When Willow returns to Sugar Hill Hollow, everyone assumes she’s home for a short break before starting veterinary school. What they don’t realise is that she never got in. Determined not to let disappointment define her, Willow throws herself into one last attempt to save her family’s long-abandoned maple syrup shop before her brothers shut it down for good.
Things become far more complicated when Jace Miller walks back into her life. Her brother’s best mate. The one man she was never meant to want. The attraction she’s buried for years resurfaces the moment he’s back — those lingering looks and unspoken tension impossible to ignore.
Jace is home under difficult circumstances of his own, sidelined by an injury that forced him into early retirement. With his future uncertain and his ego bruised, he agrees to help Willow with the shop in exchange for her help restoring the town’s old ice rink. What begins as a practical arrangement quickly blurs into something far more emotional.
The romance in Love Tapped is a perfectly paced slow burn, full of longing, restraint, and undeniable chemistry. Willow and Jace have always been close, but fear of failure, of crossing boundaries, of risking everything has kept them from acting on their feelings. Watching them confront those fears and grow together made their journey deeply satisfying and heartfelt. Their relationship isn’t just romantic, it’s supportive, encouraging, and built on genuine care for each other’s dreams.
The found family element adds another layer of warmth to the story. Willow’s bond with her brothers is beautifully portrayed, and the close knit small town setting, where everyone feels connected and supportive, enhances the cosy, feel good vibe.
Overall, this was a tender, emotionally rich romance that delivered on chemistry, character growth, and comforting small town charm. Sugar Hill Hollow is the kind of place you want to linger in long after the final page.
Publisher: Cali Melle
Format: eBook, 428 pages
ASIN: B0FV8W95G6
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Here’s the synopsis
Willow Alder is a liar.
When she unexpectedly comes home to Sugar Hill Hollow, everyone thinks she’s there to take some time off before she starts veterinary school, but the truth is–she didn’t get in. And how better to prove to everyone and herself that her life isn’t a complete failure than accepting the challenge to revive her family’s shuttered maple syrup store before her brothers officially close it?
Only the situation gets even stickier when Jace Miller walks back into her life. Her older brother’s best friend. The man who was always off-limits, whose gaze always lingered a little too long and who she’s carried a silent, stubborn crush on for years.
He’s back at home after being forced into early retirement by a career-ending injury. Nursing a bruised ego, and with time on his hands, Jace offers to help Willow with her shop in exchange for fixing up the town’s old ice rink.
Their arrangement should be simple, but isn’t. Willow quickly discovers that saving the shop isn’t her biggest problem. It’s falling even harder for the one man she can’t risk wanting. His smoldering eyes and the unspoken heat between them has her questioning everything she thought she knew.
Because in Sugar Hill Hollow, the sweetest things simmer slowly…and some old feelings can never stay buried.
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