Maple Ridge Series by LeAnne August

One forbidden bad boy. One runaway bride. A ten-day road trip where anything goes.The secret crush I’ve had on my brother’s best friend since childhood was supposed to vanish on my wedding day. But when my relationship unravels moments before walking down the aisle and I run, it’s my crush who saves me.Ladies’-Man Maverick Mendes has always been completely off-limits. He may be a solid choice for my brother’s best friend, but my family would never approve of him as my partner... moreOne forbidden bad boy. One runaway bride. A ten-day road trip where anything goes.The secret crush I’ve had on my brother’s best friend since childhood was supposed to vanish on my wedding day. But when my relationship unravels moments before walking down the aisle and I run, it’s my crush who saves me.Ladies’-Man Maverick Mendes has always been completely off-limits. He may be a solid choice for my brother’s best friend, but my family would never approve of him as my partner. Besides, he’s never looked at me as anything more than a kid sister. So there should be no harm in crashing his road trip for work. Except now that we’re alone, and on the road together, all bets are off.I’m getting brave and telling him exactly what I want. And his walls are coming down, too. He’s sharing secrets with me he hasn’t disclosed to anyone, not even my brother.We have ten days to be alone and throw our inhibitions to the wind. But what if I want more? What if he does? Making this childhood fantasy a reality means I’ll have to risk it all. And he could jeopardize not only his reputation, but his friendship. We’re the only family he’s got.With the odds stacked against us, are we being selfish to even consider something more than a ten-day fling? But the heart wants what the heart wants. And without a doubt, my heart wants Maverick.Best Part of Me is a brother’s best friend, small town, steamy romance with a guarantee of a happily-ever-after. less

A snowed-in cabin at New Year’s. Two enemies. An arrangement to keep our hands to ourselves.My favorite week of the year is the one between Christmas and New Year’s when my friends and I head to Grandma Gigi’s cabin in the mountains of Maple Ridge, Colorado. Since losing Gigi earlier this year, I need this week of snow, campfires, spiked eggnog, and strip UNO more than ever to get me through the holiday season... moreA snowed-in cabin at New Year’s. Two enemies. An arrangement to keep our hands to ourselves.My favorite week of the year is the one between Christmas and New Year’s when my friends and I head to Grandma Gigi’s cabin in the mountains of Maple Ridge, Colorado. Since losing Gigi earlier this year, I need this week of snow, campfires, spiked eggnog, and strip UNO more than ever to get me through the holiday season. But when a stranger strolls into town claiming he owns half of the cabin and decides to crash our festivities, I go from jolly St. Nick to The Grinch. Nico Moretti is a cattle rancher from Texas. He’s all legs and solid muscle. Which makes it harder to hate him. Except he’s trying to take away the only thing I have left of Gigi. The cabin. Nico knows exactly how to push my buttons. Between my sass and his dirty mouth, we can’t resist the temptation any longer. We come up with an one and done. Just once to get it out of our systems. Except when the power goes out and we get snowed-in, delaying the arrival of my friends, our arrangement becomes agonizing. We tease, toe the boundary line, and get creative.Baby, it’s cold outside, but inside the cabin, things are scorching!We discover secrets from the past. The summer fling between my grandma and Nico’s granddad was more than that. They had an epistolary love affair that spanned over five decades. Will we repeat their mistakes? Or will we take a chance and make the novelty of love our New Year’s resolution?Stuck with Me is an enemies to lovers, small town, spicy romance with a guarantee of a happily-ever-after. less

Mia Cappella. At one time she was my world. My everything. She owned my heart.But that was a long time ago.When Mia left town eight years ago, she took that pathetic loser with her. And I swore I’d never be whipped again.I call the shots. Who I date. Who I screw. It’s my business.And just because Mia has turned up in Maple Ridge again doesn’t mean I’m about to change. Even if she still looks as beautiful as she did the day she walked out on me... moreMia Cappella. At one time she was my world. My everything. She owned my heart.But that was a long time ago.When Mia left town eight years ago, she took that pathetic loser with her. And I swore I’d never be whipped again.I call the shots. Who I date. Who I screw. It’s my business.And just because Mia has turned up in Maple Ridge again doesn’t mean I’m about to change. Even if she still looks as beautiful as she did the day she walked out on me.She’s back for the summer to help run her dad’s sporting goods store. And even though the two of us used to run around in the same circle, we decide to keep our distance. But as luck would have it, she and I get stuck organizing Maple Ridge’s biggest summer Bikes and Beers. Being tossed back into Mia’s orbit forces me to remember feelings I’ve pushed down for years. Memories of both peak ecstasy and the lowest of pits. But being with Mia is like a car crash I can’t look away from. Her infectious smile, gentleness, and sultry laugh sucks me back in.And before I know it, we’re caught up in our familiar love affair.The only problem is, we have unfinished business. We share a secret; a deep, dark grief that neither of us have truly recovered from. Being together is painful. It’s a constant reminder of our heartache.But maybe being apart is even worse? less