Review: Wildfire (Maple Hills #2) by Hannah Grace
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Series: Maple Hills #2
Author: Hannah Grace
Published October 3rd 2023 by Atria Books
Goodreads Synopsis
The latest in the Maple Hills series follows two summer camp counselors who reconnect after a sizzling one-night stand.
Maple Hills students Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts cross paths at a party celebrating the end of the academic year, where a drinking game results in them having a passionate one-night stand. Never one to overstay her welcome (or expect much from a man), Aurora slips away before Russ even has the chance to ask for her full name.
Imagine their surprise when they bump into each other on the first day of the summer camp where they are both counselors, hoping to escape their complicated home lives by spending the summer working. Russ hopes if he gets far enough away from Maple Hills, he can avoid dealing with the repercussions of his father’s gambling addiction, while Aurora is tired of craving attention from everyone around her, and wants to go back to the last place she truly felt at home.
Russ knows breaking the camp’s strict “no staff fraternizing” rule will have him heading back to Maple Hills before the summer is over, but unfortunately for him, Aurora has never been very good at caring about the rules. Will the two learn to peacefully coexist? Or did their one night together start a fire they can’t put out?
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Review
Though they've been at college together a whole year, Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts paths never cross until the end of year party, after which they spend the night together. Slipping out the next day without telling Russ her full name, Aurora never expects to see him again, so imagine their shock when they find out they are working as co-counsellors at summer camp, with a strict 'no fraternising' rule that they can't break. Both know that they have a connection, but to explore it would mean they would have to return to Maple Hills before the new academic year, and neither can afford that. But will they be able to fight the fire?
Okay, I loved this one too. I think I might prefer Icebreaker more, but I still adore Russ and Aurora's romance. The majority of the book takes place at the summer camp which has such an important place in Aurora's life, and she's spent most of her summers there. Now as a senior counsellor, she feels in control for once, and she can't let Russ' presence ruin that. And for Russ, being away from his abusive father is more important than anything, and he needs to be able to earn some cash to help with his future plans. Both he and Aurora have dysfunctional families, and that dynamic, added with the found family trope that Hannah does so well, made the book such a memorable read. The whole Maple Hills gang are back, and I'm so happy that book 3 will be Henry's story, as he is bound to have an epic romance!
Dates Read:
February 22-24, 2024
Rating
5 Stars
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