Maple Falls: Book 4
Publication Date: June 3, 2026
Summer never felt so hot…
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She runs a cozy lakeside café where everyone knows her name. He chases sunsets with a camera and a backpack. One honey spiced latte later, sparks fly… and a steamy, feel-good summer romance begins! Gilmore Girls + spice = 🔥
Krista is the busiest bee in Maple Falls. Her buzzing café ‘The Hot Honey Hideaway’ doesn’t leave her with much time for romance. Until she meets Joe, the mysterious new guy with smoldering eyes… Can she open her heart to a man who’s only staying a few weeks?
Joe’s never felt like he belongs. Until he’s working shifts at Krista’s café—losing battles with steamed milk, distracted by her bright eyes and runaway hair. He’s all easy charm, she’s all caffeine and chaos. Somehow, they just work and soon sparks aren’t just coming from the espresso machine…
But time is running out. He’ll soon be back on the road, and Krista’s dream café is on the brink of having to close its doors forever. Can Krista and Joe save the hideaway? And could a summer fling turn into love for a lifetime?
Grab an iced latte and fall into a small-town romance full of chemistry, quirky charm and a dreamy HEA. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Abby Jimenez, Laurie Gilmore and anyone who loves cozy café vibes and spicy romance.
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Tropes:
Summer romance
Workplace romance
Small-town romance
Steamy + cozy
Forced proximity
Found family
Spicy
Krista runs a lakeside café in a small town in the fourth book in Harper Graham’s Maple Falls series, The Hot Honey Hideaway.
Krista and Joe tell their story in alternating chapters. Joe’s a travel journalist, and she runs the business front and center in the story and helps her grandparents at their campground. Krista’s friends dare the two to swap lives for a week. They’ll document their adventures for his work and articles for the town, each from their own perspective. It’s called the Summer Swap, and they have two days to get each other up to speed, then five days to swap lives and raise money for her grandparents.
With a lot for both of them to learn, they’re also having a lot of fun doing so. The two characters have a great deal of chemistry and an attraction they’re both trying to fight, but it’s not going well. Sweet, romantic moments are woven in along with steamy ones. There is a side story involving Krista’s great-grandmother’s secret love, which was delightful.
The characters have depth, and you can feel how tight their friend group is. The epilogue provides a happily-ever-after and some unexpected closure, but I wish it had gone on a little longer. I can’t wait to return to Maple Falls and find out some of the others’ backstories by reading the books I missed.
The Hot Honey Hideaway is a romance with friends and family set in a small town that I would love to visit.
Harper Graham lives with her mischievous spaniel in a cozy small town in Connecticut. Her quirky neighbours may or may not have inspired the residents of her Maple Falls series. When she’s not hiking with her daughter, baking her grandmother’s recipes or reading in her favourite coffee shop, Harper can be found writing the sweet and spicy romance stories of her own dreams.
