Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hired Husband | 1996 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 2 | The Millionaire and the Cowgirl | 1996 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 3 | Beauty and the Bodyguard | 1996 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 4 | Stand-In Bride | 1996 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 5 | The Wolf and the Dove | 1996 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 6 | Single With Children | 1996 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 7 | Single… With Children | 1996 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 8 | Wife Wanted | 1997 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 9 | Mystery Heiress | 1997 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 10 | The Wrangler’s Bride | 1997 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 11 | Forgotten Honeymoon | 1997 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 12 | The Baby Chase | 1997 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 13 | A Husband in Time | 1997 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 14 | A Fortune’s Children Christmas | 1998 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 15 | The Groom’s Revenge | 1999 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 16 | The Hoodwinked Bride | 1999 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 17 | Angel Baby | 1998 | Marie Ferrarella | N/A |
| 18 | Undercover Groom | 1999 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 19 | Society Bride | 1999 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 20 | Bride of Fortune | 2000 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 21 | The Secretary and the Millionaire | 1999 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 22 | Husband—or Enemy? | 2000 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 23 | Groom of Fortune | 2011 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 24 | Mail-Order Cinderella | 2011 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 25 | The Honor Bound Groom | 2012 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 26 | Fortune’s Secret Child | 2012 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
| 27 | Angel Baby: A Classic Romance Novella | 2017 | Marie Ferrarella | Buy |
Fortune’s Children is one of the foundational series in Harlequin’s Fortune family universe, running for 27 books from 1996 to 2017. The series follows the wealthy Fortune family through marriages, mysteries, and the kind of high-society drama that Harlequin built an empire on. Hired Husband starts things off with a classic premise, and the books that follow cover brides, bodyguards, cowboys, and secret identities across multiple generations.
The 1996-2000 entries make up the bulk of the series and read as a connected soap opera of love stories. Beauty and the Bodyguard, Mystery Heiress, and Forgotten Honeymoon show the range of romance tropes in play, from protector heroes to amnesia plots. The later additions from 2011-2012, including Groom of Fortune and Fortune’s Secret Child, revisit the family with fresh couples. Angel Baby, originally a 1998 novella, was rereleased in 2017 as a standalone classic. For readers who want to understand where the Fortune family saga began before it expanded into its Texas-focused spinoffs, this is the place to start.