The second story in the Maple Grove Series, interconnected to Beautifully Broken
Chloe and Ronan know what it feels like to be in limbo with each other. They felt it when they first met—when they were more than friends but not quite dating—and they feel it now, two years later. The difference? Instead of sneaking glances at each other and flirting like they used to, now they’re avoiding one another and ignoring the elephant in the room. They broke up three weeks ago and still have to survive a weekend together.
After calling it quits just a month before their best friends’ wedding, they knew they had to keep the news a secret until after the big day. This is how they find themselves sharing a bed together at a joint bachelor/bachelorette trip—just the two of them and the bride and groom.
Chloe will continue to play the role of Claire’s funny, outspoken, and bold maid of honor, and Ronan will be Jay’s calm, cool, and collected best man. Together, they’ll pretend they’re still that couple that can’t keep their hands off of each other and fake their way through a romantic getaway. They’ll act like everything’s fine so they don’t spoil the wedding, while keeping not just one secret but two—the breakup and the reason behind it.
Think it sounds easy? Try it. I dare ya.
Six years after aging out of the foster care system, where he was bounced from house to house, Jay is trying to make a life for himself as a mechanic but can never seem to escape the darkness of his past — until he meets her.
Stuck at a crossroads of maintaining an old dream or following a new one, Claire, a middle school English teacher from a loving home, is quickly realizing that starting over can change everything.
When fate, and a 1974 Ford Maverick, bring these two together, they learn sometimes opposites do more than attract and even the most broken people can help put others — and themselves — back together.
