Maple and Mayhem

She left to chase her dreams. He stayed to build his. Neither realized that the one thing they were searching for was each other.

Evie Mae Holloway never meant to fall in love with Maple Ridge all over again…
Not after she built a life traveling the world as a photographer. Not after she left behind the boy—and the town—that once felt like home.
But when her grandmother takes a tumble down the stairs, Evie returns to help run Mae’s Hollow… only to find the B&B in far worse shape than anyone had let on.
There’s only one person in town she knows who can handle the job.
And Granny Mae is determined to hire him.
Jack Bennett—Apple Jack.
Her childhood best friend. The best fixer she’d ever known. The one she hasn’t spoken to in years… and never managed to forget.
Now he’s quieter. More guarded. And possibly a little grumpy—nothing like the boy from her youth.
Jack Bennett never expected Evie Mae Holloway to come waltzing back into his life.
She left Maple Ridge—and somewhere along the way, she left him behind too. The easygoing boy she once knew disappeared right along with her.
He’s spent years fixing everything in sight. The B&B should be no different.
But nothing about this is the same.
Because Evie’s there—living under the same roof, looking at him like she still remembers.
As the renovation progresses, old memories resurface… along with feelings never truly forgotten—only misplaced. And with one meddling grandmother’s not-so-subtle nudging, it becomes nearly impossible for either of them to ignore the longing for what could have been.
Working side by side to restore the B&B means facing everything they never quite let go of.
Evie was only supposed to stay long enough to help—and return to her life abroad.
But the longer she’s home, the harder it becomes for both of them to deny that the life they’ve been chasing might just be the one they left behind.

“Maple Ridge never needed to change, Evie… you just left it. And some of us have been waiting on you to come home ever since.”