Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Millionaire’s Pregnant Wife | 1970 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 2 | A Bride for the Taking | 1993 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 3 | The Alexakis Bride | 1994 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 4 | To Have and to Hold | 1994 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 5 | The Ultimate Betrayal | 1995 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 6 | The Bride in Blue | 1995 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 7 | Nothing Changes Love | 1995 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 8 | Never a Bride | 1995 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 9 | Second-Best Bride | 1995 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 10 | The Valentine Child | 1996 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 11 | Bride Required | 1997 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 12 | Bartaldi’s Bride | 1999 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 13 | Jared’s Love-Child | 2000 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 14 | Bought: One Husband | 2000 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 15 | The Unexpected Husband | 2000 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 16 | The Millionaire’s Marriage | 2001 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 17 | Marriage on Command | 2002 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 18 | His Convenient Marriage | 2002 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 19 | The Wedding Ultimatum | 2002 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 20 | The Marriage Debt | 2002 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 21 | Wife, Bought and Paid for | 2002 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 22 | The Token Wife | 2003 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 23 | Bride by Blackmail | 2003 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 24 | The Christmas Baby’s Gift | 2003 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 25 | The Australian’s Marriage Demand | 2004 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 26 | Surrender to Marriage | 2004 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 27 | The Moretti Marriage | 2004 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 28 | The Millionaire’s Love-Child | 2004 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 29 | The Constantin Marriage | 2004 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 30 | The Italian’s Virgin Bride | 2004 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 31 | The Billion-Dollar Bride | 2004 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 32 | A Bride for His Convenience | 2005 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 33 | Claiming His Christmas Bride | 2005 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 34 | His Wedding-Night Heir | 2005 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 35 | The Greek’s Bought Wife | 2005 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 36 | The Disobedient Bride | 2005 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 37 | Wife Against Her Will | 2006 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 38 | Jack Riordan’s Baby | 2006 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 39 | The Antonides Marriage Deal | 2006 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 40 | Bride of Desire | 2006 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 41 | Purchased by the Billionaire | 2006 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 42 | The Kouvaris Marriage | 2007 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 43 | The Marriage Possession | 2007 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 44 | The Forced Bride | 2007 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 45 | The Australian’s Housekeeper Bride | 2007 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 46 | Caretti’s Forced Bride | 2007 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 47 | The Billionaire’s Marriage Bargain | 2007 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 48 | The Martinez Marriage Revenge | 2007 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 49 | Purchased: His Perfect Wife | 2007 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 50 | The De Santis Marriage | 2008 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 51 | The Konstantos Marriage Demand | 2009 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 52 | Claiming His Wedding Night | 2010 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 53 | A Spanish Birthright | 2010 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 54 | The Secret Spanish Love Child | 2010 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 55 | Untouched Until Marriage | 2010 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 56 | The Marriage Takeover | 2012 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 57 | A Diamond for Del Rio’s Housekeeper | 2016 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 58 | Wedded, Bedded, Betrayed | 2016 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 59 | Baby of His Revenge | 2016 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 60 | Trapped by Vialli’s Vows | 2016 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 61 | The Desert King’s Captive Bride | 2017 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 62 | Wedding Night with Her Enemy | 2017 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 63 | Claimed for the Leonelli Legacy | 2017 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 64 | His Queen by Desert Decree | 2017 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
Wedlocked! is one of Harlequin Presents’ longest-running themed collections, with 64 books published between 1993 and 2017. Every entry involves a marriage that happens for reasons other than love, at least at the start. The circumstances vary from book to book. Some couples marry because of an unexpected pregnancy. Others are pushed together by inheritance clauses, business mergers, or family obligations. A few involve outright blackmail or deception. The question each story answers is the same: can a marriage built on obligation become something real?
The earliest entries, like A Bride for the Taking (1993) and The Alexakis Bride (1994), reflect the style of early-90s category romance. As the series progresses through the 2000s, the books pick up the Mediterranean billionaire tropes that defined Harlequin Presents during that era. The Moretti Marriage, The Konstantos Marriage Demand, and Wedded, Bedded, Betrayed are representative titles. Later entries from the 2010s, such as The Desert King’s Captive Bride and His Queen by Desert Decree, show how the forced-marriage trope adapted to changing reader tastes.
With 64 books spanning nearly 25 years, this is a massive collection. Readers do not need to work through them sequentially, since each book is a standalone romance. The Wedlocked! banner is best treated as a reading guide for fans of the forced-marriage trope who want to find their next book within a reliable category framework.