It’s finally here!

Forbidden Heart, the ninth and final book in The Hearts of Sawyers Bend series, is officially out in the world today.

I’m feeling a swirl of emotions—excitement, nerves, gratitude, and a little bittersweet ache—because this book marks the end of a journey we’ve all taken together over the past several years. When I wrote Stolen Heart, I had no idea how deeply the Sawyer family would take root in my heart… or how fiercely you would love them right alongside me.

Ford Sawyer has been one of the most misunderstood characters in the entire series—shadowed by guilt, suspicion, and his own mistakes. Writing his story meant peeling back every layer, revealing the man behind the rumors, the grief, the loneliness… and the unexpected capacity for love that he’s been hiding all along.

In this final installment, you’ll uncover the truth about Prentice’s murder, revisit Heartstone Manor one last time, and see Ford step into the light in ways I’ve been waiting to share for years. And at the center of it all is Paige McKenna, whose quiet strength and unexpected courage brought out parts of Ford even I didn’t see coming.

Thank you—truly—for every message, every review, every theory, every moment you spent inside Sawyers Bend with me. This family, this mystery, this love story…it all means more to me than I can ever fully express.

I hope you enjoy Forbidden Heart. I hope it moves you. And I hope it gives the Sawyers the ending they deserve.

Read the finale now!

Forbidden Heart on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCNFTJVY

If you pick it up today, I’d love to hear what you think—your messages and reactions mean the world.

Thank you for being part of this journey.
— Ivy Layne 💜