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Between The Pages
Paperback
Publisher: Alina Rose
Published: May 26 2026
Pages: 268
Weight: 1.38
Height: 0.56 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
She left to chase her dreams. He stayed and built his. Now fate is giving them a second chance at the love they never had.
Emma Hartley swore she'd never return to Maple Hollow.
After three years as a journalist in Chicago, she's burned out, unfulfilled, and desperate for a fresh start. When her grandmother breaks her hip, Emma has no choice but to come home to run the family's failing bookshop-just for six weeks. Eight at most. Then she's gone.
Noah Callahan has been waiting for her since high school.
The grumpy café owner next door isn't exactly thrilled to see Emma back in town-or so he claims. But the truth? He's been in love with her for thirteen years, leaving secret bookmarks with handwritten messages she never knew were from him. Now she's back, and he's not letting her slip away again.
Between snarky debates, late-night conversations, and undeniable chemistry, Emma begins to see past Noah's walls. And Noah? He's been hers all along-she just didn't know it.
But when Emma's dream job offers her everything she's ever wanted professionally, she's forced to choose: the career that could define her, or the small-town life-and the man-who makes her feel truly seen for the first time.
Can you fall in love with the life you once ran from?
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