Juniper Falls
2 primary works
Book 1
Jake Hammond is the current Prince of Juniper Falls. He’s also been labeled the next great player to emerge from the Juniper Falls hockey dynasty. When a hundred-year-old hazing tradition at Juniper Falls pond goes all wrong, Jake is left seriously injured, shouldering the blame for the near death of another student and the knowledge that the quiet new girl saved his life.
Maybe if she’d realized how different this small town was from Austin, Brooke Parker wouldn’t have followed her mum here. Not that she had a choice. Same with saving that cocky hockey player from drowning at the pond. Now, she keeps seeing that same guy, wandering the woods between their houses. And they start to regularly meet at midnight in Jake’s old tree house.
Jake realizes that Brooke is full of life, ideas, places, and experiences bigger and broader than anything he’s ever known. Plus, she’s the first person to ever see him as Jake Hammond, a guy who’s not sure what to do with his life, rather than the future hockey star.
Maybe it isn’t enough anymore to just be the town hockey star? For Brooke, relying only on herself might not be enough, either.
Maybe if she’d realized how different this small town was from Austin, Brooke Parker wouldn’t have followed her mum here. Not that she had a choice. Same with saving that cocky hockey player from drowning at the pond. Now, she keeps seeing that same guy, wandering the woods between their houses. And they start to regularly meet at midnight in Jake’s old tree house.
Jake realizes that Brooke is full of life, ideas, places, and experiences bigger and broader than anything he’s ever known. Plus, she’s the first person to ever see him as Jake Hammond, a guy who’s not sure what to do with his life, rather than the future hockey star.
Maybe it isn’t enough anymore to just be the town hockey star? For Brooke, relying only on herself might not be enough, either.
Book 3
Next season was supposed to be his year. Junior Tate Tanley had big plans to ride the varsity bench most of the season, but when the Otters star goalie storms out of the arena during the first home game of the season, Tate is in the spotlight and under the gun.
Enter Claire O'Connor, the girl Tate's admired for years, his sister's best friend. Claire's back from a year away at school to take care of her father and help keep the family business-a hockey bar beside the ice rink-afloat. One semester off, that's what Claire promised herself.
And then straight back to school, out of Juniper Falls. And she has dozens of reasons for wanting to get the hell out. Again.
Last year, the night before Claire left, she came to Tate's rescue and what could have been a secret that distanced them ended up drawing them closer the moment she returned to town. For Claire and Tate, leaning on each other feels as natural as breathing but with Claire trying her best to leave again and Tate more rooted to his town than ever, it seems like the worst time to fall in love. Assuming either of them can stop it from happening.
Enter Claire O'Connor, the girl Tate's admired for years, his sister's best friend. Claire's back from a year away at school to take care of her father and help keep the family business-a hockey bar beside the ice rink-afloat. One semester off, that's what Claire promised herself.
And then straight back to school, out of Juniper Falls. And she has dozens of reasons for wanting to get the hell out. Again.
Last year, the night before Claire left, she came to Tate's rescue and what could have been a secret that distanced them ended up drawing them closer the moment she returned to town. For Claire and Tate, leaning on each other feels as natural as breathing but with Claire trying her best to leave again and Tate more rooted to his town than ever, it seems like the worst time to fall in love. Assuming either of them can stop it from happening.