Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Mom Too Many | 1997 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 2 | Pillow Talk | 1997 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 3 | Doctoring the Single Dad | 2010 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 4 | Fixed Up with Mr. Right? | 2010 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 5 | Unwrapping the Playboy | 2010 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 6 | Finding Happily-Ever-After | 2010 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 7 | What the Single Dad Wants… | 2011 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 8 | The Last First Kiss | 2012 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 9 | Once Upon a Matchmaker | 2012 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 10 | A Match for the Doctor | 2013 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 11 | Ten Years Later… | 2013 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 12 | Wish Upon a Matchmaker | 2013 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 13 | A Perfectly Imperfect Match | 2013 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 14 | Dating for Two | 2014 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 15 | Diamond in the Ruff | 2014 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 16 | Her Red-Carpet Romance | 2015 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 17 | Coming Home for Christmas | 2015 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 18 | Dr. Forget-Me-Not | 2016 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 19 | Twice a Hero, Always Her Man | 2016 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 20 | Meant to Be Mine | 2017 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 21 | A Second Chance for the Single Dad | 2017 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 22 | Christmastime Courtship | 2017 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 23 | An Engagement for Two | 2018 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 24 | Adding Up to Family | 2018 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 25 | Bridesmaid for Hire | 2019 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 26 | Coming to a Crossroads | 2020 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 27 | The Late Bloomer’s Road to Love | 2021 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
| 28 | The Bachelor’s Matchmaker | 2024 | Vicki Lewis Thompson | Buy |
The Matchmaking Mamas series is a long-running multi-author Harlequin line that ran from 1997 to 2024, with 28 books in total. The premise is simple and reliable: a group of mothers conspire to match their adult children with suitable romantic partners, and the results are predictably unpredictable. The mamas’ schemes provide the setup, but the actual romances develop in ways the mothers did not intend.
Vicki Lewis Thompson is among several authors who contributed to the series over its long run. The matchmaking-parent concept is inherently comedic, and Thompson’s entries bring her usual warmth and humor to stories about well-meaning interference. The series’ longevity speaks to the appeal of its premise, since almost everyone has experienced a parent who thinks they know best about their child’s love life.