Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Never Said, I Love You | 2012 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 2 | His Brother’s Wife | 2017 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 3 | Payback | 2017 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 4 | Beltane Bride | 2018 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 5 | Chocolate Santa Mystery | 2019 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 6 | Deceived Mail-Order Bride | 2019 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 7 | Emmie’s Wish | 2020 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 8 | A Deceived Proxy Bride | 2020 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 9 | Barefoot Mail-Order Bride | 2020 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 10 | Forgotten Mail-Order Bride | 2020 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 11 | Reluctant Proxy Bride | 2020 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 12 | Forgotten Proxy Bride | 2021 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 13 | Secret Proxy Bride | 2021 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 14 | Discarded Mail-Order Bride | 2021 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 15 | Misty Hollow Mail-Order Bride | 2021 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 16 | His Brother’s Mail-Order Bride | 2021 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 17 | Temporary Bride | 2021 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 18 | Samantha | 2021 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 19 | Inconvenient Proxy Bride | 2021 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 20 | Nostalgia Collection | 2022 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 21 | Duped Mail-Order Bride | 2022 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 22 | Widowed Proxy Bride | 2022 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 23 | Lottery Bride Clara | 2024 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 24 | The Rancher’s Unlawful Wife | 2024 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
| 25 | Callum’s Bride | 2025 | Margaret Tanner | Buy |
Margaret Tanner’s shorter fiction includes 25 novellas and short stories published between 2012 and 2025. Many follow the same Western romance themes as her full-length novels, with mail-order brides and proxy brides featuring prominently. Titles like Deceived Mail-Order Bride, Reluctant Proxy Bride, and Secret Proxy Bride show variations on her signature themes in compressed form.
The shorter format lets Tanner explore specific scenarios without the page count of a full novel. The proxy bride stories are particularly interesting as they draw on a real historical practice where marriages were conducted by proxy before the couple ever met.