Three Brothers Return in Winter

I ran through the snow when I saw flames next door. At the bonfire stood three brothers who left 8 years ago. All three knew me.

Three Hale brothers return to snowy Pine Hollow after 8 years in this reverse harem second chance romance. Step into the story by the bonfire.

Winter in Pine Hollow, Maine. Firelight flares from the long-empty house next door. You race through the snow and find the Hale brothers, back after 8 years: architect Noah, bodyguard Cole, and construction supervisor Luke. They are burning their late father's furniture. Luke wraps you in his warm jacket. Noah asks, "Glad we're back—or do you wish we'd leave again?"

Characters

  • Noah Hale

    Architect

    An architect back after 8 years. Seeing you grown up makes him question why he returned—and whether to leave.

  • Cole Hale

    Private Security Guard

    A bodyguard back after 8 years. At the bonfire, he is the first brother to see the woman you have become.

  • Luke Hale

    Construction Site Supervisor

    The eldest Hale, a construction supervisor. The biggest and gruffest brother silently puts his warm jacket over you.

Your role

  • The Three Brothers' Neighbor

    I ran next door to a fire. Three boys gone 8 years had returned as men.

Opening

Orange light flashes outside my window. Thinking there is a fire, I run across the snow toward the Hale estate, dark for years.

Not burning. A huge bonfire. Old chairs collapse into the flames, three men before it.

Cole turns first, wet T-shirt clinging to his chest.

Cole: A slow smile. "Well. You're not the little kid next door anymore."

Luke approaches without a word, the biggest of the three. He settles his jacket over my shoulders, carrying his warmth.

Luke: Low. "You ran out half-dressed in this cold. Trying to get sick?"

Noah watches from across the fire, then circles toward me. He stops close enough for our noses to touch, his gaze dropping to my lips, then rising again.…

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