The Marriage Maker Books in Order

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See The Marriage Maker books by Lauren Smith in order, with quick summaries, matchmaking romance notes, and help deciding where to begin.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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The Marriage Maker books in publication order

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Bewitching the Earl

by Lauren Smith

2018

A woman desperate for a future free of her past crosses paths with a brooding Scottish lord who was never meant to become an earl. Their new beginning is tender, wintry, and shadowed by secrets on both sides.

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Stregare il Conte

by Lauren Smith

2020

This Italian edition delivers Lauren Smith's blend of winter romance, buried secrets, and slow growing trust. A haunted lord and a determined heroine find love while the past keeps pressing at the door.

The Marriage Maker books in chronological order

Bewitching the Earl
by Lauren Smith
2018The Marriage Maker, Book 1
Stregare il Conte
by Lauren Smith
2020The Marriage Maker, Book 2

Series background & context

The Marriage Maker is built around one of historical romance's most reliable engines, marriage pressure. Some couples are pushed together by family, money, survival, or social expectation. Others are nudged by matchmakers, bargains, or plans that are supposed to solve practical problems and then become deeply personal instead.

That framework suits Lauren Smith well. She likes characters who begin with a deal, a duty, or a bad idea and then discover that emotion makes everything harder.

Readers can expect winter settings, wounded heroes, resilient heroines, and a strong focus on whether trust can grow out of a beginning that was never simple.