When big-city marketer Elena Laurent inherits her grandmother's rundown maple syrup farm in the quaint Vermont town of Maple Hollow, she's determined to revive the family legacy-no matter how broken the sugar shack or how deep the winter snow. The only problem? She needs help from the town's grumpiest carpenter, Ryan Holloway, a brooding woodworker with storm-gray eyes and a heart locked tighter than a frozen tap line.
As they work side by side to repair the shack and prepare for the annual Maple Festival, sparks fly hotter than boiling sap. A sudden blizzard strands them together, forcing late-night confessions by firelight and stolen moments amid clouds of sweet steam. But buried family secrets, old debts, and Ryan's guarded past threaten to derail their budding romance.
In a town where gossip flows faster than syrup and second chances run as deep as maple roots, can sunshine melt the ice around a grumpy heart-and turn a sticky inheritance into forever?
A heartwarming, steamy small-town romance full of forced proximity, grumpy-sunshine charm, snowy nights, and the irresistible magic of maple season. Perfect for fans of cozy escapes with just the right amount of heat.
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Evelyn Laurent has been spinning forbidden fantasies since she was old enough to sneak romance novels under the covers with a flashlight. What started as scribbling steamy stories in the margins of her school notebooks evolved into a full-blown passion for exploring the raw, unfiltered edges of desire?where power play, BDSM, and deliciously taboo temptations take center stage.
A self-proclaimed caffeine-fueled night owl, Evelyn crafts worlds where passion has no limits, boundaries are meant to be shattered, and happy endings always come with a deliciously wicked, breathless twist. When she's not lost in her latest tale of dominance and surrender, you'll find her daydreaming about intense connections, devouring dark romances, or plotting her next irresistible story.
Dive into Evelyn's books if you're ready to blush, gasp, and ever look at the shadows the same way again.