Marriage to a Billionaire Books in Order
Part ofJennifer Probst Books in OrderSee the Marriage to a Billionaire series by Jennifer Probst in order, with quick summaries, character notes, and help choosing where to start.
Last updated: July 1, 2026
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Publication Order
6 books
The Marriage Bargain
by Jennifer Probst
2012
Bookstore owner Alexa McKenzie agrees to a marriage of convenience with billionaire Nicholas Ryan to save her family home, while he needs a wife to claim his inheritance. Their neat business arrangement gets complicated fast when old feelings and new desire refuse to stay on paper.
The Marriage Mistake
by Jennifer Probst
2012
Carina Conte has loved Max Gray for years, and one reckless night finally changes everything. When old-world family tradition pushes them into marriage, both discover that attraction is the easy part.
The Marriage Trap
by Jennifer Probst
2012
Billionaire Michael Conte needs a fiancΓ©e fast, so he talks fiery photographer Maggie Ryan into pretending to fill the role during a trip to Milan. The fake arrangement quickly turns into something much harder to control.
The Book of Spells
by Jennifer Probst
2013
This bonus novella returns to the world of Marriage to a Billionaire with the series' famous love spell and a short extra story for Nick and Alexa fans. It is a playful side trip rather than a main entry.
The Marriage Merger
by Jennifer Probst
2013
Julietta Conte lives for work, not romance, until hotel magnate Sawyer Wells offers a partnership that is too tempting to ignore. Business and seduction prove harder to separate than either expects.
The Marriage Arrangement
by Jennifer Probst
2018
After a humiliating broken engagement, Caterina Windsor hides out in Italy until Ripley Savage arrives with a shocking proposal. Returning home means facing her past and deciding whether trust is worth risking again.
Series background & context
The Marriage to a Billionaire books are Jennifer Probst in full catnip mode: marriage deals, family pressure, big money, bigger emotions, and characters who swear they can keep love out of the contract. Of course, that never lasts.
The series starts with The Marriage Bargain, where Alexa McKenzie and Nicholas Ryan strike a practical deal that is supposed to solve two separate problems. That setup tells you almost everything you need to know about the tone. These books love a bold romantic premise, but Probst also gives the relationships room to breathe, fight, and get messy.
A lot of the ongoing thread comes from the people around the couple, especially the Conte family and the wider circle connected to the bakery business La Dolce Famiglia. The books move between New York and Italy, and that Italian family energy matters. There are traditions, loud opinions, old expectations, and plenty of moments when private feelings become everybody's business.
Each novel follows a different central couple. The Marriage Trap shifts to Michael Conte and Maggie Ryan, mixing fake engagement tension with Milan glamour. The Marriage Mistake turns to Carina Conte and Max Gray, where a long-running crush and one very bad surprise push them into a marriage neither planned. The Marriage Merger focuses on Julietta Conte, a career-first heroine whose business instincts are a lot steadier than her trust. Then The Marriage Arrangement adds a later novella-sized return to the world.
There is also The Book of Spells, a bonus story tied to the series' signature love-spell idea. It is more of an extra than a main entry, but it fits the playful side of this world and gives longtime readers one more visit with characters they already know.
What keeps the series moving is the mix of fantasy and familiarity. Yes, the men are wealthy, the apartments are gorgeous, and the travel is nice. But the real pull is simpler than that. Probst likes strong heroines, emotionally stubborn heroes, and couples who have to learn that wanting control is not the same thing as being safe.
If you like marriage-of-convenience romance, strong family connections, and a blend of heat, humor, and heartfelt payoff, this is one of her clearest starting points. It is best read in order, because the side characters and family ties build from book to book, even when each romance has its own ending.
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