Take a Hike!: A Second Chance, Forced Proximity Romance Set on a Cross-Country Hiking Adventure (Everly Heath 2)

Friendship is put to the test in this close-proximity hiking romance, from the author of Fix Them Up.

Lydia and Ren may have been best friends once, but after he broke her heart she has wanted nothing to do with him. That is until he shows up on the hiking retreat she has signed up to and between the trails, the tents, and the tension, they must confront what it was that pushed them apart in the first place.

'Take a Hike is a delicious second-chance romance, with miles of chemistry, yearning that feels real, and addictively relatable characters' Emma Lucy, author of Riding the Line

Walking boots? Check. Raincoat? Check. Emotional baggage? Check, check, check.

Lydia Williams is used to putting on a smile and saying yes. So, when her friends beg her to join them on a cross-country hiking trip she agrees, even if she’d rather be crying into a pint of ice cream post-breakup. And post-job loss. Yeah, it’s been a week.

She’s barely got her boots laced when Ren Hunter rocks up, her ex-best friend she’s been desperately avoiding since he broke her heart.

Ren knows he made the biggest mistake of his life. He’s ready to grovel, but Lydia’s walls are higher than any peak they’re about to climb. So after his brother-slash-business partner shoots down his dream, he jumps at the chance for a break — and a chance to maybe, finally, win her back.

Lydia is determined to keep her heart zipped up tight. But with days spent walking side by side and nights spent just inches apart, old feelings come creeping back, and in the middle of nowhere, they might just find their way back to each other.

Maggie Grant is a neurodivergent writer who crafts romance with heart, wit, and a dash of spice. When not writing, she’s likely sipping wine and devouring romance novels. She lives in Stockport with her husband and their dog, Paddy.