Expecting books in order

Expecting is a thirty-seven-book Harlequin romance series by Rita Bradshaw centered on pregnancy and baby-themed love stories, published between 1997 and 2013.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Unexpected Father 1997 Rita Bradshaw Buy
2 Expectant Mistress 1998 Rita Bradshaw Buy
3 Riccardo’s Secret Child 1998 Rita Bradshaw Buy
4 The Yuletide Child 1998 Rita Bradshaw Buy
5 The Baby Secret 1998 Rita Bradshaw Buy
6 Accidental Baby 1999 Rita Bradshaw Buy
7 The Playboy’s Baby 1999 Rita Bradshaw Buy
8 The Unexpected Baby 1999 Rita Bradshaw Buy
9 The Boss’s Baby 1999 Rita Bradshaw Buy
10 The Baby Verdict 1999 Rita Bradshaw Buy
11 Having Leo’s Child 1999 Rita Bradshaw Buy
12 Having His Babies 1999 Rita Bradshaw Buy
13 The Pregnant Bride 2000 Rita Bradshaw Buy
14 The Baby Scandal 2000 Rita Bradshaw Buy
15 The Paternity Claim 2000 Rita Bradshaw Buy
16 Expecting His Baby 2001 Rita Bradshaw Buy
17 For the Babies’ Sakes 2002 Rita Bradshaw Buy
18 Constantino’s Pregnant Bride 2003 Rita Bradshaw Buy
19 The Spaniard’s Baby Bargain 2004 Rita Bradshaw Buy
20 The Brabanti Baby 2004 Rita Bradshaw Buy
21 The Italian’s Secretary Bride 2004 Rita Bradshaw Buy
22 The Italian’s Secret Baby 2004 Rita Bradshaw Buy
23 Their Secret Baby 2004 Rita Bradshaw Buy
24 His Pregnancy Ultimatum 2004 Rita Bradshaw Buy
25 The Rich Man’s Virgin 2005 Rita Bradshaw Buy
26 His Pregnancy Bargain 2005 Rita Bradshaw Buy
27 The Sicilian’s Defiant Mistress 2005 Rita Bradshaw Buy
28 The Spaniard’s Pregnancy Proposal 2006 Rita Bradshaw Buy
29 Accidentally Pregnant, Conveniently Wed 2006 Rita Bradshaw Buy
30 The Carides Pregnancy 2006 Rita Bradshaw Buy
31 Chosen as the Frenchman’s Bride 2006 Rita Bradshaw Buy
32 Pregnant by the Millionaire 2007 Rita Bradshaw Buy
33 The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Miracle 2007 Rita Bradshaw Buy
34 Di Cesare’s Pregnant Mistress 2008 Rita Bradshaw Buy
35 The Salvatore Marriage Deal 2008 Rita Bradshaw Buy
36 Dante’s Twins 2012 Rita Bradshaw Buy
37 The Italian Boss’s Secret Child 2013 Rita Bradshaw Buy

The Expecting series gathers thirty-seven of Rita Bradshaw’s Harlequin romances that center on pregnancy, babies, and unexpected parenthood. Published between 1997 and 2013, titles like The Unexpected Father, Expectant Mistress, and Having Leo’s Child use the baby trope to force emotional reckoning between couples who might otherwise keep their distance.

The series includes entries set across Mediterranean and Latin American locales — The Spaniard’s Baby Bargain, Di Cesare’s Pregnant Mistress, The Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Miracle — reflecting Harlequin’s international settings while keeping the pregnancy storyline at the center.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Expecting series?

There are 37 books in the Expecting series, published between 1997 and 2013.

What is the first book in the Expecting series?

The first book in the Expecting series is The Unexpected Father, published in 1997.

How are the Expecting books connected?

The books share the pregnancy/baby theme but feature independent couples and storylines, so they can be read in any order.

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