Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies (Margaret Tanner) Books in Order
Part ofMargaret Tanner Books in OrderSee Margaret Tanner's Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies books in order, with summaries, series background, and reading help.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
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Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies (Margaret Tanner) books in publication order
3 books
Mail Order Angelique
by Margaret Tanner
2020
Angelique takes the mail-order gamble because ordinary choices have run out. The arrangement offers hope, but only if she and her groom can survive the misunderstandings waiting for them.
Mail Order Jennifer
by Margaret Tanner
2020
Widowed Jennifer becomes a mail-order bride after being cast out with her baby. The cowboy waiting for her needs a wife, but neither of them realizes they have both been badly duped.
Mail Order Matilda
by Margaret Tanner
2020
Matilda heads west carrying more than a travel case and a dream. Tanner uses the series setup to blend vulnerability, family stakes, and the slow growth of trust.
Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies (Margaret Tanner) books in chronological order
Mail Order Jennifer
by Margaret Tanner
2020Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies, Book 1
Mail Order Angelique
by Margaret Tanner
2020Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies, Book 2
Mail Order Matilda
by Margaret Tanner
2020Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies, Book 3
Series background & context
This long shared series mixes three dependable romance pressures: widowhood, unexpected children, and marriage plans gone wrong. That combination makes the stakes personal right from the opening pages.
Tanner's books use those elements well. Her heroines are often left with few choices and a child to protect, while the hero has to decide whether he can make room in his life for complications he did not ask for.
If you like babies, mistaken arrangements, and western romances where home has to be built around a very messy beginning, this series is easy to enjoy.
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