The Heart Behind the Hard to Series

When I first started writing the Hard to Series, I didn’t realize how much of my own heart would find its way onto the page. These stories began as small pieces of healing for me—a way to untangle the weight of past hurts, to imagine love that was safe, strong, and worth holding on to.

At its core, this series is about more than romance. It’s about resilience, forgiveness, growth, and the quiet, everyday courage it takes to keep showing up for yourself and for love. Each book follows a circle of friends who go through real struggles—loss, betrayal, the feeling of not being enough—but who discover, in their own time and their own way, that healing and love are always possible.

Writing these characters has taught me as much as it’s taught them: that healing isn’t linear, that forgiveness doesn’t mean forgetting, and that love can be both soft and powerful at the same time.

I’m still nervous about releasing these stories into the world—maybe more nervous than I expected. But I also know that they deserve to be shared, and that someone out there might find pieces of their own heart reflected in these pages.

So this blog will be a place where I share the journey—updates, behind-the-scenes thoughts, and little glimpses into the Hard to Series as it grows. Thank you for being here with me. Your support means more than you know.

—Markayla 🤍