A Sweeping Romance Series
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.
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Forced to Love · Book One
Two men desire her—but only one deserves her heart.
New trailer · 30 seconds
Summer, 1896. Hattie Morran waits to marry a man she never chose. Watch the moment that begins Forced to Love, then read how it unfolds.
The Fires of Love & Hate
5 books available now, with 7 more on the way. Begin with Forced to Love and follow Hattie from a Missouri farmhouse into a lifetime of love, betrayal, and destiny.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Two men desire her—but only one deserves her heart.
After enduring a forced marriage, devastating betrayal, and the death of her husband, Hattie Morran longs to reclaim her life at Silver Creek. Matthew Forsythe offers patient, unwavering love, while the mysterious Walker Donovan awakens emotions Hattie thought had died. When a moonlit walk ends in bloodshed and a secret passage is revealed beneath the estate, she must uncover the truth before another person she loves is taken from her.
The story continues
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Book 6 · November 1, 2026
Book 7 · January 1, 2027
Book 8 · March 1, 2027
Book 9 · May 1, 2027
Book 10 · July 1, 2027
Book 11 · September 1, 2027
Book 12 · November 1, 2027
New cinematic trailer · 35 seconds
Discover the secrets of Laville in a new cinematic trailer for Forced to Love, the book that begins Hattie’s story.
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About the Author
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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