Book One in The Maple Leaf Series Lily Hinsdale spends her California days designing extravagant hotels for Utopia Resorts and living it up in the city. Rick Stannard makes maple syrup and builds barns in the peace and quiet of picturesque Vermont. When Lily marches her expensive boots onto Rick’s land and proposes turning it into a mega resort, the serenity of the woods is shattered. Lily always closes a deal. Rick never intends to sell. They’ll need to compromise, or someone else will do it for them. Someone who is not afraid of the woods or the city. Or spilling a little blood.