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The Keeper

An Opposites Attract Small-Town Romance (Book 1 in the Fall River Series)

G.K. Brady

Written by
G.K. Brady
Read by
Tor Thom
Length
14 hrs 19 min
Rating
5.0 / 5
Publisher
Trefoil Publishing
Released
2026-09-18

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What it is

A mountain blizzard. An injured dog. A romance that caught them both by surprise.

Hailey Bailey craves safety. Raised by an alcoholic father chasing a dream of surfing superstardom, the down-to-earth health inspector just wants a comfortable salary and benefits. But when she attempts to save a lost dog in a blizzard and causes a pickup truck to crash, she’s awed by the handsome driver who protects her from the storm.

Noah Hunnicutt can’t catch a break. Struggling to keep his tavern afloat and impress his judgmental father, the twenty-eight-year-old family pariah is also fending off an obsessed hookup and his money-grabbing, two-timing ex-girlfriend. To top it off, he never expected he’d be rescuing the very woman who made him wreck his truck. But with the gregarious beauty now stranded in town, he can’t say no when she offers to help him out by waiting tables.

Enchanted by the tiny hamlet’s cast of quirky characters, Hailey begins to envision a life there … with the hunky bar owner on her arm. But a series of menacing notes has her rethinking that future. Meanwhile, Noah discovers his troubles aren’t only with vengeful exes when the lovely lady’s smarmy boss arrives to shut his business down. As Noah grapples with doubts about Hailey's honesty, she contends with an increasingly hostile work environment that has her questioning her moral compass.

Can they overcome the outside forces working against them and cultivate a lasting love? Or will they be left to wonder what could have been?

The Keeper is the lighthearted first book in the Fall River small-town romance series. If you like witty dialogue, adorable doggos, and a little bit of steam, then you’ll adore G.K. Brady’s snowmageddon of passion.

Buy The Keeper to fall for fate’s fickle plans today!

About the series

Fall River in order →

Fall River — 3 books, 3 of them charting here

  1. 1 The Keeper: An Opposites Attract Small-Town Romance (Book 1 in the Fall River Series)4.7
  2. 2 The Fixer4.8
  3. 3 The Rescuer: A Lifelong Friends to Lovers Small-Town Romance (Fall River Series, Book 3)5.0

On the charts

Last charted September 22, 2026. Its best position was 3 on New releases in Romance, reached September 21, 2026. Seen on 2 charts over 2 days of readings, the first on September 21, 2026.

ChartBestDaysLast seen
Romance
New releases 3 2 days September 22, 2026
Bestsellers 18 1 day September 22, 2026

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