The Path to Spring
Emma Harper
Book One of the Seasons of Maple Hollow series
He came to decide if the town was worth saving.
He didn’t expect it would change him instead.
Cole Barrett has built his career on seeing what others don’t — hidden value, overlooked potential, the quiet promise of profit.
Maple Hollow should have been just another assignment.
A small town. A simple decision. A number on a page.
Until he meets Mae Carter.
Mae isn’t interested in numbers or investors. She’s fighting to hold onto the only life she’s ever known — a town filled with memories, fragile connections, and a future that’s slipping away.
As spring begins to thaw what winter left behind, Cole and Mae find themselves on opposite sides of a decision that could change everything.
Because some places can’t be measured.
And some choices don’t come down to profit.
And the closer Cole gets to the truth, the harder it becomes to walk away.
The Path to Spring is a slow-burn, emotionally rich small-town romance about belonging, second chances, and the quiet moments that redefine what matters most.
In Maple Hollow, every ending is the beginning of something else.
