He broke her heart in college. Twenty years later, he’s back in Maple Ridge... opening a rival inn.
When Hannah Mercer inherits her aunt’s slightly crooked Victorian B&B, she sees exactly what it could become. Five cozy rooms, homemade breakfasts, fresh flowers, and the kind of welcome that makes strangers feel like family. What she doesn't expect is for Reid Barrett to come back to Maple Ridge.
Once the town's golden-boy quarterback, Reid was also the boy Hannah thought she’d love forever. Until football handed him a future and he decided what was best for both of them without bothering to ask. Now he’s older, still infuriatingly charming, and restoring the abandoned Ridgeview Hotel just outside town.
There should be plenty of guests for both properties. Maple Ridge disagrees.
Before Hannah knows it, the town has chosen sides, Mayor Crumb is overseeing an unofficial hospitality showdown, Mrs. Walters is conducting unauthorized mattress inspections, and somebody has created a Golden Pillow trophy nobody asked for.
Then a lodging emergency forces Hannah and Reid to work together, and their ridiculous rivalry starts feeling suspiciously like the chemistry they never quite left behind. Hannah already gave Reid Barrett one chance with her heart. This time, if he wants another, he’s going to have to prove he finally knows the difference between deciding for her... and asking her to stay.
Genre: Romance
When Hannah Mercer inherits her aunt’s slightly crooked Victorian B&B, she sees exactly what it could become. Five cozy rooms, homemade breakfasts, fresh flowers, and the kind of welcome that makes strangers feel like family. What she doesn't expect is for Reid Barrett to come back to Maple Ridge.
Once the town's golden-boy quarterback, Reid was also the boy Hannah thought she’d love forever. Until football handed him a future and he decided what was best for both of them without bothering to ask. Now he’s older, still infuriatingly charming, and restoring the abandoned Ridgeview Hotel just outside town.
There should be plenty of guests for both properties. Maple Ridge disagrees.
Before Hannah knows it, the town has chosen sides, Mayor Crumb is overseeing an unofficial hospitality showdown, Mrs. Walters is conducting unauthorized mattress inspections, and somebody has created a Golden Pillow trophy nobody asked for.
Then a lodging emergency forces Hannah and Reid to work together, and their ridiculous rivalry starts feeling suspiciously like the chemistry they never quite left behind. Hannah already gave Reid Barrett one chance with her heart. This time, if he wants another, he’s going to have to prove he finally knows the difference between deciding for her... and asking her to stay.
Genre: Romance