Forbidden Hearts Books in Order

The Forbidden Hearts trilogy is a contemporary romance series built around a long-running feud between the Kane and Chandler families. A tragedy and a public scandal left the families divided, and that history hangs over every relationship in the books. The romances are connected, but each novel gives a different couple its own emotional problem to solve.

In Hate to Want You, Livvy Kane and Nicholas Chandler have spent years meeting once a year for a secret night together. Their families' names make any real relationship feel impossible. When Livvy comes home after missing their annual meeting, the private arrangement they thought they could control starts to break apart. The past is not finished with either of them.

The feud is personal, not background wallpaper.

Wrong to Need You follows Jackson Kane, who returns after years away from home, and Sadia Ahmed, his late brother's widow. Sadia is trying to keep the cafe she inherited going, while Jackson is still carrying the weight of old accusations and family anger. Their connection has roots in the past, but acting on it asks both of them to face grief, gossip, and truths that have been buried for too long.

The final book, Hurts to Love You, centers Evangeline Chandler and Gabriel Hunter. Eve is an heiress who has spent much of her life following the rules laid down for her. Gabe is her brother's friend and the son of the Chandler family's housekeeper, which makes their attraction feel loaded before either of them speaks plainly about it. A wedding brings them into close quarters, while old secrets threaten to upset more than one family.

These books are sensual and emotionally intense, with a strong sense of community around the rival families. Rai uses the trilogy format to show how one old disaster can shape siblings, children, friends, and employees in very different ways. Characters have to decide whether loyalty means protecting a family story or finally questioning it.

Start with Hate to Want You. The later books can be enjoyed for their individual couples, but the first novel establishes the central history and makes the bigger revelations land more clearly. Readers should expect forbidden relationships, second chances, family businesses, sharp banter, and a lot of people trying to build a future without pretending the past never happened.