Regret Books in Order

The Regret series is a sweeping second-chance romance arc that follows Christian Davison and Elizabeth Ayers from college through years of separation and, finally, to a fragile hard-won future. It is about ambition, terrible choices, forgiveness, and the kind of love that refuses to stay buried.

Lost to You works as a prequel and first book, introducing Elizabeth and Christian as driven pre-law students in New York City. Paired as study partners, they become close friends and then more, even as Elizabeth worries she will just be another notch in the confident playboy’s belt. Their relationship is tender and intense, but the seeds of later heartbreak are already there.

Take This Regret jumps forward to the moment everything falls apart. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy and pressure from his family and career path, Christian makes a brutal choice that sends Elizabeth away to raise their daughter on her own. Five years later, a chance grocery store encounter brings father and child face to face, forcing everyone to reckon with what was lost.

The final installment, If Forever Comes, picks up after Elizabeth and Christian begin to rebuild their lives together. They have a daughter, plans for marriage, and a sense that they have finally outrun the worst of their past, until a new tragedy rips through that fragile peace and makes them fight all over again for their family and their own mental health.

Though the three books revolve around a single couple, side characters and family members build a wider world, including connections to other Jackson novels like When We Collide. The tone is more intimate than suspenseful, digging into grief, depression, and the long climb back toward trust.

For readers, the Regret series works best in order, starting with Lost to You and moving through Take This Regret into If Forever Comes, so you can feel the full weight of what these characters risk and eventually reclaim.