Something Cryptid This Way Comes (Love in Maplewood #9)
Susan Scott Shelley

Trevor Casal loves Maplewood and will do anything for its residents, including host the town’s first Cryptid Night to kick off the month-long Halloween festivities. After all, Mabel, Maplewood’s own monster, is a tourist attraction, and this is an opportunity to increase business for his inn, his family legacy. The event, and a rash of new sightings, brings his best friend Bram, a cryptid investigator, to town, and Trevor worries that spending so much time together will give away his secret… he's been in love with Bram for years.
Bram Macleod’s fascination with cryptids began at the age of ten, and his first encounter with Maplewood’s resident monster. In the years since his pro football career ended, he’s devoted his time to documenting investigations and myths on his podcast. Returning to Maplewood after twenty-five years away, Bram is eager to dive into exploring cryptids old and new and to spend time with Trevor, but hesitant on how to handle the fact that, lately, he’s started seeing his best friend in a new light… one that feels a lot like love.
As Bram and Trevor chase down cryptids and get immersed in the town's Halloween activities, their feelings for each other become impossible to ignore. Crossing that line threatens to change the friendship they depend on, but could give them everything they long for.
Something Cryptid This Way Comes is a low-angst MM romance with matchmaking family, tricks and treats, a guard dog who likes everyone, so many plaid shirts, bedtime stories as a form of wooing, and a love forged from friendship… with the help of the “Maplewood Monster.”
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!romance tags
The 'Love in Maplewood' series
62 ratings 4.27 ·- Winter Wishes and Coffee Kisses by Susan Scott Shelley Book #1
- Love Me Like It's Real by Susan Scott Shelley Book #2
- A Touch of Maple by Susan Scott Shelley Book #3
- Bee-tween the Music by Susan Scott Shelley Book #4
- Can You Feel the Maple Tonight by Susan Scott Shelley Book #5
- Pride By the Book by Susan Scott Shelley Book #6
- Scoop Me Up by Susan Scott Shelley Book #7
- The Great Maple Mistake by Susan Scott Shelley Book #8