Now that her brother’s best friend has moved back to their quirky small town, will this shy librarian finally find love with her childhood crush? Emma Sullivan I really shouldn’t complain. Dream job as a librarian in my hometown? Check. Awesome family? Check. Great group of friends and coworkers? Check. Adorable dog who’s my absolute world? Check. Then a patron comes in to file a complaint that a book I purchased for our library is filth her child should never have read. Ugh. And she’s going to the board. Double ugh. And she’s taking to social media to smear our name. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. So of course, I head to my brother’s brewery to debrief about my nightmare day and am knocked even farther off kilter when in walks my brother’s best friend, Maxwell Harp. Just as tall, luscious, and dreamy as ever. And far out of my league. No matter. Max doesn’t live here anymore and isn’t interested even if he did. Maxwell Harp My eyes found Emma the minute I walked into my best friend’s brewery after roughly ten years away. I’ve known the Sullivans since my grandparents took me in when I was eight, twenty-four years ago. I also knew Emma had a crush on me for most of those years, but I wasn’t in a position to do anything about it before. I am now. I’m back, I have the job I’ve always wanted, and I’m ready for more. I just hope Emma is too.

After giving into a night, and morning, of temptation, these childhood friends have to deal with an unexpected consequence. But can a baby on the way convince Maggie to give up her dream of leaving her small town—and the guy she’s always loved—for good?

A single mom trying to raise her kid and get a new bookstore off the ground had zero time for a relationship with the know-it-all brewery owner, but crazier things have happened. Ivy James My horoscope neglected to mention anything about freak snowstorms, busted Jeep tires, or sleepovers at a certain brewery owner’s place, but here I am. Goddess knows, I’m thrilled my daughter and I are okay. However, staying at Jake Spencer’s house was not in the plans. Nor was the way he and Addie got along immediately. I’m telling myself that’s fine. We can always use more friends, right? Because I’m not ready for more. My circle is small, mainly Addie and me. My parents embedded that lesson early. Life is busy and I know what my future holds, and it’s not this grumpy brewery owner, that’s for sure. Jake Spencer Business at the brewery is good. My family and friends are amazing. The only thing missing is the wife and kids gig I thought I’d have by now. But I never expected that the kid I was ready for might belong to someone else, or that her mother would collect moon water and crystals. Ivy drives me up a wall, but I still want to kiss the hell out of her. The question is, can I find a balance so we can build a life together?

Nate’s a Chicago librarian who moved home to Highland Falls. Elle traded the big city to be closer to her small-town family. When these strangers become friends, can Nate convince Elle to follow her dreams—and take a chance on him?

Starting over in a small town, relationships aren’t on the horizon. Especially with your neighbor. Drew Spencer My future was well mapped out. Since college I’ve dreamed of working with the Hotshots, fighting fires out west as part of a team. But plans are great—until they aren’t. When my dreams crumbled to ash, my brother provided a soft place to land in the small town of Highland Falls where he settled years ago. I’m not looking for anything more than days at the brewery and time with family. And then I take a yoga class taught by Kate Ashley and my plans change. Again. Kate Ashley I thought I had it all: a career I loved and forever with my college sweetheart. But it was all a lie—one I told to myself. So, I picked up my yoga mat and moved to a small town in Illinois to go into business with my best friend. Meeting a Norse God named Drew was not in the cards until he moved in next door and we get snowed in. I mean, what’s a girl to do?

Whoever said grief wasn’t linear knew what they were talking about. For Logan Traub, the last three years have been his own version of hell with one bright Allyson Murphy. Logan Traub Three years ago I moved to the small town of Highland Falls. On the outside, I had everything together. Inside… well, I was a mess. My personal life was summed up in one empty. My wife was gone. My life upended. Hobbies that had brought me joy before only brought grief. And then I became friends with Allyson Murphy. Training for a marathon with her gives me purpose, but it also lets her worm her way into my life, which brings back too many bad memories to count. Allyson Murphy We all have twenty-four hours in a day, right? I think I’ve been shorted just a few. The inheritance my grandma left me was enough to move cross country and buy a café in a town where I knew zero people. Zero. Then Logan Traub and his love of baked goods moved into my life and pushed me to dream of more. The man cheered me on as I expanded to a second location. Only problem is, you can’t burn the candle on both ends and not pay a price. Logan helps me see that there is more to life than work and proving my parents wrong by succeeding despite their lack of belief in me. When he lets down his walls, all I want to do is be there when he falls. But how can I catch him when I’m on my way down too?