The Hopeful Bride: A Sweet Country Romance

**THIS BOOK WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS THE LUMBERJACK'S YULETIDE BRIDE**Bear is a famous lumberjack from Cobble Creek. Maddie is the high school crush he left behind. Their second chance at romance gives them the kiss they've both been dreaming of, but will it all end there? Maddie Collins, first-grade teacher at Cobble Creek Elementary, is not a man-hater. Sure, her absent father gave men a bad name, and her mother always warned her that high hopes were dangerous things, but Maddie still hopes to find a man who'll return the love she has to offer. When lumberjack and former crush Bear Schaefer strolls back into town and right into her classroom, Maddie allows her hopes to soar above the treetops.Bear Schaefer, aka poster boy for Big Daddy Mills, has been dying to get back to Cobble Creek. As part owner and popular spokesperson for the eco-friendly logging company, he has a list of things vying for his attention. But none are quite so alluring as the lovely Maddie Collins. Date after date their connection grows deeper while the sparks grow hotter. Yet just as things become serious between them, a vengeful woman from Bear's past threatens to tear them apart. With Maddie's hopes so high, and Bear's love so deep, a fall would be as devastating as a forest fire, but can they prevent it?