REVIEW: A Touch of Maple by Amy Aislin (Love in Maplewood #3)

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A TOUCH OF MAPLE

Love in Maplewood - Book Three

by Amy Aislin

Release Date: May 30, 2025

Review

Nothing is more classic than a small town Vermont Maple Syrup and Hockey-themed romance!


And who doesn’t love a dating my brother's rival story?  Especially when it involves a NHL player and maple syrup farmer. 


I love Bellemy, he’s not the cocky hockey player you would expect him to be. In fact, he’s super sweet and longing for a home.  So cute. 


And though Jason is leery of the man his younger brother hates, and afraid of being used, they develop a really lovely relationship. Full of small-town dates, good food, and of course, maple syrup. Neither can deny the draw they have to one another.

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Synopsis

After being traded numerous times over the course of his pro hockey career, all Bellamy Jordan wants is a place where he belongs. Burlington, Vermont, home of the Vermont Trailblazers, his newest team, might just be that place. The bonus: he’s within spitting distance of the grandparents who raised him. The drawback: his long-time rival’s gorgeous brother—who he can’t get out of his mind—also lives nearby.


And he hates Bellamy on sight.


Jason Zervudachi is busy enough trying to diversify his family’s maple syrup farm while completing his master’s degree. Adding in an attractive complication like Bellamy? Hard pass. Even so, there’s something more behind Bellamy’s eyes that draws Jason in, but Bellamy is his brother’s rival. There’s a sibling rule against that, right? There must be.


Except Bellamy isn’t at all what Jason expects—and neither is the connection between them.


With the highest percentage of LGBTQIA+ residents in Vermont, Maplewood is a town where everyone belongs. And with festivals year round, there’s always something fun happening! This multi-author, low-angst queer series features ten standalone romances—each set against the backdrop of a different festival. Come for the celebrations, stay for the happily-ever-afters!


About Amy Aislin


Amy's lived with her head in the clouds since she first picked up a book as a child, and being fluent in two languages means she's read a lot of books! She first picked up a pen on a rainy day in fourth grade when her class had to stay inside for recess. Tales of treasure hunts with her classmates eventually morphed into love stories between men, and she's been writing ever since. She writes evenings and weekends—or whenever she isn't at her full-time day job saving the planet at Canada's largest environmental non-profit.


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