The Sugar Queen by Tess Thompson

At eighteen, Brandi watched Trapper drive out of Emerson Pass, presumably for good. Though they dreamed of attending college and starting their lives together, she was sure she would derail his future as a hockey star. Breaking their hearts was the only way to ensure he pursued his destiny.

After a decade playing hockey, an injury ended Trapper’s career and he returns to Emerson Pass to start again in the place his ancestors built more than a century before. When he discovers Brandi is still in town, the painful secret she’s been harboring threatens to turn his idyllic small town future into a disaster.
Will it take a forest fire threatening their village to force Trapper and Brandi to confront their history? And in the wake of such a significant loss, will the process of rebuilding their town help them find each other, and happiness, again?

Category: Contemporary Romance