Dakota Fortunes Books in Order

Dakota Fortunes contains 8 books, published between 1999 and 2012. The first book is Fortune's Vengeful Groom (1999) and the newest is Fortune's Mergers (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
1999–2012
Pages on record
1,305 in 5 of 8 books
Reading time
22–33 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,305 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

Dakota Fortunes is a romance continuity of 8 books shared among six writers: Peggy Moreland and Kathie DeNosky are credited on 2 each, and Charlene Sands, Bronwyn Jameson, Heidi Betts and Jan Colley on one apiece. Five titles appeared in 2007, Merger of Fortunes, Back in Fortune's Bed, Fortune's Forbidden Woman, Mistress of Fortune and Expecting a Fortune. Fortune's Vengeful Groom (1999) is the earliest listing, and Fortunes' Women and Fortune's Mergers, both 2012, the latest. Subjects record the Fortunes as fictitious characters, along with stepbrothers and stepsisters. Measured volumes run to about 192 pages.

How many Dakota Fortunes books are there?

Dakota Fortunes has 8 books, released between 1999 and 2012.

Dakota Fortunes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Dakota Fortunes books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Fortune's Vengeful Groom1999 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999192
  2. 2
    Merger of Fortunes2007 · 185 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007185
  3. 3
    Back in Fortune's Bed2007 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007192
  4. 4
    Fortune's Forbidden Woman2007 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007192
  5. 5
    Mistress of Fortune2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007
  6. 6
    Expecting a Fortune2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007
  7. 7
    Fortunes' Women2012 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012544
  8. 8
    Fortune's Mergers2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012

Where to start with Dakota Fortunes

Start with Fortune's Vengeful Groom (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dakota Fortunes book?

Fortune's Mergers (2012) is the newest Dakota Fortunes book released so far.

Is there a new Dakota Fortunes book coming?

No next Dakota Fortunes book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Dakota Fortunes at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Dakota Fortunes title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Dakota Fortunes books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,305 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dakota Fortunes books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 8 titles, 2 are credited to Peggy Moreland, 2 to Kathie DeNosky, 1 to Charlene Sands and 1 to Bronwyn Jameson. A further 2 writers are credited.

What the Dakota Fortunes books are about

5 of the 8 Dakota Fortunes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: passion is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Passion 4 of 5 books
  • Romance 4 of 5 books
  • Fortunes (Fictitious characters) 1 of 5 books
  • Stepbrothers 1 of 5 books
  • Stepsisters 1 of 5 books