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The Hearts of Sawyers Bend
Series · 8 books · 2020-2025

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#1

Stolen Heart

2020

Griffen What happens when the only person you ever trusted betrays you? Hope Daniels was my friend. My confident. Right up until the day she stabbed me in the back and cost me everything. My family. My fortune. My legacy. Now my father's been murdered and his will might be the death of me. It wasn’t enough to banish me fifteen years ago. Even dead, he cant resist twisting the knife. He’ll give me back everything I lost, everything he stole … if I marry Hope. To make matters worse, the fate of the town rests in my hands. My siblings hate me, that family estate is falling apart, and my father’s murderer is still out there. My only ally is Hope, the one person I know I can’t trust. Except this Hope is different from the girl I knew. For one thing, she’s not a girl any more. She’s a woman. I want to hate her. I absolutely don’t want to want her. But I do.
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#2

Sweet Heart

2020

Royal has more trouble than he can handle. His father's been murdered, and the killer is trying to destroy the Sawyers any way they can. The last thing he needs is to complicate his life further. Like, say, with a woman. But Daisy Hutchins doesn't feel like a complication, she feels like the only thing that makes sense in a life turned upside down. Daisy isn't looking for any kind of complication, especially one of the male variety. She has enough trouble of her own, and men have brought her nothing but bad luck. Royal swears he's different. The scary thing is...Daisy almost wants to believe him. Everything about Royal screams danger for a normal girl like her. Royal is gorgeous, rich, and powerful. Daisy should send him packing before he makes everything worse. But when he smiles, all she can think is Yes Sweet Heart is a standalone romance with a happy ending. It’s second in The Hearts of Sawyers Bend series, featuring the Sawyer family of Sawyers Bend.
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#3

Scheming Heart

2021

Scarlett I don’t want to lie to him. I really don’t. First of all, he's hot. Really hot. I know I swore off gorgeous men for the rest of eternity, but Tenn Sawyer has me questioning all of my choices. At least, any choices that mean I can’t have him. Second, he isn’t just hot, Tenn is bossy and domineering and patient and his smile makes my panties melt. And that was all before he kidnapped me. After... I have no reason to trust him. There's too much at risk to follow my gut. One mistake and I'll lose everything. But with Tenn, I can't seem to help myself. Tenn I knew she was trouble the second I lay eyes on her. Okay, it took me two minutes to figure it out. At first all I saw was a gorgeous woman I needed to get to know. Preferably naked. Five minutes later, everything changed. Scarlett isn’t just a woman I want, suddenly she's my lifeline, the only thing keeping me from a murder charge. And if that isn’t complicated enough, every other word out of her mouth is a lie. She needs my help. She won't trust me enough to ask. Every moment we're together binds us until I can't imagine not having her, even with all of her lies between us. When she finally comes clean, and I understand what's at stake, I'm not worried about going to jail. I’m too busy trying to keep us alive. Scheming Heart is a standalone romance with a happy ending. It’s third in The Hearts of Sawyers Bend series, featuring the Sawyer family of Sawyers Bend.
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#4

Rebel Heart

2022

NASH Parker Sawyer fell into my life like a bomb. The first sight of her hit me like an explosion, changing everything. My mind, my heart, my life. The goals I thought I had and the dreams I thought I wanted. Nothing was the same after Parker. The night I fell in love with her, I let her get away. This time, there's no escape. Parker can run but she won't get far. This time I have a plan. By the time this is over, I'll have the one thing I've wanted all these years. Parker will finally be mine.
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#5

Wicked Heart

2023

Finn Sawyer hates everything about being back in Sawyers Bend. He walked away from his family years before, living off his wits and skills in the kitchen, refining his craft as he worked his way across Europe. Then the father who left him for dead is murdered, and the will offers Finn a chance at his dream. If he can live in Heartstone Manor with his siblings for five years, he'll end up with enough cash to set up his own restaurant. Now Finn is back in Heartstone’s kitchens, the only place he ever felt at home. Just one Savannah Miles. She’s bossy, annoyingly organized, and the only thing that keeps Heartstone Manor running. Oh, and she hates him. Good reason to keep his distance. But Finn can’t forget the way it felt to kiss her, to hold her in his arms. If she was forbidden then, now she's untouchable. When he looks at Savannah, all he wants to do is touch. Wicked Heart is a standalone romance with a happy ending. It’s fifth in The Hearts of Sawyers Bend series, featuring the Sawyer family of Sawyers Bend.
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#6

Wild Heart

2024

Sometimes you need the dark to protect the light Quinn Sawyer is a mystery. She’s an heiress. She’s a backcountry guide. She has a suite in a mansion, but she sleeps in the woods. I can’t make sense of her. I shouldn’t care. My job is to keep her safe, not get to know her. She’s my best friend’s little sister. She’s a client. And she can never be mine. I’ve lived a life steeped in darkness, and Quinn is pure light. She invades my dreams, and I wake wanting her. Needing her. I vow to keep my distance. For almost a year, I stay away. But when the danger stalking her family comes for Quinn, I’m the only man who can keep her safe. I can protect her from the danger outside. The real question is, can I keep her safe from me? Wild Heart is a standalone romance with a happy ending. It’s sixth in The Hearts of Sawyers Bend series, featuring the Sawyer family of Sawyers Bend.
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#7

Broken Heart

2024

Sterling Forrest Powell is a liar. For the first time in my life, I trusted a man, and in return, he broke my heart. He lied about everything. Who he was. Why we met. I dumped him, but he didn’t leave. He gave me space, but he was there. Hanging around town, working for the family business. Waiting for me to forgive him. Not going to happen. We were over. I was never speaking to Forrest Powell again. Except for one thing. The treasure hunt. Forrest’s father left behind a fortune hidden beneath layers of codes and clues. Not a single person on the planet had been able to break his codes. Until me. The problem? I can’t go after the money without Forrest. And I'm not sure if a fortune is worth risking my heart again. Broken Heart is a standalone romance with a happy ending. It’s seventh in The Hearts of Sawyers Bend series, featuring the Sawyer family of Sawyers Bend.
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#8

Reckless Heart

2025

Sawyers Bend has a way of hiding its secrets. But this one won’t stay buried forever. Avery Sawyer runs a successful brewery in Sawyers Bend, but the shadow of her father’s unsolved murder looms over everything. Prentice Sawyer made enemies easily, and a year after his death, no one has been brought to justice. The killer has made it clear - he’s not finished with the Sawyer family. Avery is tired of looking over her shoulder. She’s determined to find the killer and set her family free from their father’s past. But someone wants her to stop digging—badly enough to break into her brewery and steal the evidence she’s collected. It’s a warning Avery can’t ignore, even if it only fuels her desire for answers. Police Chief West Garfield has been chasing leads for over a year, and they’ve all ended in dead ends. He’s known Avery since she was a kid, long enough to know she won’t back down, even if she’s diving headfirst into danger. Teaming up might be the only way to protect her, but that’s a complication of its own. Avery isn’t a kid anymore, and West realizes he wants to keep her safe from everyone but him. In a town where secrets run deep and trust is a luxury, Avery and West must navigate old grudges, buried truths, and their own growing feelings. Because someone in Sawyers Bend will do whatever it takes to keep the past buried—and if they’re not careful, it could cost them everything. Reckless Heart is a standalone romance with a happy ending. It’s eighth in The Hearts of Sawyers Bend series, featuring the Sawyer family of Sawyers Bend.

Author

Ivy Layne
Ivy Layne
Author · 28 books

Ivy Layne has had her nose stuck in a book since she first learned to decipher the English language. Sometime in her early teens, she stumbled across her first Romance, and the die was cast. Though she pretended to pay attention to her creative writing professors, she dreamed of writing steamy romance instead of literary fiction. These days, she’s neck deep in alpha heroes and the smart, sexy women who love them. Married to her very own alpha hero (who rubs her back after a long day of typing, but also leaves his socks on the floor). Ivy lives in the mountains of North Carolina where she and her other half are having a blast raising two energetic little boys. Aside from her family, Ivy’s greatest loves are coffee and chocolate, preferably together. Sign up for Ivy's Reader's Group for free books, exclusive content, giveaways, and more @ ivylayne.com/readers-group

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