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After being traded numerous times over the course of his pro hockey career, all Bellamy Jordan wants is a place where he belongs. Burlington, Vermont, home of the Vermont Trailblazers, his newest team, might just be that place. The bonus: he’s within spitting distance of the grandparents who raised him. The drawback: his long-time rival’s gorgeous brother—who he can’t get out of his mind—also lives nearby.
And he hates Bellamy on sight.
Jason Zervudachi is busy enough trying to diversify his family’s maple syrup farm while completing his master’s degree. Adding in an attractive complication like Bellamy? Hard pass. Even so, there’s something more behind Bellamy’s eyes that draws Jason in, but Bellamy is his brother’s rival. There’s a sibling rule against that, right? There must be.
Except Bellamy isn’t at all what Jason expects—and neither is the connection between them.
With the highest percentage of LGBTQIA+ residents in Vermont, Maplewood is a town where everyone belongs. And with festivals year round, there’s always something fun happening! This multi-author, low-angst queer series features ten standalone romances—each set against the backdrop of a different festival. Come for the celebrations, stay for the happily-ever-afters!
Copy received from author for an honest review
When I saw this book/series was set around and in Burlington, VT I was so happy. As an Aussie, Burlington has been one of my favourite places to visit on my US travels, and it makes it so much easier to picture the town.
Add in a sexy maple farmer, and I was all in (though it has made me crave maple candies and a maple cremee!
Jason and Bellamy had me from hello. I felt for Bellamy and his want - no, a need - to find a team that becomes his home
And Jason has had his thoughts on Bellamy tainted for so long by his brother, and the feelings he starts to feel as he gets to know the man - that his family will take issue with him, the he will hurt his brother, that he will hurt the man he is falling for... oh man I did not envy him at all!
The whole vibe of the whole story is just cute, cute, cute! Full of fun and romance, and not steamy. Just an adorable couple giving us smiley vibes.
This is the only book in the Maplewood series I have read to date, but I will be reading them all
All books in the Love in Maplewood series:
Winter Wishes and Coffee Kisses by Ana Ashley
Love Me Like It’s Real by Rhys Everly
A Touch of Maple by Amy Aislin
Bee-tween the Music by Chantel Mer
Can You Feel the Maple Tonight by Bix Barrow
Pride by the Book by Jeff Adams
Scoop Me Up by Riley Long
The Great Maple Mistake by Beck Grey
Something Cryptid This Way Comes by Susan Scott Shelley
Don’t Clause a Scene by Lee Blair
