Daydream

Halle and Henry strike a bargain: she tutors him so he can pass a tough class and keep his hockey captaincy, and he fake-dates her so she has real romantic experiences to draw on for the novel she wants to write. Their one rule is not to fall in love.

Halle enters a writing contest with a romance novel but realizes she hasn't lived enough of a love life to write one convincingly. The arrangement with Henry is meant to give her the dates and experiences her book is missing.

Yes. Henry is written as a neurodivergent character with autism and ADHD, drawn from Hannah Grace's own AuDHD diagnosis, which she has spoken about. The representation is woven into how he learns, plays, and relates to Halle.

Yes. Henry is introduced as one of Nate's hockey teammates back in Icebreaker. Daydream promotes him to a lead and tells his own story, a common pattern across the series.

Halle tutors Henry using study approaches suited to how he learns, helping him survive a class with a professor who dislikes him so he can stay eligible as team captain. In return he holds up his side of the fake-dating bargain.

It can. Daydream follows a fresh central couple and wraps up its own romance, though reading the earlier Maple Hills books first means recognizing returning characters and relationships.