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From This Day Forward

by Debbie Macomber

The From This Day Forward series by Debbie Macomber has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Groom Wanted (1993). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Marriage Wanted.

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
1993
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance
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Start here: Groom Wanted (1993) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Groom Wanted

Groom Wanted (1993)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Groom Wanted

    Novel

    Groom Wanted opens this early-1990s Silhouette Special Edition trilogy in August 1993, with Julia Conrad marrying Russian biochemist Aleksandr Berinski to keep him from deportation -- a marriage of convenience that Debbie Macomber turns unexpectedly heartfelt.

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  2. Bride Wanted

    Novel

    Bride Wanted followed a month later, in September 1993, running to 495 pages -- nearly double the length of the opener -- with its own arranged union turning into real feeling.

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  3. Marriage Wanted

    Novel

    Marriage Wanted closes the trilogy in October 1993, the third of three self-contained marriage-of-convenience romances Macomber published within a single season, later reissued in 2021 as Unexpectedly in Love.

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About the From This Day Forward series

From This Day Forward is a marriage-of-convenience trilogy from Debbie Macomber's early-1990s Silhouette Special Edition years: three couples who marry first, for practical reasons, and find real love only after the wedding. Groom Wanted opens the set with Julia Conrad marrying Russian biochemist Aleksandr Berinski to keep him from deportation; Bride Wanted and Marriage Wanted follow with their own arranged unions turning unexpectedly heartfelt. Harlequin reissued all three novels in 2021 under new titles -- First Comes Love, Head Over Heels, and Unexpectedly in Love -- introducing the same trilogy to a new generation of readers.

Each book is a self-contained romance sharing only the trilogy's marriage-of-convenience premise, not ongoing characters -- classic, efficient category-romance comfort reading from early in Macomber's career.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in From This Day Forward?

Three: Groom Wanted, Bride Wanted, and Marriage Wanted, all published in 1993.

Why do some editions use different titles?

Harlequin reissued the trilogy in 2021 under new titles -- Groom Wanted as First Comes Love, Bride Wanted as Head Over Heels, and Marriage Wanted as Unexpectedly in Love. The stories are unchanged.

Do I need to read From This Day Forward in order?

No -- each book follows a different couple and stands alone, though all three share the trilogy's marry-first-fall-in-love-later premise.

Are An Engagement in Seattle and Looking for a Hero new books in this series?

No -- both are repackaged bind-up editions. An Engagement in Seattle (2011) combines Groom Wanted and Bride Wanted; Looking for a Hero (2018) combines Marriage Wanted with the unrelated novella My Hero. Neither contains new material, so neither is tracked here as a separate entry.

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