LION’S ZOO

A series about officers from an elite cadre of exploring officers returning to England and find love and danger.

Chaos Come Again (Book 1 in Lion’s Zoo)

Tormented by his past and by vile rumours, will this Regency Othello allow a trusted liar to destroy the love between himself and his wife?

Grasp the Thorn
(Book 2 in Lion’s Zoo)

An accident brought Bear Gavenor and Rosa Neatham together. Scandal may tear them apart. (First published as House of Thorns.)

One Hour in Freedom
(Book 3 in Lion’s Zoo)

The stakes could not be higher. Their love. Their lives. Their daughter.

The Darkness Within
(Book 4 in Lion’s Zoo)

To save her, he must lose her, for if he draws on his hard-won skills, she will recoil from the darkness of his soul.

A Twist Upon a Regency Tale

Fairy tales (loosely) reinterpreted as Regency romances, but with magical elements transformed into natural happenings and the role of hero and heroine reversed.

Lady Beast’s Bridegroom 
(Book 1 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Is the love of Beauty and his Lady Beast strong enough to overcome prejudice, hatred, and rejection?

The Talons of a Lyon 
(Part of the Lyon’s Den Connected World)

Lance promised Mrs Dove Lyon he would take Lady Frogmore from Pond Street into High Society. Her nasty relatives are determined he will fail.

One Perfect Dance 
(Book 2 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

For sixteen years, Ash has owed Regina a dance. His stepbrothers will do anything to keep him from the ball.

Snowy and the Seven Doves 
(Book 3 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

The hero raised in a brothel. The heroine born to wealth and title. The villain who wants to destroy the first and own the second.

Crossing the Lyon
(in the collection Night of Lyons)

The golden tickets are a trap for two innocent maidens. But who will the trap catch?

Perchance to Dream 
(Book 4 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Scarred by life, they have abandoned dreams of romance. Until love’s kiss awakens them.

Weave Me a Rope
(Book 5 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

He is imprisoned. She is cast out. But neither will give up on their love.

Hook, Lyon, and Sinker
(Part of the Lyon’s Den Connected World)

A desperate heiress. A lame fiddler. History must repeat itself and secrets be revealed before they can win their happy ending.

The Sincerest Flattery
(Book 6 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Can an arranged marriage become a love match? Or will lies and misunderstandings tear Percy and Lia apart?

Inviting the Wild
(A novella in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Is Ruadh the loving grandson? Or the wolf that prowls the streets of London? When Rose is in danger, he is glad he can call on the wild.

The Worth of an Earl (in the collection Hot Duke Summer)

Frome falls in love with Jen. Just when he is ready to throw his reputation away for the sake of love, he uncovers a secret that changes everything.

Hold Me Fast (Book 7 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Tamsyn has paid for her fame with her heart and her dreams. What must she pay for peace and love?

Thrown to the Lyon (Part of the Lyon’s Den Connected World)

Publication
20th October 2024

The Trials of Alaric (Book 8 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Publication
7th November 2024

The Golden Redepennings

True love is rare and elusive, but the men and women of the family known as the Golden Redepennings won’t settle for less.

Candle’s Christmas Chair 
(A novella in The Golden Redepennings series)

They are separated by social standing and malicious lies. He has until Christmas to convince her to give their love another chance.


Gingerbread Bride 
(A novella in The Golden Redepennings series)

Mary runs from an unwanted marriage and finds adventure, danger and her girlhood hero, coming once more to her rescue.


Farewell to Kindness 
(Book 1 in The Golden Redepennings series)

Love is not always convenient. Anne and Rede have different goals, but when their enemies join forces, so must they.

A Raging Madness 
(Book 2 in The Golden Redepennings series)

Their marriage is a fiction. Their enemies are all too real. Uncovering the truth will need all the trust Ella and Alex can find.

The Realm of Silence 
(Book 3 in The Golden Redepennings series)

Rescue her daughter, destroy her dragons, defeat his demons, return to his lonely life. How hard can it be?

Unkept Promises 
(Book 4 in The Golden Redepennings series) Mia hopes to negotiate a comfortable marriage. Jules wants his wife to return to England, where she belongs. Love confounds them both.

The Flavour of Our Deeds 
(Book 5 in The Golden Redepenning series)

When Luke finally admits to loving Kitty, she thinks their troubles are over. They are just beginning.

A Most Excellent Adventure
(a novella in The Golden Redepenning series.)

Lorna Dashwood and Paul Baldwin were not looking for adventure—or each other. But they cannot argue with the results.

The Golden Redepennings:
Books 1 to 4

The first four books of the series are now available in box set form:

Lord Calne’s Christmas Ruby (A novella in the world of the Redeppenings)

One wealthy merchant’s heiress with an aversion to fortune hunters. One an impoverished earl with a twisted hand. Combine and stir with one villainous rector.

The Return of the Mountain King

In 1812, high Society is rocked when the heir to the Duke of Winshire, long thought dead, returns to England with the children of his Persian-born wife and fierce armed retainers.

To Wed a Proper Lady
(Book 1 in The Return of the Mountain King)

Everyone knows James needs a bride with impeccable blood lines. He needs Sophia’s love more.

To Mend the Broken-Hearted
(Book 2 in The Return of the Mountain King)

The recluse earl cannot refuse the healer who arrives with the girls who may or may not be his daughters. Love comes as a surprise.

Melting Matilda 
(A novella in The Return of the Mountain King )

Sparks flew a year ago when the Granite Earl kissed the Ice Princess. In the depths of another winter, fire still smoulders under the frost between them.

To Claim the Long-Lost Lover 
(Book 3 in The Return of the Mountain King )

The beauty known as the Winderfield Diamond hides a ruinous secret. Society’s newest viscount holds the key.

To Tame the Wild Rake
(Book 4 in The Return of the Mountain King )

The whole world knows Aldridge is a wicked sinner. The ton has labelled Charlotte a saint for her virtue and good works. Appearances can be deceptive.

Paradise Triptych

Long ago, when they were young, James and Eleanor were deeply in love. But their families tore them apart and they went on to marry other people.  This set of two novellas and a set of memoirs tells their story.

A Suitable Husband
(A novella in The Return of the Mountain King)

A chef from the slums, however talented, is no fit mate for the cousin of a duke, however distant. But Cedrica can dream.

The Husband Gamble
(A novella in The Return of the Mountain King)

When the pawn becomes Queen, she and the opposing King will both win the game of love.

Zara’s Locket (A novella in The Return of the Mountain King — published in Belles & Beaus)

For their Christmas miracle, they need a pair of charitable goalers, a little Christmas cheer, and the timely intervention of family

Other Novels

A Baron for Becky

She was a fallen woman. How could the two men who loved her help set her back on her feet?

Revealed in Mist

As spy and enquiry agent, Prue and David worked to uncover secrets, while hiding a few of their own.

Other novellas

The Blossoming of the Wallflower (A novella in the Revenge of the Wallflower multi-author series)

A plot of revenge turns into romance for Merrilyn and the man next door.

Lord Calne’s Christmas Ruby

One wealthy merchant’s heiress with an aversion to fortune hunters. One an impoverished earl with a twisted hand. Combine and stir with one villainous rector.

The Beast Next Door (A novella in the Bluestocking Belles collection Valentines from Bath)

In all the assemblies and parties, no-one Charis met could ever match the beast next door.

A Dream Come True (A novella in the Bluestocking Belles collection Storm & Shelter)

The tempest that batters Barnaby Somerville’s village is the latest but not the least of his challenges. He does not expect the storm that will batter his heart.

Lord Cuckoo Comes Home (A novella in the Bluestocking Belles collection Desperate Daughters)

Two people who have never fitted in just might be a perfect fit for one another.

Love in Its Season (A novella in the Bluestocking Belles collection Under the Harvest Moon)

Under the harvest moon, two people who believe romance has passed them finally reach their season for love.

A Countess by Christmas (A novella in the Bluestocking Belles collection Christmastide Kisses)

A country solicitor who becomes an earl. A farmer’s daughter. A secret that changes everything

Story Collections 

Hand-Turned Tales 

Three short stories and a novella, free from most eretailers. Try the range of Jude’s imagination one bite at a time, in a lunch-length read.

Lost in the Tale

More short stories and a novella for your reading pleasure while you have a coffee or eat your lunch.

If Mistletoe Could Tell Tales

A repackaging of six published Christmas stories: four novellas and two novelettes. Because nothing enhances the magic of Christmas like the magic of love.

Hearts in the Land of Ferns

Five stories all set in New Zealand: two historical and three contemporary suspense. All That Glisters has been published in Hand-Turned Tales. The other four have all been published in multi-author collections, but never before in a collection of Jude Knight stories.

Chasing the Tale 

Short stories just long enough for a lunch or coffee break.

In volume 1: Nine Regency plus one colonial New Zealand and one medieval Scotland.

Chasing the Tale: Volume 11

Short stories just long enough for a lunch or coffee break.

In volume 2: mostly Regency, with one Victorian New Zealand. Multiple tropes, catastrophes and barriers on the way to a happy ending.

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