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Expecting Books in Order

Expecting contains 37 books, published between 1997 and 2013. The first book is The Unexpected Father (1997) and the newest is The Italian Boss's Secret Child (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
37
Published
1997–2013
Confirmed
37 of 37 titles
Pages on record
2,757 in 11 of 37 books
See all 37 books in order Printable Expecting checklist

Expecting is a contemporary romance line of 37 books published between 1997 and 2013, written by a rotating set of authors rather than one. Pregnancy is the organising subject, alongside birth fathers, guardianship, millionaires and man-woman relationships. Kim Lawrence is credited on 6 titles, Catherine Spencer on 5, Cathy Williams on 3, and Sara Wood, Lindsay Armstrong, Sharon Kendrick and Helen Bianchin on 2 each. The Unexpected Father (1997) opens the line and The Italian Boss's Secret Child (2013) closes it. The 2000s are its busiest decade.

How many Expecting books are there?

Expecting has 37 books, released between 1997 and 2013.

Expecting Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 37 Expecting 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. Cover of Riccardo's Secret Child by Cathy Williams, book 3 of the Expecting series (1998)
  2. Cover of The Baby Verdict by Cathy Williams, book 10 of the Expecting series (1999)
  3. Cover of Having Leo's Child by Emma Darcy, book 11 of the Expecting series (1999)
  4. Cover of The Pregnant Bride by Catherine Spencer, book 13 of the Expecting series (2000)
  5. Cover of The Spaniard's Baby Bargain by Helen Bianchin, book 19 of the Expecting series (2004)
  6. Cover of His Pregnancy Ultimatum by Helen Bianchin, book 24 of the Expecting series (2004)
  7. Cover of The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress by Jane Porter, book 27 of the Expecting series (2005)
  8. Cover of Accidentally Pregnant, Conveniently Wed by Sharon Kendrick, book 29 of the Expecting series (2006)
  9. Cover of Di Cesare's Pregnant Mistress by Chantelle Shaw, book 34 of the Expecting series (2008)
  10. Cover of The Italian Boss's Secret Child by Trish Morey, book 37 of the Expecting series (2013)
  1. 1
    The Unexpected Father1997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  2. 2
    Expectant Mistress1998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  3. 3
    Riccardo's Secret Child1998 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998192
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  4. 4
    The Yuletide Child1998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  5. 5
    The Baby Secret1998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  6. 6
    Accidental Baby1999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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  7. 7
    The Playboy's Baby1999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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  8. 8
    The Unexpected Baby1999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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  9. 9
    The Boss's Baby1999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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  10. 10
    The Baby Verdict1999 · 184 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999184
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  11. 11
    Having Leo's Child1999 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999288
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  12. 12
    Having His Babies1999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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  13. 13
    The Pregnant Bride2000 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000288
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  14. 14
    The Baby Scandal2000 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000288
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  15. 15
    The Paternity Claim2000 · confirmed 3/4
    2000–
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  16. 16
    Expecting His Baby2001 · confirmed 3/4
    2001–
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  17. 17
    For the Babies' Sakes2002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  18. 18
    Constantino's Pregnant Bride2003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  19. 19
    The Spaniard's Baby Bargain2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004288
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  20. 20
    The Brabanti Baby2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004288
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  21. 21
    The Italian's Secretary Bride2004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  22. 22
    The Italian's Secret Baby2004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  23. 23
    Their Secret Baby2004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  24. 24
    His Pregnancy Ultimatum2004 · 284 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004284
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  25. 25
    The Rich Man's Virgin2005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005–
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  26. 26
    His Pregnancy Bargain2005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005–
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  27. 27
    The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress2005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005–
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  28. 28
    The Spaniard's Pregnancy Proposal2006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  29. 29
    Accidentally Pregnant, Conveniently Wed2006 · 284 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006284
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  30. 30
    The Carides Pregnancy2006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  31. 31
    Chosen as the Frenchman's Bride2006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  32. 32
    Pregnant by the Millionaire2007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  33. 33
    The Italian Billionaire's Christmas Miracle2007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  34. 34
    Di Cesare's Pregnant Mistress2008 · 187 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008187
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  35. 35
    The Salvatore Marriage Deal2008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  36. 36
    Dante's Twins2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  37. 37
    The Italian Boss's Secret Child2013 · 186 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013186
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Where to start with Expecting

Start with The Unexpected Father (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Expecting book?

The Italian Boss's Secret Child (2013) is the newest Expecting book released so far.

Is there a new Expecting book coming?

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

Expecting at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Expecting title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Expecting books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,757 pages across the 11 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 284 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Expecting books, 23 of 37, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 37 titles, 6 are credited to Kim Lawrence, 5 to Catherine Spencer, 3 to Cathy Williams and 2 to Sara Wood. A further 18 writers are credited.

What the Expecting books are about

11 of the 37 Expecting books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 7 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.