Ward Family Books in Order
Part ofKarla Sorensen Books in OrderFollow the Ward Family series by Karla Sorensen in order, with book summaries, sports romance reading order, and background on the four Ward sisters.
Last updated: June 8, 2026
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Publication Order
4 books
Faked
by Karla Sorensen
2020
Claire Ward pretends to be her twin for one harmless night out and winds up paired with the wrong brother, tattooed snowboarder Bauer. What starts as a mix-up becomes a swoony opposites-attract romance with real consequences.
Floored
by Karla Sorensen
2020
While studying abroad, Lia Ward falls into a fiery one-night stand with British football star Jude McAllister. When that one night changes everything, both have to face the future they never planned for.
Focused
by Karla Sorensen
2020
Molly Ward's teenage crush on Noah Griffin looks a lot less dreamy when he joins the Washington Wolves and becomes part of her job. Their prickly reunion soon turns into a slow-burn romance full of history and heat.
Forbidden
by Karla Sorensen
2021
Isabel Ward is rattled when widowed former fighter Aiden Hennessy shows up with papers that tie him to her gym. Working side by side stirs an old crush, fresh temptation, and real questions about second chances.
Series background & context
The Ward Family books, often known as the Ward sisters stories, grow out of the Washington Wolves world and turn the spotlight onto Logan Ward's younger sisters. Instead of sticking to one couple or one branch of the football team, this series spreads out and follows four different sisters as they each crash into love in their own stubborn way.
Those sisters are Molly, Claire, Lia, and Isabel, and one of the pleasures of the series is that they do not feel interchangeable. Each woman has her own rhythm, her own blind spots, and her own way of dealing with pressure. That gives the books room to shift tone a little from one installment to the next while still feeling connected by the same family pulse.
The sports backdrop is broader here too. Focused stays close to football, Faked pulls in snowboarding, Floored brings in British football, and Forbidden circles a former fighter. So even though these are all sports romances, they do not all move the same way. Some are more workplace-driven. Some lean into family chaos. Some hit harder emotionally because the people involved are carrying grief, old crushes, or years of bad assumptions.
The sisters do not let each other disappear for long.
That is a big part of what makes the series work. Sorensen is very good at writing loud sibling energy without making it feel forced. The Ward family scenes have teasing, interference, protectiveness, and the kind of history that makes even small conversations feel loaded. You get the sense that these women know exactly how to annoy one another, and exactly how to show up when it counts.
There is also a satisfying range of romantic setups here. Teenage crushes age into real adult tension. A twin-switch mistake turns into an unexpected match. A one-night stand refuses to stay simple. An old crush gets a lot more complicated when work, family, and a child are involved. Through all of that, the series keeps its balance between steam, humor, and emotional realism.
If you want sports romance that stays focused on family as much as attraction, the Ward books are a strong place to land. They are connected enough to reward reading in order, but each sister gets a full arc of her own, with her own mess, her own chemistry, and her own version of finally being seen.
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