Reunited on Sugar Maple Road
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Publisher Description
Fake dating isn’t supposed to lead to real feelings....
Highland Falls police officer Emma Scott is a workaholic who doesn’t do small talk, hugs, or anything else touchy-feely. Ever since her fiancé’s death over a year ago, Emma’s been sleepwalking through life, and her family is growing increasingly worried about her. Enter Josh Callahan, her brother’s best friend. Josh is obnoxiously good-looking and, even more annoyingly, in a perpetually cheerful mood. Though he may drive her crazy, his suggestion to fake date him is brilliant because there are no feelings involved. At least, not at first.
High school football coach and volunteer firefighter Josh Callahan is a fun-loving guy who is all about friends, family, and community. After his wife left him, he committed to staying uncommitted, except now he’s earned the nickname “Heartbreaker of Highland Falls.” Spending time with Emma will improve his rep while she can remember what it means to get out and enjoy life again. And his plan works…until Josh realizes that the feelings he has for Emma are all too real. But is Emma ready to share her heart again?
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Mason revisits the fake dating trope—this time with a supernatural twist—in her serviceable sixth Highland Falls contemporary (after At Home on Marigold Lane). Highland Falls, N.C., police officer Em Scott has been an unhealthy workaholic since the untimely death of her fiancé, Brad. When she almost dies herself while rescuing a family from a car crash, she begins seeing Brad's ghost—and he joins the chorus of her family and friends encouraging her to move on with her life. Em hopes that fake-dating firefighter Josh Callahan, her brother's best friend, will get everyone off her back—and their just-for-show kisses soon spark a real attraction. Meanwhile, though Em is on leave from work, she gets sucked into a cold case murder related to a purportedly haunted house in town and a mayoral candidate whose ancestors might be complicit in the crime. As the case heats up, it poses a threat to Em and Josh's budding relationship—so much so that a ghostly presence appears to Josh warning him that Em's in danger. Mason deploys romance tropes competently and the injection of supernatural and mystery elements freshen things up a bit. Series fans will be pleased to revisit this quaint small town.
