Hung Up on Hadley (Red Maple Falls, #5)

She's loved her brother's best friend for over twenty years. Now the secret is out—and there's no turning back.

Hadley Hayes has spent most of her life in love with Sam Bennett. No longer the little girl who followed him around the family farm, she's determined to make him see her as the woman she's become. At thirty-one, Hadley is done waiting and ready to prove that happily ever after isn't just for fairy tales.

Sam Bennett, Red Maple Falls fire chief and notorious bachelor, has always lived by one rule: never touch his best friend's sister. But when Hadley finally confesses her feelings, resisting her becomes impossible. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and holding onto a promise he made as a teenager grows harder with every stolen moment.

When a tragic event sends Sam spiraling, old wounds resurface, and he's forced to confront the parts of himself he's spent years trying to outrun. Determined not to let him fall apart, Hadley refuses to give up on the man she loves. But even the strongest love can be tested by fire, and some happily ever afters are harder won than others.

Hung Up on Hadley is a brother's best friend small-town romance filled with passion, emotional depth, and a fiercely loyal heroine, and is part of the beloved Red Maple Falls romance series.