Big Bad Wolf

Maple Hollow #1

by Laurie Gilmore

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dream Harbor series, comes a brand new paranormal romance set in the small town of Maple Hollow.

The darker the woods, the bigger the secrets

Ruby Bellerose lives on the edge of the woods, in a cottage more akin to a fairy tale than modern day life. Her love life is basically non-existent, and she keeps away from the whispered gossip that travels through Maple Hollow.
Until a chance encounter with Rafe.

As mysterious as he is brooding, Ruby is drawn to the woodsman, curious to find out more about the stranger who lives deep within the woods.

But Rafe is hiding a secret. And with something lurking in the shadowy forest, will Ruby find that Rafe is her knight in shining armor or something altogether more dangerous…

Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Retellings, Romantasy, Adult

384 pages, Paperback

Expected publication September 8, 2026

About the author

Laurie Gilmore is a #1 New York Times, Sunday Times, and Globe & Mail bestselling author who writes steamy small-town romance. Her Dream Harbor series is filled with quirky townsfolk, cozy settings, and swoon-worthy romance. The first book in the series, The Pumpkin Spice Cafe, was featured on Good Morning America and was named the TikTok Shop Book of the Year 2024.

She loves finding books with the perfect balance of sweetness and spice and strives for that in her own writing. If you ever wished you lived in Stars Hollow (or that Luke and Lorelai would just get together already!) then her books are definitely for you.

Reviews

[haddy (semi-ia, finals)]

um! i did not know this was happening!

[destiny ♡ howling libraries]

HELLO??? I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS COMING AND I NEED A MOMENT 😱

[Liz | lizzuplans]

Looking forward to see how this Melissa McTernan book (A Curse of Blood and Wolves) is going to be Laurie Gilmore’d! 🍎🐺