Shotgun Weddings (& Compromising Positions) Shotgun Weddings are marriages that are brought about by a third party either because the bride is pregnant or because she has been hopelessly compromised. Marital relations are assumed since this is a regular marriage, only coerced. This list is an off-shoot of the Arranged Marriages list. List begun 05/03, updated 12/07

	Medieval Romances
	Regency Romances
	European Historical Romances
	American Historical/Frontier Romances
	Contemporary Romances

Medieval Romances

• Velvet Bond (1995) by Catherine Archer
• Red Adam's Lady (1973) by Grace Ingram
• Forbidden (1993) by Elizabeth Lowell
• Kingdom of Dreams (1989) by Judith McNaught
• Lady Gallant (1991) by Suzanne Robinson
• The Wolf and the Dove (1974) by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Regency Romances

• The First Snowdrop (1986) by Mary Balogh
• The Gilded Web (1989) by Mary Balogh
• Forbidden (1994) by Jo Beverley
• Chance Encounter (1991) by Diana Delmore
• Love's Reward (1997) by Jean R. Ewing
• The Emerald Duchess (1985) by Barbara Hazard
• Coup de Grace (1996) by Emma Jensen
• The Rake's Rainbow (1996) by Allison Lane
• A Proper Proposal (1988) by Dawn Lindsey
• Moonlight Mist (1985) by Laura London (Sharon and Tom Curtis)
• A Baronet's Wife (1981) by Laura Matthews
• An Inconvenient Wife (1998) by Patricia Oliver
• French Leave (2001) by Sheri Cobb South
• The Counterfeit Marriage (1980) by Joan Wolf

European Historical Romances

• Deceived (1993) by Mary Balogh
• Indiscreet (1997) by Mary Balogh
• Silent Melody (1997) by Mary Balogh
• Vice Avenged (1971) by Lolah Burford
• Lord of Scoundrels (1995) by Loretta Chase
• Heaven Knows (1994) by Elaine Coffman
• The Valentine Legacy (1995) by Catherine Coulter
• A Perfect Scoundrel (2000) by Heather Cullman
• Meet Me at Midnight (2000) by Suzanne Enoch
• Forever and Ever (1996) by Patricia Gaffney
• The Lion's Lady (1988) by Julie Garwood
• Let Me Be the One (2002) by Jo Goodman
• The Defiant One (2000) by Danelle Harmon
• The Seduction of Sara (2001) by Karen Hawkins
• Once a Gentleman (2004) by Candice Hern
• The Indiscretion (2001) by Judith Ivory
• Lord Ruin (2002) by Carolyn Jewel
• Moonwitch (1991) by Nicole Jordan - HH-62
• Beyond Scandal (1995) by Brenda Joyce
• No Sweeter Heaven (1993) by Katherine Kingsley
• The Shadow and the Star (1991) by Laura Kinsale
• Suddenly You (2001) by Lisa Kleypas
• The Cad (1998) by Edith Layton
• The Chance (2000) by Edith Layton
• Gentle Rogue (1990) by Johanna Lindsey
• Love Only Once (1985) by Johanna Lindsey
• Because of You (1999) by Cathy Maxwell
• Devil's Desire (1976) by Laurie McBain
• Something Wonderful (1988) by Judith McNaught
• Heather and Velvet (1991) by Teresa Medeiros
• Dangerous (1993) by Amanda Quick
• Ravished (1992) by Amanda Quick
• Silk and Shadows (1991) by Mary Jo Putney
• The Pretender (2002) by Jaclyn Reding
• The Lily Brand (2005) by Sandra Schwab
• The Last Rogue (1998) by Deborah Simmons
• Cherished (1993) by Elizabeth Thornton
• The Deception (1996) by Joan Wolf
• The Flame and the Flower (1972) by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

American Historical/Frontier Romances

• Annie's Song (1996) by Catherine Anderson
• Indigo Blue (1992) by Catherine Anderson
• The Colonel's Widow (1999) by Elizabeth Butler
• The Way Home (1997) by Megan Chance
• River Lady (1985) by Jude Deveraux
• More than Memory (2001) by Dorothy Garlock
• Her Heart's Desire (1994) by Rene J. Garrod
• Glory (1999) by Heather Graham
• Conor's Way (1996) by Laura Lee Guhrke
• Forever Rose (1994) by Robin Lee Hatcher
• The Wager (1989) by Robin Lee Hatcher
• Texas Splendor (1999) by Lorraine Heath
• Angel (1992) by Johanna Lindsey
• Only Mine (1992) by Elizabeth Lowell
• Heaven Sent (1991) by Pamela Morsi
• The Sweetwood Bride (1999) by Pamela Morsi
• Silver Lining (2000) by Maggie Osbourne
• Wild Texas Bride (1995) by Dana Ransom
• Gunfighter's Bride (1996) by Dallas Schulze
• To Kiss a Texan (1999) by Jodi Thomas

Contemporary Romances

• Expectant Bride-to-Be (12/2000) by Nikki Benjamin - SSE-136
• Cullen's Bride (3/1999) by Fiona Brand - SIM-914
• Everyday, Average Jones (8/1998) by Suzanne Brockmann - SIM-872
• Better than Before (3/1992) by Judith Duncan - SIM-421
• The Second Bride (3/1997) by Catherine George - HR-3449
• His Brother's Child (3/1997) by Lucy Gordon - HR-3450
• Contract Baby (3/1999) by Lynne Graham - HP-2013
• Maternal Instinct (2/2002) by Janice Kay Johnson - HSR-1040
• The Family Way (3/1987) by Jayne Ann Krentz - HT-146
• Navy Wife (2003) by Debbie Macomber
• Paradise (1991) by Judith McNaught
• After the Loving (10/1987) by Carole Mortimer - HP-1019
• Heaven on Earth (2002) by Marilyn Pappano
• Nobody's Baby But Mine (1997) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
• This Heart of Mine (2001) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
• Passion Becomes You (7/1995) by Michelle Reid - HP-1752
• Gabriel's Angel (8/1989) by Nora Roberts - SIM-300
• Mirrors and Mistakes (6/1984) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - HAR-57
• The Same Last Name (4/1983) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - HAR-2
• Separate Beds (1985) by LaVyrle Spencer
• Anything for Her Marriage (5/2000) by Karen Templeton - SIM-1006
• Beloved Stranger (3/1984) by Joan Wolf - RR-58

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