Anthologies

• Betrothed By Christmas - 2019 (The Passionate Pen LLC)
• Christmas Brides - 2014 (St. Martin's)
• Dashing All The Way - 2017 (ERB Publishing)
• Dukes By The Dozen - 2019 (La Loma Publishing)
• Historical Hellions - 2017
• A Midsummer Night's Romance - 2021 (Rose Garden Books)
• Wicked Love:Seven Wicked Historical Love Stories - 2017 (La Loma Publishing)

Series/Related Titles

The Dartmouth Brides

1. The Pursuit Of Pleasure
2. A Sense Of Sin
3. The Danger Of Desire

Highland Brides

1. Mad For Love
2. Mad About The Marquess
3. A Fine Madness
4. Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Marry

The Reckless Brides

1. Almost A Scandal
   1. An Accidental Fire On Christmas Eve
2. A Breath Of Scandal
3. Scandal In The Night
   1. The Scandal Before Christmas
   2. Across The Ballroom
4. After The Scandal
5. A Scandal To Remember
   1. The Difference One Duke Makes
   2. A Lady's Gift For Scandal

Awards/Honors

• 2009 Golden Heart Finalist, “Defiant,” Regency Historical
• 2012 RITA Finalist, The Danger of Desire, Historical Romance