Day Leclaire has published 69 novels and 3 short story collections, beginning with Dante's Ultimate Gamble (1979). The 4 series include Dante's Legacy (6 books, starting with Dante's Blackmailed Bride), Fairytale Weddings (5 books, starting with Temporary Husband) and The Royals (5 books, starting with The Royal Affair). The best-known is The Twenty-Four-Hour Bride (1998). The latest is Baby Secret (2023).
Updated September 2026
Dante's Legacy books in order (6)Series page
Reading order: 1 Dante's Blackmailed Bride (2008) · 2 Dante's Stolen Bride (2008) · 3 Dante's Wedding Deception (2008) · 4 Dante's Contract Marriage (2008) · 5 Dante's Ultimate Gamble (1979) · 6 Dante’s Temporary Fiancée (2010)
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Dante's Blackmailed Bride (2008)
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Dante's Stolen Bride (2008)
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Dante's Wedding Deception (2008)
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Dante's Contract Marriage (2008)
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Dante's Ultimate Gamble (1979)
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Dante’s Temporary Fiancée (2010)
Fairytale Weddings books in order (5)Series page
Reading order: 1 Temporary Husband (1996) · 2 Accidental Wife (1996) · 3 Shotgun Marriage (1996) · 4 Bridegroom on Approval (2000) · 5 Long-lost Bride (2000)
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Temporary Husband (1996)
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Accidental Wife (1996)
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Shotgun Marriage (1996)
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Bridegroom on Approval (2000)
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Long-lost Bride (2000)
The Royals books in order (5)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Royal Affair (2007) · 2 The Forbidden Princess (2007) · 3 The Prince's Mistress (2007) · 4 The Royal Wedding Night (2007) · 5 The Billionaire's Baby Negotiation (2007)
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The Royal Affair (2007)
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The Forbidden Princess (2007)
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The Prince's Mistress (2007)
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The Royal Wedding Night (2007)
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The Billionaire's Baby Negotiation (2007)
The Wedding Blitz books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Provocative Proposal (2002) · 2 The Whirlwind Wedding (Wedded Blitz) (2002) · 3 The Baby Bombshell (wedded Blitz) (2002)
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The Provocative Proposal (2002)
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The Whirlwind Wedding (Wedded Blitz) (2002)
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The Baby Bombshell (wedded Blitz) (2002)
Where to start with Day Leclaire
Start here
The Twenty-Four-Hour Bride
Day Leclaire's most-read book.
Shortest way in
The Boss, the Baby and the Bride (Harlequin Romance No 3508, Guardian Angel)
One of the most-read, at about 185 pages.
Newest
Baby Secret
Published 2023.
Standalone novels in order
Jinxed (1990)
A Wholesale Arrangment (1992)
In the Market (1992)
To Catch A Ghost (1993)
Who's Holding the Baby? (1994)
Mail-Order Bridegroom (1995)
One-Night Wife (1995)
The Secret Baby (1995)
Make-Believe Engagement (Bride's Bay Resort, Book 4) (1996)
Her Secret Santa (1997)
Miracle Wife (Kids And Kisses) (1998)
The Boss, the Baby and the Bride (Harlequin Romance No 3508, Guardian Angel) (1998)
The Twenty-Four-Hour Bride (1998)
Shotgun Bridegroom (1999)
The Nine - Dollar Daddy (1999)
Her Secret Bodyguard (2000)
Perfect Solution (Heart Of The West) (Heart of the West) (2000)
The Baby Gift (Baby Boom) (2000)
The Bride's Proposition (2000)
To Marry a Sheikh (2000)
The Marriage Project (2001)
Christmas Wishes, Christmas Gifts (By Request 2's) (2002)
The Bride Price (2002)
Keeping Faith (2003)
Old Flame, New Sparks (2007)
Where There's a Will (2007)
Dante's Stolen Wife (2008)
Inherited: One Child (2009)
Lone Star Seduction (2009)
Mr. Strictly Business (2009)
Dante's Marriage Pact (2010)
Inherited (2010)
Millionaire Meets His Match (2010)
Claimed The Pregnant Heiress (2011)
Dante's Honor-bound Husband (2011)
Nothing Short of Perfect (2011)
Becoming Dante (2012)
More Than Perfect (2012)
Undone by Her Tender Touch (2012)
Private Mergers (2013)
Dante Legacy (2014)
Passion (2015)
His Wife: Men of Passion (2021)
A Tylerville Jilted Bride (2022)
His Bargain: Men of Power (2022)
His Gift (2022)
His Prize (2022)
Mr. & Mrs. Claus (2022)
A Tylerville Soldier (2023)
Baby Secret (2023)
Short story collections in order
Cinderella Ball (2021)
The Dante Inferno: The Dante Dynasty Series (2021)
Tylerville Christmas (2021)
About Day Leclaire
Day Leclaire is an American author of more than forty romance novels.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Day Leclaire FAQ
- How many books has Day Leclaire written?
- Day Leclaire has published 69 novels and 3 short story collections that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Day Leclaire's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Dante's Legacy with Dante's Blackmailed Bride, Fairytale Weddings with Temporary Husband and The Royals with The Royal Affair. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Day Leclaire's latest book?
- Baby Secret (2023).
- What is Day Leclaire's most famous book?
- The Twenty-Four-Hour Bride (1998) is Day Leclaire's most widely read book.
- Are Day Leclaire's books connected?
- 19 books belong to 4 series (Dante's Legacy, Fairytale Weddings, The Royals and The Wedding Blitz); the other 53 books stand alone.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.