Sugar Maple (Crescent Ridge: Lumberjacks in Love Book 1)

Tobias is the eldest Carmichael brother and determined to make his family proud running the lumberyard his father established. Too busy to look for his own bride his mother, the local baker of Sugar Crossing, holds interviews in the ruse of retiring but secretly seeking her first daughter-in-law. Unconvinced his mother is sincere about retiring, Tobias confronts her only to meet the next candidate. Curvy with the softest manner and sweetness practically dripping off her like honey everything about Carina calls to the primal part of his brain.

Will Tobias give in to temptation?

Carina is a terrible baker. Honestly Elaine should have fired her on the first day when she mixed up not only the salt and sugar ratios in the cookie recipe but also ginger and cinnamon. And then there is the fake nail she lost in the bread dough resulting in an entire morning’s work being tossed. The only upside is the hot son of her boss who keeps kissing her. But she can’t waste everyone’s time. She was never meant to be a baker and Elaine is too kind to fire her. Small town means there are few jobs floating around and even less that she’s qualified for. Leaving Crescent Ridge to return to her old apartment and job seems like her only option.

Will Tobias give Carina a reason to stay in Crescent Ridge or will his responsibility to the family businesses keep them apart?

Full of romance and steamy scenes, every novella in the Crescent Ridge world features a different couple. The main series center around a mail order bride dynamic while this spin off features lumberjacks and the women who love them. HEA guaranteed with no cheating and can be read in an hour or two.