Maple Hills

by Hannah Grace

The Maple Hills series by Hannah Grace is a cozy sports romance collection featuring slow burn love, found family, and emotionally safe relationships.

The Maple Hills series by Hannah Grace is a contemporary romance collection beloved for its warmth, emotional safety, and character-driven storytelling. Set within the close-knit college town of Maple Hills, the series blends sports romance with comforting, feel-good narratives that prioritise communication, kindness, and mutual respect.

At the heart of the series is the Maple Hills university community, where athletes, students, and friends form interconnected relationships that grow across multiple books. While ice hockey plays a prominent role, sport functions as a backdrop rather than the focal point. Training schedules, competition pressure, and teamwork serve as frameworks for exploring vulnerability, ambition, and emotional growth.

One of the defining qualities of the Maple Hills series is its emphasis on emotional safety. Romantic relationships are built on consent, trust, and clear communication. Conflict arises organically from insecurity, past experiences, or life transitions rather than manipulation or cruelty. This makes the series especially appealing to readers seeking romance that feels supportive and affirming without sacrificing depth.

Grace frequently employs popular romance tropes such as friends to lovers, slow burn romance, and opposites attract, allowing attraction to develop gradually through shared moments, banter, and genuine connection. Emotional payoff is rooted in growth rather than dramatic upheaval, reinforcing the series’ status as a comfort read.

Found family is a central theme throughout the series. Teammates, roommates, and close friends create supportive networks that extend beyond romantic pairings. These relationships add warmth and continuity across the books, encouraging readers to invest in the wider Maple Hills community as much as the individual love stories.

The series also thoughtfully engages with themes of mental health, self-worth, and navigating early adulthood. Characters face pressure to perform - academically, athletically, and emotionally - while learning to ask for help and set healthy boundaries. These elements ground the romance in realism, making the characters’ journeys relatable and emotionally resonant.

Hannah Grace’s writing style is approachable, tender, and lightly humorous. Dialogue-driven scenes and intimate moments create an easy reading flow, while emotional beats land with sincerity. The tone remains optimistic without feeling shallow, offering reassurance without ignoring complexity.

The Maple Hills series is ideal for readers who enjoy Romance that prioritises comfort, connection, and emotional honesty. Cozy, heartfelt, and deeply satisfying, the series delivers love stories where kindness is central, growth is mutual, and community matters just as much as romance.