Recently I received an email from a reader confused by the winding timeline of the Haberdashers novels and novellas. While trying to explain it to her I realized that it was, uh, much more confusing in reality than it ever was in my brain. So, here is the write up in case you have ALSO found yourself confused.
The series are listed in order under “by series” on the front page on my website (https://bysuelondon.com/#series), but let me sum it up for you here in chronological order (although that’s not the order I recommend), including the couples that marry and how the timelines converge. And it looks, uh… complicated. Ironically I’ve been stymied by Michael Connelly’s mystery series because of intertwining timelines where I can’t figure out what books to read in what order!
When I call a novella a ‘prequel’ or ‘sequel’ it only means that it connects to characters introduced in that particular Haberdashers novel.
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Date Story Starts |
Series and number |
Title |
Couple |
Notes |
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November 1814 |
Haberdashers #3 |
Georgiana Lockhart & Casimir Rokiczana |
goes back to explain what George was ACTUALLY doing, converges with Athena’s Ordeal for Sabre’s wedding, continues further |
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December 2014 |
Haberdashers Tales #1 |
A Common Christmas | Joshua Dibbs & Grace Ashman | prequel novella to Trials of Artemis |
| February 1815 | Haberdashers Tales #2 | Fortune Said | Whit Whitman & Cecilia Devonport | concurrent novella with Trials of Artemis |
| February 1815 | Haberdashers #1 | Trials of Artemis | Gideon Wolfe & Jacqueline Walters | |
| May 1815 | Haberdashers #2 | Athena’s Ordeal | Sabrina Bittlesworth & Quincy Telford | |
| July 1815 | Haberdashers Nights #1 | Lord Lucifer’s Disciple | John Howards & Elisa Jarvis | sequel novella to Fates for Apate |
| September 1815 | Haberdashers #4 | Saving Persephone | Robert Bittlesworth & Imogen Grant | |
| December 1815 | Haberdashers Tales #3 | Sweet Tannenbaum aka His Lovely Rogue | Hans Von Rosen & Kyrstyna | sequel novella to Fates for Apate |
| April 1816 | Caversham-Haberdashers Crossover #2 | Francie & the Bachelor | Reginald Burnham & Francine Walters | tie-in w/Sandy Raven, cousin to Jack |
| July 1817 | Haberdashers #5 | Taming Chiron | Charlie Bittlesworth & Charlotte Ayres | |
| January 1818 | H Nights #2 | Jack Valentine | Arthur Graham & Theodora Minett | sequel novella to Taming Chiron |
The order I suggest reading the books:
Trials of Artemis*
A Common Christmas (novella)
Fortune Said (novella)
Athena’s Ordeal*
Fates for Apate*
Lord Lucifer’s Disciple (novella – SPICY)
Sweet Tannenbaum (novella)
Francie & the Bachelor (it ties together Sandy Raven’s Caversham to my Haberdashers world – recommend to read here because of characters used)
Saving Persephone*
Taming Chiron*
Jack Valentine (novella – SPICY)
One of the distinctions I’ve always made between the novels and novellas is that the novellas do NOT advance the underlying plot of the novels and are therefore not necessary. They are just fun. There is an underlying plot winding its way through the main novels, which are all marked with an asterisks* above.
Hope that helps a wee bit. Thanks for jumping into the Haberdashers world!!
Sue London, Author 