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21st Century Bosses 1-5 [VARIOUS ]

Forrester Siblings - Maisey Yates 1-2
1) ♡Marriage Made on Paper - Maisey Yates (Gage Forrester & Lily Ford)
. .2) ♡The Petrov Proposal- Maisey Yates (Aleksei Petrov & Madeleine/Maddy Forrester)
2) Doukakis's Apprentice - Sarah Morgan (Damon Doukakis & Polly Prince)
3) Fiancée for One Night - Trish Morey (Leo Zamos & Eve Carmichael)
4) Thorn in His Side - Kim Lawrence (Rafael Alejandro & Libby Marchant)

The Balfour Brides

0.5) Scandal at the Balfour Ball - Michelle Reid (Alessandro Ferrera & Meredith (Balfour) Ferrera) online
1) ♡Mia and the Powerful Greek - Michelle Reid (Nikos Theakis & Mia (Balfour) Bianchi)
a.k.a Mia's Scandal
2) ♡Kat & the Dare-Devil Spaniard - Sharon Kendrick (Carlos Guerrero & Kat Balfour) [H]
a.k.a. Kat's Pride
3) ♡Emily and the Notorious Prince - India Grey (Luis Cordoba & Emily Balfour)
a.k.a Emily's Innocence
Was that a foot fetish?
4) ♡Sophie & the Scorching Sicilian - Kim Lawrence (Marco Speranza & Sophie Balfour) [BOOK]
a.k.a. Sophie's Seduction [OPEN]
5) ♡Zoe and the Tormented Tycoon - Kate Hewitt (Max Monroe & Zoe Balfour)
a.k.a. Zoe's Lesson
So i get to, like page 150, and realized, huh, i read this book, ugh
6) ♡Annie & the Red-Hot Italian -Carole Mortimer (Luca de Salvatore & Annie Balfour) [H]
a.k.a. Annie's Secret
7) ♡Bella & the Merciless Sheikh - Sarah Morgan (Zafiq Al-Rashid & Bella Balfour) [RAB]
a.k.a. Bella's Disgrace
8) ♡Olivia & the Billionaire Cattle King - Margaret Way (Clint McAlpine & Olivia Balfour)
a.k.a. "Olivia's Awakening" [OPEN]
Dunno if i read it, But who cares, it's cattle! (i read it anyway)
No cattle were heard of in the reading of this book!

Barons - Sandra Marton

1) Marriage on the Edge (Gage Baron & Natalie)
2) More Than a Mistress (Travis Baron & Alexandra Thorpe)
3) Slade Baron's Bride (Slade Baron & Lara Stevens)
4) Taming of Tyler Kincaid (Tyler Kincaid & Caitlin McCord)
5) ♡Mistress of the Sheikh (Nicholas al Rashid & Amanda Benning)
6) ♡The Alvares Bride (Rafe Alvares & Carin Brewster)
7) Pregnant Mistress (Demetrios Karas & Samantha Brewster)
8) Raising the Stakes (Gray Baron & Dawn Lincoln Kittredge)

Available on 《Hoopla》or maybe try 《LIBBY》

❌ Billionaire's Boys Club - Suzanne D. Williams [UATF] 🙁

1) ♡Atlas (Atlas Bellamy & Megan Moralez)
2) ♡Steel (Calix Steele & Flynn Burckhardt)
3) ♡Wolfe (Paxton Wolfe & Isobel Harding)
4) Cristobal (Cristobal Wolfe & Marina Allenoy)
5) Robin (Robin Spelding & Parker Rousch)
6) Byron (Byron Spelding & Pepper Dupree)
7) Chaz (Chaz Dupree & Martina Spelding)
Cross over Billionaire Boys Club & Best Dressed Series
8) Christmas Cash (Cash McShane & Rosalie Frabrinni)
Read a couple of these, put list in best series someday
some starting to show up in [BOOK]
Want to finish this series, please!

A Bride for a Billionaire - Lynne Graham

♡ may have read all of these, yeah, worth a re-read
1) ♡Rich Man's Whim (Mikhail Kusnirovich & Kat Marshall)
2) ♡Sheikh's Prize (Zahir Ra'if Quarishi & SapphireMarshall)
3) ♡Billionaire's Trophy (Bastian Christou & Emmie Marshall)
4) ♡Challenging Dante (Dante Leonetti & Topaz Marshall)

Brides for Billionaires Series- [BOOK]

1) -dnf- Married for the Tycoon's Empire - Abby Green (Ben Carter & Julianna Ford) (ch 2)
2) ♡Married for the Italian's Heir - Rachael Thomas (Dante Mancini & Piper Riley)
3) ♡Married for the Sheikh's Duty - Tara Pammi (Zayn Al-Ghamdi & Amalia Christensen)
4) ♤Married for the Greek's Convenience - Michelle Smart (Xander Trakas & Elizabeth Young) definitely adultry not read ok to read

Cinderella Ball Series - Day Leclaire

a.k.a. Fairy Tale Weddings [BOOK]

1) ♡Temporary Husband (Jake Homdo & Wynne Sommers)
a.k.a. Fairy Tale Husband
2) ♡Accidental Wife (Jonah Alexander & Nikki Ashton)
a.k.a. Fairy Tale Wife
3) #Shotgun Wife (Rafe Beaumont & Ella Montague) [White Weddings series Book#1]
a.k.a. Fairy Tale Wedding
4) #Bridegroom on Approval (Marco Salvatore & Hanna Tyler)
Salvatore Brothers Series book#2
5) #Long-lost Bride (Chaz McIntyre & Shayne Beaumont)
a.k.a. Fairy Tale Martiage
So far these are very sweet and low angst

Desert Brother Series - Trish Morey

1) ☆Duty and the Beast (Zoltan Al Farouk bin Shamal & Aisha Peshwah)
2) ♡Sheikh's Last Gamble (Bahir Al-Qadir & Marina Peshwah)
3) ☆Captive of Kadar Kadar (Soheil Amirmoez & Amber Jones)
4) ☆Shackled to the Sheikh (Rashid al Kharim & Tora Burgess)

Desert Kings - Diana Fraser

1) #Wanted: A Wife for the Sheikh (Malek & Sophie) [BOOK]
2) ♡Sheikh's Bargain Bride (Zahir Al-Zaman & Anna Whitman) [BOOK]
3) ♡Sheikh's Lost Lover (Razeen ibn Shad & Lucy Gee) [BOOK]
a.k.a. Lucy and the Sheikh
4) #Awakened by the Sheikh (Tariq & Cara Devlin) [UATF]
5) #Claimed by the Sheikh (Sahmir al Fulan & Rory/Aurora de Chambery) ○[UATF]
6) #Wanted: A Baby by the Sheikh (Daidan ibn Saleh al-Fulan & Taina Mustonen) [BOOK]

Desert Kings Series - Jane Porter

1) ♡The Sheikh's Chosen Queen (Sharif & Jesslyn)
2) ♤King Of The Desert, Captive Bride (Khalid & Olivia)
3) ♡Duty, Desire and the Desert King (Zayed & Rou)

Dynasties: The Kincaids Series [Various]

1) #Sex, Lies and the Southern Belle - Kathie DeNosky (Lily & Daniel) [O]
2) #What Happens in Charleston...- Rachel Bailey (Matt & Susan) [BOOK]
3) #Behind Boardroom Doors - Jennifer Lewis (R.J. & Brooke) [O]
4) #On the Verge of I Do - Heidi Betts (Kara & Eli) [O]
5) #One Dance with the Sheikh - Tessa Radley (Laurel & Rakin) [RAB]
6) #Very Private Merger - Day Leclaire (Jack & Nikki) [RAB]

Kavanaghs of Silver Glen - Janice Maynard

1) ♡Not-So-Innocent Seduction (Liam Kavanagh & Zoe Chamberlain)
2) ♡Baby for Keeps (Dylan Kavanagh & Mia Larin)
3) ♡Christmas in the Billionaire's Bed (Aidan Kavanagh & Emma Braithwaite)
4) ♡Twins on the Way (Gavin Kavanagh & Cassidy Corelli)
5) ♡Second Chance with the Billionaire (Conor Kavanagh & Ellie Porter)
6) ♡How to Sleep with The Boss (Patrick Kavanagh & Libby Parkhurst)
7) ♡For Baby's Sake (James Kavanagh & Lila Baxter)
these could be all ☆'s were read before ♡'s & ☆'s

Librarian and the Spy Escapade - Susan Mann [BOOK]

1) #Librarian and the Spy (James Lockwood & Quinn Ellington)
2) #Covert Affair (James Lockwood & Quinn Ellington)
3) #Uncommon Honeymoon (James & Quinn Lockwood)

Love in Boston - Joss Wood

https://www.goodreads.com/series/237390
1) ♡Friendship on Fire (Noah Lockwood 33 & Jules Brogan 28-30)
2) ♡Hot Christmas Kisses (Matt Edwards & DJ/Dylan-Jane Winston)
3) ♡Rival's Heir (Judah Huntley 34-38 & Darby Brogan 30)
4) ♡Second Chance Temptation (Levi Brogan & Tanna Murphy)

Segues into

Murphy Brothers - Joss Wood

https://www.goodreads.com/series/304905
1) One Little Indiscretion (Carrick Murphy & Sadie Slade)
Bad wife
2) Temptation at His Door (Ronan Murphy & Joa Jones)
Dead wife
3) Back in His Ex's Bed (Finn Murphy & Beah Jenkinson)
Ex-wife
Do Eli and Ben 28 Lockwood get books?
Ooh, maybe Levi's receptionist Meredith?
Callie(54) Brogan's kids
Levi, Jules and Darby Brogan - Twins
Noah, Eli and Ben Lockwood - adopted next-door neighbor's
DJ/Dylan-Jane Winston - child of the heart & BFF

In Love in Boston the sub characters love story becomes interruptive and annoying by book 3.
Should have had their own novella like "Sandy" in
Vested Interest seies - Melanie Moreland

Marriage Bargain [Various] ▪DNR▪

1) ▪DNR▪Spaniard's Marriage Bargain - Abby Green (Isandro & Rowen)
2) ▪DNR▪Millionaire's Chosen Bride - Susanne James (Adam & Melody)
3) ▪DNR▪♤Ruthless Husband, Convenient Wife - Madeleine Ker (Ryan & Penny)
4) ▪DNR▪His Bid for a Bride - Carole Mortimer (Falkner & Skye)

Masters of Texas - Lauren Canan [H]

1) ♡Terms of a Texas Marriage (Alec & Shea)
2) ♡One Night with the Texan (Cole & Tallie)
3) ♡Stranger In His Bed (Victoria/Lauren & Wade)
4) ♡Redeeming the Billionaire SEAL (Chance & Holly) 6/7/16
5) ♡Marriage at Any Price (Seth & Allie) 5/2019

Mercenary/Goddard Project Series - Lucy Monroe [BOOK]

1) ♡Silver Bella (Jake Barton & Bella Jackson)
2) ♡3 brides for 3 Bad Boys
(Rand (Sloane) Alexander & Phoebe Garrison)
(Carter Sloane & Daisy Jackson)
(Colton (Sloane) Denning & Fayre Cranston Denning)
3) Ready (Joshua/Wolf Watt & Lise Barton)
4) Willing (Daniel/Nitro Black Eagle & Josie McCall)
5) And Able (Brett/Hotwire Adams & Claire Sharp)
6) ☆Satisfaction Guaranteed (Ethan Crane & Beth Whitney)
7) Deal withThis (Alan Hyatt & Jillian Carlyle) [OPEN]
8) ♡Spy Who Wants Me (Beau Ruston & Elle Chernichenko Gray)
mentions the 3rd bro (Matej Chernichenko & Chantal Renaud)
9) ☆Watch Over Me (Mykola Chernichenko & Lana Erickson)
10) Close Quarters (Roman Chernichenko & Tanya Ruston)
11) Heatseeker (Kaden Marks & Rachel Gannon)
*Who’s Been Sleeping in My Brother’s Bed? "Bodyguards in Bed" anthology (Maxwell Baker & Danusia Chernichenko) [BOOK]

The O'Connell's Sandra Marton

1) #Keir O'Connell's Mistress (Keir O'Connell & Cassie Berk) [O]
2) #The Sicilian Surrender (Stefano Lucchesi & Fallon O'Connell) [LIBBY]
3) ▪DNR▪Claiming His Love-Child (Cullen O'Connell & Marissa Perez) [UATF]
not to be confused with / but also by Sandra Marton
Dante: Claiming His Secret Love-Child (Dante Orsini & Gabriella Reyes)
Claiming His Love-Child - no loss if you can't find it
4) #Desert Prince's Convenient Bride (Caz/Qasim al Daud al Rashid & Megan O'Connell)
or a.k.a. #Sheikh's Convenient Bride [BOOK]
5) ♡The One-Night Wife (Sean O'Connell & Savannah McRae) [O]
6) #The Sicilian Marriage (Gianni Firelli & Briana O'Connell) [LIBBY]

Orsini Brothers - Sandra Morton [OPEN]

1) #Raffaele: Taming His Tempestuous Virgin (Rafe & Chiara)
2) #Dante: Claiming His Secret Love-Child (Dante & Gabriella)
3) #Falco: The Dark Guardian (Falco & Elle)
4) #Nicolo: The Powerful Sicilian (Nicolo & Alessia)
* Orsini Brides Series
1) #The Ice Prince (Anna & Draco)
2) #The Real Rio D'Aquila (Isabella & Rio)
May need to modify search technique to find on [OPEN]

Ravensdale's Scandal- Melanie Milburne [HOOPLA]

1) ♡Ravensdale's Defiant Captive (Julius & Holly)
2) ♡Awakening the Ravensdale's Heiress (Miranda & Leandro)
3) ☆Engaged to Her Ravensdale Enemy (Jake & Jasmine)
wow! need to find this in book!! found it, you can stop looking
4) ♡The Most Scandalous Ravensdale (Kat & Flynn)

Secret Lives of Society Wives [Various]

1) ♡The Rags-To-Riches Wife - Metsy Hingle (Lily & Jack)
2) ♡The Soon-To-Be-Disinherited Wife - Jennifer Greene (Emma & Garrett)
3) T#he One-Week Wife - Patricia Kay (Felicity & Reid)
4) #Bought-and-Paid-for Wife - Bronwyn Jameson (Vanessa & Tristan)
5) #The Once-A-Mistress - Katherine Garbera (Mary&Kane) [Libby]
6) ♡The Part-Time Wife - Maureen Child (Abby & Luke)

Society Weddings [Various]

1) ♡The Italian's Deal for I Do - Jennifer Hayward (Rocco & Olivia)
2) ♡The Greek's Pregnant Bride - Michelle Smart (Christian & Allesandra)
3) ♡The Sicilian's Surprise Wife - Tara Pammi (Stefan & Cleo)
4) •dnf•♡The Sheikh's Wedding Contract - Andie Brock (Zayed & Nafia)
stopped around pg 70, did read wedding at end.

Three Rich Men ♡ Miranda Lee

1) ♡Rich Man's Revenge (Charles & Dominique)
2) ♡Mistress for a Month (Rico & Renee)
3) ♡Sold to the Sheikh (Ali & Charmaine)
☆Love-Slave to the Sheikh ☆ (☆Bandar☆ & Samantha)☆ .
WoW! pure smut!! Sigh! ... dang! Can i have a Bandar please?
(I wonder if Ali's brother, Sultan of Dubar, has a book?)

Three Rich Husbands Series - Miranda Lee

1) ♡Billionaire's Bride of Vengeance (Russell McClain& Nicole Power)
2) ♡Billionaire's Bride of Convenience (Hugh Parkinson & Kathryn Hart)
3) ♡Billionaire's Bride of Innocence (James Logan & Megan Logan)

Wedded Blitz - Day LeClare

1) ♡Provocative Proposal ( ??? & Tess Lonigan) [OPEN]
2) ♡Whirlwind Wedding (Grey Shaw & Emma) [LIBBY]
3) ?Baby Bombshell (Lucien Kincaid & Raine Featherstone) [OPEN]

Wives for Hire - Susan Crosby

By publishing date, (reading order) chronological
1. ♡The Bachelor's Stand-In Wife (David Falcon & Valerie Sinclair)
2. #Single Dad's Virgin Wife (Noah Falcon & Tricia McBride) ⊙[UATF]
3. ♡Millionaire's Christmas Wife (Gideon Falcon & Denise Watson)
McCoys of Chance City
1) ♡Pregnant Bride Wore White (Jake McCoy & Keri Overton)
2) ♡Love and the Single Dad (Donovan McCoy & Laura Bannister)
3) ♡At Long Last, a Bride (Joe McCoy & Dixie Callahan)
Wives for Hire cont.
4. ♡Husband for Hire (Becca Sheridan & Gavin Callahan)
5. ♡?His Temporary Live-in Wife (Eric Sheridan & Marcy Monroe)
6. ☆Almost a Christmas Bride (Shana Callahan & Landon Kincaid) [O]
not really stand alone, should be read in order and within memory of previous books

To read books

Cast a Tender Shadow by Isabel Dix

the books I've read