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Heartsick in Maple Heights
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Love isn’t always a fairy tale—sometimes, it’s a slapstick disaster in front of your entire hometown. When Autumn, the mayor’s daughter, falls into Maple Heights’ lake on the very day she’s supposed to pick her fiancé, her family seizes the moment for a public matchmaking spectacle. Torn between Carter—the golden boy with a secret—and Luke, the brooding Army captain, Autumn’s every move is haunted by mysterious floating words only she can see. As heartbreak, scandal, and small-town gossip swirl, Autumn must decide if the hero she’s chased all her life is truly the one meant to save her. When another plunge into the water brings her face-to-face with her real rescuer, will she finally choose the future she deserves—or lose everything to the past? In Maple Heights, second chances are never simple. Who will Autumn pick when the whole world is watching?
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His Heart Belonged to Her First
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Everyone in Maple Heights knew Caleb Hart never kept a girl for long—and I was no exception. I thought I was different, until I learned I was just a stand-in for his first love, the girl he never let go. When she returns, I have to decide: stay and be second best, or walk away before I lose myself completely.
Stolen Hearts in Maple Hollow
4.9
Mariah Pierce’s world shatters after a fateful night with Caleb Ford, the town’s irresistible foreman. As she’s branded the villain in a story that isn’t hers, Mariah must fight heartbreak, betrayal, and the relentless judgment of Maple Hollow—where every secret threatens to destroy her chance at love. Will she reclaim her own narrative or be cast aside for good?
I Was Maple Heights’ Beauty—But He Saw Through Me
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Sometimes, the most beautiful girl in town is the loneliest—especially when love, politics, and small-town gossip threaten to steal her happy ending. Savannah Whitaker has always been Maple Heights’ golden girl, but when her engagement is shattered and her heart is drawn to the one boy who sees through her perfect image, she’s forced to choose: family duty or her own impossible dreams? As secrets unravel, rivalries ignite, and the mayoral race turns deadly, Savannah’s world teeters on the edge of scandal and heartbreak. But with a song in her soul and a rival-turned-suitor at her door, can she rewrite her own fairy tale before it’s too late? Or will she always be just a pawn in someone else’s game? One last confession could change everything…
He Pretended Blind—But Saw My Heart
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Some beauties break hearts—Autumn Sinclair just breaks the rules. Maple Heights’ reigning knockout has spent a year in a marriage as icy as it is scandalous: her blind husband, Nathaniel Rowe, keeps her at arm’s length, while old flames, family rivalries, and small-town gossip threaten to burn it all down. When a storm of secrets erupts—jealousy, a hidden love letter, and a betrayal from her own sister—Autumn must decide: is she just a consolation prize, or the love Nathaniel’s been fighting for all along? But as past wounds collide with present desires, one accidental act shatters everything, forcing Autumn to confront the truth about herself, her marriage, and what it means to truly be seen. Can love survive a web of lies—or is beauty just another curse in Maple Heights?
Banished by My Hometown
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Derek poured his fortune into fixing the road for his small town—only to be betrayed and shut out by the very neighbors he helped. Now, as his family faces public humiliation and the threat of exile, Derek must confront the people of Maple Heights and reclaim what he’s owed. Loyalty, pride, and justice are all on the line when the town turns against its greatest benefactor.
I Left Him the Day She Returned
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Some ghosts wear familiar faces. When Autumn Whitaker—the woman who once destroyed her mother’s life—appears at Lillian’s husband’s side, it’s like staring into a mirror and watching the past reach for her throat. In a single, devastating afternoon, Lillian burns her bridges: a clean break, a cold goodbye, and a walk into the storm of old family wounds. But Maple Heights is a town that never forgets, and history is always hungry for a repeat. As her stepsister Autumn circles closer, wielding secrets and charm, Lillian must decide: will she let the cycle of betrayal consume her, or write her own ending at last? When love, loyalty, and revenge collide—who will be left standing?
Broken Promises, Darkened Arches
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He Broke My Heart on My Birthday
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He Cheated, I Gave Away the Ring
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We Loved Harder the Night We Broke
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Love isn’t always enough—but tonight, it’s all they have. On the night before their breakup, two college sweethearts walk their old streets in Maple Heights, clinging to memories as the weight of goodbye presses down. Torn between wanting to protect each other and their own desperate need to hold on, they check into a hotel for one last night together. Each touch, every whispered confession, and every tear brings them closer and breaks them apart, as desire and heartbreak collide in a bittersweet farewell. Will their final night rewrite the ending—or will love, once lost, haunt them forever?
Dumped, But My Neighbors Declared War
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