Hugo Marshall
Duke's enforcer
5 books · 2012 to 2014First appears in The Governess AffairCharacter guide · 8 books · 2012 to 2020 · Mostly set in London
Courtney Milan
Courtney Milan writes smart, socially aware Victorian romance. The Brothers Sinister are the illegitimate and legitimate sons of a notorious duke, their wives and their friends; the Worth Saga follows the scattered Worth family.
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Brothers Sinister
5 books- 1The Governess Affair2012With Serena Barton · Set in SomersetBuy on Amazon
- 2The Duchess War2012Set in LeicesterBuy on Amazon
- 3The Heiress Effect2013With Jane Fairfield · Set in CambridgeBuy on Amazon
- 4The Countess Conspiracy2013With Violet Waterfield · Set in LondonBuy on Amazon
- 5The Suffragette Scandal2014With Frederica "Free" Marshall and Edward Clark · Set in LondonBuy on Amazon
Worth Saga
2 books · Set in London- 1Once Upon a Marquess2015With Judith Worth and Christian TrentBuy on Amazon
- 2After the Wedding2019With Camilla Worth and Adrian HunterBuy on Amazon
Wedgeford Trials
1 book · Set in the fictional Wedgeford, England- 1The Duke Who Didn't2020With Chloe Fong and Jeremy YuBuy on Amazon
Characters
16 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
The Brothers Sinister
Serena Barton
Governess wronged by the duke
1 book · 2012First appears in The Governess AffairMinnie Lane
Young woman with a secret past
5 books · 2012 to 2014First appears in The Governess AffairRobert Blaisdell, Duke of Clermont
Reforming duke
5 books · 2012 to 2014First appears in The Governess AffairJane Fairfield
Heiress who refuses to marry
1 book · 2013First appears in The Heiress EffectOliver Marshall
Hugo and Serena's son, a politician
5 books · 2012 to 2014First appears in The Governess AffairViolet Waterfield
Widowed scientist
1 book · 2013First appears in The Countess ConspiracySebastian Malheur
Rake who fronts her work
5 books · 2012 to 2014First appears in The Governess AffairFrederica "Free" Marshall
Newspaper owner
1 book · 2014First appears in The Suffragette ScandalEdward Clark
Forger
1 book · 2014First appears in The Suffragette ScandalThe Worths
Judith Worth
Daughter of a disgraced earl
1 book · 2015First appears in Once Upon a MarquessChristian Trent
Marquess Ashford
1 book · 2015First appears in Once Upon a MarquessCamilla Worth
Judith's sister
1 book · 2019First appears in After the WeddingAdrian Hunter
Wealthy Black heir
1 book · 2019First appears in After the WeddingThe Wedgeford Trials
Chloe Fong
Sauce-making daughter of the village
1 book · 2020First appears in The Duke Who Didn'tJeremy Yu
Duke in disguise
1 book · 2020First appears in The Duke Who Didn't