Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The High-Society Wife | 2005 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 2 | The Italian’s Inexperienced Mistress | 2005 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 3 | The Billionaire Boss’s Forbidden Mistress | 2006 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 4 | Wanted: Mistress and Mother | 2006 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 5 | At the Spaniard’s Convenience | 2006 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 6 | A Virgin for the Taking | 2006 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 7 | Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife | 2006 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 8 | The Billionaire’s Captive Bride | 2007 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 9 | Pleasured in the Billionaire’s Bed | 2007 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 10 | The Sicilian’s Marriage Arrangement | 2007 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 11 | The Billionaire’s Scandalous Marriage | 2007 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 12 | Innocent on Her Wedding Night | 2007 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 13 | Bought for Revenge, Bedded for Pleasure | 2008 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 14 | The Millionaire’s Inexperienced Love-Slave | 2008 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 15 | The Ruthless Marriage Proposal | 2009 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 16 | Ruthless Billionaire, Forbidden Baby | 2009 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 17 | The Italian’s Bought Bride | 2010 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 18 | Bedded or Wedded | 2022 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 19 | Ruthlessly Bedded by the Italian Billionaire | 2022 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 20 | Ruthless Tycoon, Innocent Wife | 2022 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
| 21 | Bedded at His Convenience | 2022 | Carol Marinelli | Buy |
The Ruthless series lives up to its name with 21 Harlequin Presents novels about domineering men and the women who stand up to them. The heroes are billionaires and tycoons from Italy, Sicily, Spain, and beyond. They buy brides, pursue forbidden relationships, and make ruthless marriage proposals, all in the name of love they are slow to admit.
Published between 2005 and 2022, the collection spans nearly two decades of Harlequin Presents titles. Books like The High-Society Wife, Ruthless Billionaire Forbidden Baby, and Bought for Revenge Bedded for Pleasure set the tone. Each novel is a standalone romance, so readers can jump in at any point without missing key plot details.