Summary
The latest in the Maple Hills series follows two summer camp counselors who reconnect after a sizzling one-night stand.
Maple Hills students Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts cross paths at a party celebrating the end of the academic year, where a drinking game results in them having a passionate one-night stand. Never one to overstay her welcome (or expect much from a man), Aurora slips away before Russ even has the chance to ask for her full name.
Imagine their surprise when they bump into each other on the first day of the summer camp where they are both counselors, hoping to escape their complicated home lives by spending the summer working. Russ hopes if he gets far enough away from Maple Hills, he can avoid dealing with the repercussions of his father’s gambling addiction, while Aurora is tired of craving attention from everyone around her, and wants to go back to the last place she truly felt at home.
Russ knows breaking the camp’s strict “no staff fraternizing” rule will have him heading back to Maple Hills before the summer is over, but unfortunately for him, Aurora has never been very good at caring about the rules. Will the two learn to peacefully coexist? Or did their one night together start a fire they can’t put out?
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Published: November 2023
Length: 400
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Review
I read this straight after finishing Iron Flame and I have to say it was the perfect antidote to my disappointment with that book.
This story focuses on Russ and Aurora, who I really loved. They meet at a party and hook up; Aurora hightails it out of there not long after. They unexpectedly meet up again at the summer camp they both signed up to work at.
Aurora and Russ each have their own complicated sets of luggage. I have to say I felt sorry for them, the frustrations they have from their fathers was tangible. I couldn’t help but be pulled in and invested in their journeys, as individuals and as a couple. I think the things they went through with their dads is probably very relatable to lot of people.
The relationship starts out with a nice slow burn but soon heats up, don’t be fooled by the innocent cover, this book brings some serious spice.
Overall, this was a fantastic read, I would definitely say its better than Ice Breaker, which I also read but I’m struggling to remember most of the plot 😳
My Rating: 4/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟
About the Author
Hannah Grace is an English self-labeled “fluffy comfort book” author, writing predominantly new adult and contemporary romance from her home in Manchester, England. When she’s not describing everyone’s eyes ten-thousand times a chapter, accidentally giving multiple characters the same name, or using English sayings that no one understands in her American books, you can find her hanging out with her husband and two dogs, Pig and Bear.
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