Welcome to Maple Bay, a small Midwestern town with heaps of heart—where family dinner is a must, and someone will always leave the light on for you. A new series perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Jenny Hale, and Susan Mallery.
An inheritance from a mother she never knew. But can this fixer-upper mend her heart?
Hazel didn’t think there was anything a homemade apple pie couldn’t fix—until her husband divorced her and left her broke. Trying her best to raise her ten-year old daughter and make ends meet, Hazel is desperate for a fresh start. When she inherits a fixer-upper in the small town of Maple Bay, Hazel and her daughter head to the country for the reading of her biological mother’s will. But a clause in the will says Hazel and her sister—the sister she didn’t know existed—must live together on the rural property for one summer, or forfeit their inheritance.
If Hazel can tough it out in the country for a few months, she stands to gain a historic carriage house. It needs renovation, but Hazel thinks she can fix it up, sell it as a bed-and-breakfast, and use the profits to begin her life anew, back in the city. She isn’t planning to stay in Maple Bay, or to fall in love with her sister’s best friend, Jesse—a single dad and handsome cowboy who is recovering from heartbreak of his own.
Hazel and Jesse are from two different worlds, but this horse-whisperer just might know how to speak to Hazel’s broken heart . . . until Hazel discovers a box of letters and a secret from her past that changes everything.
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Starting Over in Maple Bay is a sweet, feel-good small-town romance, and the first book in a new series by award-winning author Brittney Joy. This tale of second chances and newfound family will warm the hearts of readers—like tater tot hotdish or sweet apple pie. Curl up with your favorite blanket and visit Maple Bay today!
★ BONUS: Includes a Recipe for Hazel’s scrumptious Peanut Butter Pie. AMAZON LINK
4 STARS
Emotional story with sweetness and challenges. Hazel is encouraged by her loving adoptive mother and father to show up for the reading of the will. Now she feels like she's caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to her decision. She is resentful but weighs the pro's and con's. Looking for anything that would benefit her daughter Grace.
Hazel's sister Frankie and husband Garrett have 3 young sons. One of them, Noah added a lot of smiles to the story. Jesse's daughter Charlie was also a sweetie.
It was a plus that Frankie has her point of view in the story to add to both Hazel and Jesse's. I enjoyed that; it's not something that you always get.
Maple Bay was quite the town with some really good people. They were were welcoming, interesting and added SO much to the story.
I liked how the story ended with unique solving of some of the challenges and unique H.E.A.'s.
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