Maple and Moonlight by Daphne Elliot
- Fay
- Apr 30
- 3 min read
Blurb:
As a single mom rebuilding my life from scratch, I don’t need help. And I definitely don’t need the attention of a six-foot-three maple farmer with a beard and a hero complex who looks at me like I’m a problem he didn’t sign up for.
My landlord is broad-shouldered, permanently unimpressed, and entirely too comfortable telling me when I’m wrong. I think he’s grumpy, rigid, and overprotective. He thinks I’m chaos in Crocs.
Falling for Josh Lawrence was never part of the plan.
But then he starts showing up.
For my son when he’s overwhelmed.
For my daughters when they need someone steady.
And for me when my hands won’t stop shaking.
I didn’t come to Vermont looking for a protector.
I don’t need rescuing. But somewhere between harvest festivals, pumpkin canoe races, and quiet mornings in the sugar shack, the man I swore was just an annoyance becomes my safe place.
And when my dangerous past resurfaces and threatens the new life I’ve built, the grumpy maple farmer next door becomes my fiercest protector, ready to stand by my side while I fight for my family.
Because it turns out maple farmers are a lot like their trees: quiet, stubborn, and surprisingly sweet when the pressure builds.
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REVIEW
This story was so good. I loved it. Everything about the story, I enjoyed 😊
A single mom of three. Leaving behind an abusive ex-husband and starting over with her kids in Vermont. Of course her walls are up, she is protecting her and her kids from basically everyone. She didn’t count on the community of Maplewood. She is in shock at the friendliness she and her kids receive. On their helpfulness and willingness to be there for them.
Josh is a single guy living on a farm and just doing his best to keep his family’s business running.
Renting his cottage to Celine and her kids might not have been the best thing for him, but he knew it was the best thing for them. But spending time with Celine and her three kids seems like as much good as he is for them, they are the best thing that’s happened to him… All he needs to do now is get Celine to trust him, seems like his winning the kids over for now. He will just have to put the work in and he is all about the hard work…
Absolutely enjoyed this story. Celine and her kids were awesome, I think, Julian was my favorite. I love his speak his mind and even though he is neurodivergent, he totally didn’t shy away from trying something new or different. Josh, I loved too, he was so perfect for them. He was patient, understanding and he was just there when they needed him.
The story was good. The characters were amazing, the setting was adorable and the side characters, hilarious. Especially the ‘mafia’ and their meddling…lol
I can’t wait for more in this series 😊
Meet Daphne Elliot:
In High School, Daphne Elliot was voted “most likely to become a romance novelist.” After spending the last decade as a corporate lawyer, she has finally embraced her destiny. Her small town steamy novels are filled with flirty banter, sexy hijinks, and lots and lots of heart.
Daphne is a coffee-drinking, hot-sauce loving introvert who spends all her free time in her garden. She lives on a small farm in New England with her husband, two kids, two dogs, twelve backyard chickens and a hive of Italian honeybees.
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