A Sweeping Romance Series

The Fires of Love & Hate

Step into 19th-century Missouri and follow Hattie Morran through a saga of duty, desire, and destiny. From author Sky Alexander comes historical Western romance in the tradition of the classics—with addictive new twists.

“Nothing is more uplifting and irresistible to me as a new Sky Alexander novel.” — Heather, Goodreads

The Fires of Love & Hate

The First Four Books

Read the saga in order, or dive in wherever your heart leads—each novel stands on its own while weaving into Hattie's unforgettable journey.

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Book One

Forced to Love

A marriage of necessity becomes the beginning of everything.

Hattie Morran is a poor dirt farmer’s daughter in Missouri whose life changes in the blink of an eye when she is forced to marry Abner Garland. What begins as a marriage of pure necessity—a facade to save her family—sets in motion a sweeping tale of duty, fortune, and the first sparks of a love she never asked for.

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Book Two

Falling into Love

Reunited with her first love—but the past refuses to stay buried.

Reunited at last with her first love, Ira Saxon, Hattie dares to believe the Western romance she has always dreamed of is finally within reach. But a vengeful ex-husband determined to claim his inheritance—and the arrival of the charming, calculating Nicholas Starr—threaten to unravel her happiness before it can even begin.

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Book Three

Hate to Love

The man she loved for so long is not the man she thought.

Hattie’s whirlwind romance begins to shift before the honeymoon is even over. When a single sentence from the Sheriff lands with the sting of a gunshot, everything she believed about the man she has loved for so long is thrown into doubt. Determined and clear-eyed, Hattie sets out to mend the impossible.

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Book Four

Death of Love

Torn between a lifetime of devotion and the promise of peace.

Ira’s trouble with the law changes everything between them, and Hattie must see things through to the bitter end. As her long-held longing for Matthew pulls heavily at her heart, she is torn between the devotion of a lifetime and the promise of peace she has never known. Will this chapter leave her wanting—or finally set her free?

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About the Author

Meet Sky Alexander

Sky Alexander writes historical and Western romance that reads like a love letter to the classics—sweeping, heartfelt, and impossible to put down. His novels carry readers into the dust and lamplight of 19th-century America, where fortunes turn on a single choice and love is always the highest stake.

His flagship series, The Fires of Love & Hate, follows Hattie Morran from a Missouri farmhouse into a world of wealth, betrayal, and enduring devotion. Grounded in true and historical events, the saga blends timeless romance with the kind of addictive twists that keep readers turning pages long past midnight.

“You are one of the best writers—you bring the characters in each book to life and take me away with every story.”— Charles Nelson, Reader Review

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