Welcome to Maplewood
- Susan Scott Shelley
- 7 days ago
- 2 min read
Welcome to Maplewood! A brand new shared world that will introduce you to Vermont’s queerest town.
Maplewood loves three things:
Maple everything.
Other people’s business.
Festivals. All the festivals.
Love in Maplewood is a low-angst, small-town series with 10 standalone queer romances. Each book is set against the backdrop of a different festival. Come for the celebrations, stay for the happily-ever-afters!
With stories from Ana Ashley, Rhys Everly, Amy Aislin, Chantal Mer, Bix Barrow, Jeff Adams, Riley Long, Beck Grey, Susan Scott Shelley, and Lee Blair.

Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I'm so excited to bring it to life for you in Something Cryptid This Way Comes, an in-love-with-my-best-friend story starring inn owner Trevor and cyptid lore podcaster Bram that has matchmaking family and friends, tricks & treats, a guard dog who likes everyone, so many plaid shirts, bedtime stories as a form of wooing, and a love forged from friendship... with the help of the "Maplewood Monster".
Monster? Yep. Maplewood has its own cryptid. Mabel is a forest-dwelling creature. Some say she's a myth, others insist she's real. Bram will go anywhere to investigate and report on a good legend, especially one that lets him spend lots of time with Trevor. :-)
Did you know? Vermont has several cryptid legends. One of its most famous cryptids is Champ, the lake monster of Lake Champlain. I love the idea of Champ, and the Loch Ness monster, and any and all cryptid stories, so having Mabel hanging out in Maplewood makes me so happy.
Cover reveals are coming soon. The books will release on Fridays from May 16 through July 18.