Wedding Wager Books in Order

Wedding Wager brings together Wendy Vella’s shorter historical romances and wager-linked Regency stories, with a strong seasonal thread running through several of the books listed here. These are lighter entry points than her larger family sagas, but they still use many of her favorite ingredients: stubborn couples, class pressure, protective heroes, and women who have more courage than society expects.

Some of the stories are holiday romances. Christmas Wishes, Mistletoe and the Marquess, and The Earl From Christmas Past use Christmas as a setting for old feelings, second chances, and the kind of emotional nudge that feels right in a Regency novella. These are good choices when you want a shorter read with warmth, danger, and a neatly focused romance.

The series name also points toward the multi-author Wedding Wager world, where a wager or marriage bet sets romance in motion. Wendy Vella’s Winning A Wallflower fits that playful Regency idea: a woman who is easy to overlook gets pulled into a situation where being underestimated may work in her favor.

Because these books are shorter and less tied to one big family arc, they can be read more flexibly than series like Sinclair and Raven or The Deville Brothers. You do not need a long family tree to enjoy them. The pleasure is in the setup, the social pressure, and the quick emotional payoff.

This is a useful corner of Vella’s backlist for readers who want her historical style in smaller portions. Start with the Christmas stories if you like seasonal romance, or go straight to Winning A Wallflower if you want the wager premise.