Pregnancy book series in reading order

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Lynne Graham, born 30 July 1956 in Northern Ireland, has written more than 100 romance novels for Mills & Boon since 1987. The catalogue lists 151 books from Bittersweet Passion (1987) to King's Promised Princess (2026), with Italian's Heir Before Vows scheduled for 2027. Series include International Playboys; Virgin Brides, Arrogant Husbands; Secretly Pregnant, Conveniently Wed; and Stefanos Legacy. Billionaires, Greeks, marriage and pregnancy recur among the subjects.

Christine Rimmer, born January 28 in California, is a USA Today and Waldenbooks bestselling American romance novelist who began publishing novels in 1987. Rimmer has also placed poems and short stories in small literary journals. The catalogue counts 130 books, from The Road Home (1987) to The Maverick's Homecoming (2026). Several series carry the Bravo name, including Bravo Family, Bravos of Valentine Bay, Bravo Royales and Bravos of Justice Creek, alongside the Jones Gang, Viking Brides and Wild Rose Sisters. Contemporary and western romance, single parents, pregnancy and small-town life are recorded subjects.

Delores Fossen writes romantic suspense and Western romance, much of it set in Texas. The catalogue counts 183 books, from Unbridled (1998) and Saddled (2001) to Crossfire Creek Takedown (2026). Series include Lawmen of Silver Creek Ranch, Appaloosa Pass Ranch, Sweetwater Ranch, Wrangler's Creek, Coldwater Texas, Lone Star Ridge, Last Ride, Texas, Marshals of Maverick County and several Hard Justice lines. Sheriffs, pregnant women and amnesia recur across the subjects.

Marie Ferrarella is an American romance writer, born Marie Rydzynski in Germany on 28 March 1948. Ferrarella has also written as Marie Nicole, Marie Michael and Marie Charles, and the novels have been translated into at least seven languages. The catalogue lists 328 books from 1983 to 2024, beginning with Scenes from the Heart, issued as Marie Charles. Series include Cavanaugh Justice, Matchmaking Mamas, Forever Texas, Baby of the Month Club and ChildFinders, Inc. Subjects include contemporary, western and suspense romance, police, physicians, single fathers and single mothers. Cavanaugh Justice: Cold Case Squad (2024) is the newest title.

Tara Taylor Quinn writes romance and romantic suspense, with 144 books catalogued from Yesterday's Secrets (1993) to Colton's Covert Challenge (2026). Colton's Protection Detail is listed for 2027. Subjects include contemporary romance, pregnancy, women lawyers, single mothers, missing persons and Arizona. Quinn's series include Sierra's Web, Where Secrets Are Safe, Parent Portal, Cottages on Ocean Breeze, Coltons of Dark Canyon, Chapman Files, It Happened in Comfort Cove and Hayden Sisters. Shelter Valley Stories also appears in the listing.

Carol Marinelli writes contemporary romance, including medical romance, and has 137 books in the catalogue from The Outback Nurse (2001) to Italian's Cinderella Temptation (2025). Born in England to Scottish parents, Marinelli emigrated to Australia and lives in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. Marinelli first tried writing for Harlequin Mills & Boon while training as a nurse in London and gathered rejections for years before studying the detailed feedback in them. Early titles include The Emergency Assignment and The Pregnant Intern (both 2002). Series include House of Kolovsky, Irresistible Russian Tycoons, Tennengarrah Clinic, Playboys of Sicily and Ruthless Royal Sheikhs.

Susan Mallery is an American romance novelist born in 1970, whose books are set in small, tight-knit communities and give pets a prominent role. The catalogue counts 201 books from Tender Loving Care (1991) onward, including early titles published as Susan Macias. Series include Fool's Gold, Desert Rogues, Hometown Heartbreakers, Happily Inc., Marcelli, Buchanans, Blackberry Island and Mischief Bay. The Bookstore Diaries (2026) is the newest release, and Friend Request is due in 2027.

Rebecca Winters is one of the names used by Rebecca Brown Burton, a United States romance writer who lived from February 14, 1940 to February 15, 2023. Burton wrote more than 175 romance novels as Rebecca Burton, as Rebecca Brown Burton and, for Harlequin, as Rebecca Winters. The catalogue lists 167 books, beginning with The Loving Season (1979) under the Rebecca Burton name and ending with A Big Sky Cowboy (2023). Tags cover contemporary and western romance, ranchers, twins and veterans, and series include Lone Star Lawmen, Wind River Cowboys and Montanari Marriages.

Maureen Child, born in Southern California in 1951, writes romance and has published under the pen names Ann Carberry, Kathleen Kane, Sara Hart and Regan Hastings. This listing gathers 149 books dated 1992 to 2021, including titles issued under those other names. Contemporary, historical, western and erotic romance all appear in the recorded subjects, alongside billionaires, angels and California settings. Bachelor Battalion, Kings of California, Candellano Family, Marconi Sisters and Queen of the Otherworld are among the series.

Judy Duarte writes western and contemporary romance, and ranchers, single parents, orphans and physicians appear among the subjects. The 63 catalogued books span 2002 to 2023, from Cowboy Courage and Family Practice to Self-Made Fortune. Series include Rocking Chair Rodeo, Bayside Bachelors, Mulberry Park, Texas Homecoming, Rancho Esperanza and several Brighton Valley lines.

The catalogue credits Andrea Laurence with 37 books from 2012 to 2021, with contemporary and erotic romance, billionaires, pregnancy, secrecy, single mothers and marriage among the subjects. More Than He Expected, Sexy as Hell and What Lies Beneath date from 2012, and A Very Exclusive Engagement and Undeniable Demands from 2013. Series include Millionaires of Manhattan, Rosewood, Secrets of Eden, Brides and Belles, Switched and Hawaiian Nights. Promises from a Playboy (2021) is the most recent title.

Lisa Jackson

189 books• 27 series

Lisa Jackson, born Susan Lisa Jackson in 1952, is an American author of romance and romantic suspense novels, with more than 75 to that name. The catalogue holds 189 Lisa Jackson books, from A Twist of Fate (1983) to Not What It Seems (2026). Subjects across the list include serial murders, women detectives, Montana and contemporary romance. Jackson's series include Selena Alvarez/Regan Pescoli, McCaffertys, Cahills / San Francisco, Savannah and the Dark Jewels Trilogy, plus a historical trilogy issued as Susan Lynn Crose. New Jackson titles continue to appear.

Kate Hewitt has 154 catalogued books, from The Man Who Could Never Love (2002) to The Amanti Heir Arrangement (2026), with A Second Chance at Lighthouse Cove due in 2027. Some titles, including Another Country and Far Horizons (both 2007), carry the name Katharine Swartz. The Italian's Chosen Wife (2007), Ruthless Boss, Hired Wife (2008) and The Greek Tycoon's Reluctant Bride (2008) are among the early books. Series include Willoughby Close, Wildflower Valley, Amherst Island, Holley Sisters of Thornthwaite and Emerald Sisters, and contemporary romance, marriage, pregnancy and billionaires appear in the subjects.

Catherine Mann is an American author of romance fiction and a winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award, with books at Berkley, Sourcebooks and Harlequin Desire. Mann holds a master's degree in theatre from UNC-Greensboro and a fine arts degree from the College of Charleston. The catalogue holds 87 books, from Grayson's Surrender (2002) to The Sweet Tea Odyssey (2026), and the 2010s are the heaviest decade. Wingman Warriors, Dark Ops, Elite Force, Alaskan Oil Barons, Top Dog Dude Ranch and Landis Brothers are among the series credited to Mann. Suspense, undercover operations and the United States Air Force appear in the subject records.

Joss Wood writes contemporary romance, with catalogue subjects that include billionaires, workplace romance and romantic suspense. The 79 books run from She's So Over Him (2012) to For Business...or Pleasure (2026), and Hot Ghoul Summer is scheduled for 2027. Series include Ballantyne Billionaires, Love in Boston, Murphy International, Cape Town Tycoons, Pytheon Security and Halloween Town.

Susan Stephens writes romance, with 85 books catalogued from The Italian Prince's Proposal (2003) to Christmas with Angel (2024). Stephens was once a professional singer and has also written several non-fiction books. Stephens met a future spouse on the Mediterranean island of Malta and has three children. Series include Acostas!, Blood and Thunder, Skavanga Diamonds, Hot Brazilian Nights!, Young, Hot & Royal and Maktabi Brothers. Subjects include contemporary romance, inheritance and succession, polo players and Italians.

Allison Leigh's catalogue subjects list contemporary and western romance, ranchers, Wyoming, Texas, pregnancy and child custody. The 70 books start with Stay... (1998) and reach Fortune's Fake Fiancé (2026), and Fortune's Lone Star Family is due in 2027. Series credited to Leigh are Return to the Double-C Ranch, Cape Cardinale and Turnabout. The Rancher And The Redhead (1998), Married to a Stranger (2000) and Montana Lawman (2002) are among the earlier titles.

Trish Morey is an award-winning, bestselling author for Harlequin Presents who works out stories while walking through the bushland of the Adelaide Hills. In 2002 Morey became a finalist in the short contemporary section of the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart contest, and Mills & Boon bought the same manuscript in June 2003. The catalogue lists 48 books from The Italian's Virgin Bride (2004) to After-Hours Proposal (2025). Series include Desert Brothers, Arranged Brides, Lombardi Royals, Faradays and With Love, Cornwall. Subjects include contemporary romance, marriage, pregnancy, princesses, Greeks and widowers.

Nora Roberts

279 books• 37 series

Nora Roberts, born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950, is an American writer of romance under that name. As J. D. Robb, Roberts writes police procedurals with science-fiction elements, and has also published as Jill March and, in the UK, as Sarah Hardesty. This listing carries 280 Roberts books, opening with Irish Thoroughbred (1981); The Missing is scheduled for 2027. Series on the page include the In Death Universe, the MacGregors, Night Tales, the Calhoun Women, the Chesapeake Bay Saga, Irish Hearts and the O'Hurleys.

Debbie Macomber

245 books• 35 series

Debbie Macomber, born October 22, 1948, is an American author of romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Six Macomber novels became made-for-TV movies, and the Cedar Cove novels became a television series of the same name, with Macomber serving as executive producer on the adaptations. Macomber won the first fan-voted Quill Award for romance in 2005 and holds a RITA Award and a lifetime achievement award from the Romance Writers of America. The catalogue counts 245 books between Starlight (1983) and A Date with Santa (2026). Series include Heart of Texas, Midnight Sons, Navy, Those Manning Men, Orchard Valley and Angels Everywhere.

Montana features in the names of B.J. Daniels's series, including Cahill Ranch/Montana Cahills, Buckhorn, Montana, Beartooth, Montana, Montana Hamiltons, Cardwell Ranch: Montana Legacy and the Whitehorse, Montana sets. B.J. Daniels writes romantic suspense and western romance, with 150 books catalogued from Outlawed (1995) to Calling His Bluff (2026). Colt Brothers Investigation is another series. Subject tags include cowboys, sheriffs, murders and mystery.

Melody Carlson, born March 2, 1956 in San Francisco, is an American author of more than 250 books for women, teens and children, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. The catalogue lists 298 books from 1995, when Contemplative Bible Reading and How to Start a Quality Childcare Business in Your Home appeared, to All Booked Up (2026). Series include Carter House Girls, On The Runway, TrueColors, 86 Bloomberg Place, Secret Life of Samantha McGregor, Beary Patch Bears and Fruit Troops. Subjects include Christian life, high schools, friendship, Bible stories and stories in rhyme. Carlson grew up in Springfield, Oregon, attended Lane Community College and lives in Sisters, Oregon.

Sarah Morgan writes contemporary and medical romance, with 119 books catalogued from Expectant Bride (1999) to The Best Christmas Ever (2026). Physicians, nurses, billionaires and Italians are among the recorded subjects, and early titles include The Doctor's Engagement (2001), The Midwife's Child (2001) and The Greek Tycoon's Bride (2002). Series lines include From Manhattan With Love, Lakeside Mountain Rescue, Glenmore Island Doctors, Cornish Consultants, O'Neil Brothers and Miller Sisters.

Tracy Wolff

71 books• 22 series

Tracy Wolff is the professional name of Tracy Deebs-Elkenaney, an American young adult author best known for the Crave series, who also writes as Tessa Adams. The catalogue lists 73 Wolff books, from No Apologies (2008) to It's Always Us (2026), with Mythfall scheduled for 2027. Other Wolff series include Dragon's Heat, Ethan Frost, Vilified, Shaken Dirty, Extreme Risk, Lone Star Witch, Diamond Tycoons, Fort Worth Wranglers, His Royal Hotness and Calder Academy. Subjects include romantic suspense, paranormal romance, erotica and mermaids.