We’ve finally entered the Ber months, eek! We’ve been waiting so long for Fall, and it’s finally here. So you know what that means; grab that mug of PSL or your favorite tea, get your coziest blanket, and pick up one of these happily ever afters. That’s right, it’s time to fall in love!
You won’t be-leaf this list of the perfect mix of sweet and pumpkin-spicy books that will get you in that sweater weather mood!
Fall I Want by Lyra Parish
If you’ve ever wanted a Hallmark movie, but in book form (with a dash more spice), then what are you waiting for?! Billionaire Zane has come to Cozy Creek to escape his past, but he’s not just staying for the town’s fall festivities… While it wasn’t love at first sight for Autumn, Zane has grown on Autumn, and a flirty friendship forms. Just as their relationship starts to blossom, her ex appears, stirring up trouble, sparking Zane to step in as her protector as her pretend boyfriend, but how much is real and what is pretend?!
Fall Shook Up by Piper Sheldon
Yet another classic swoony fall romance in the Cozy Creek universe, which reads as a standalone, this one is for all the grumpy/sunshine trope lovers out there! Claire is desperate for a place to rent after her boyfriends kicks her out of their home, just as she’s about to get a big break in her journalism career, and it seems like she’s found the perfect place in a quaint small town; the catch? An annoyingly handsome and uptight owner with a long list of rules and a stipulation that she stays out of his way and doesn’t bother him. But Claire’s got a nose for news and as her attraction grows, it gets harder to stay away!
A Season for Falling by Kate O'Shaughnessy
If “Gilmore Girls” and childhood star memoir tell-alls had a baby, it would be this book! Claire is through with fame and just wants to live an unknown life in her small Connecticut town and save up enough to attend NYU- after starring on America’s favorite sitcom, her father/manager left her with a series of betrayals that stole her innocence and desire to ever act again. But when her former co-star/ex-best friend Luke lands in town to shoot a new movie, offering her exactly what she needs to go to NYU if she lets him shadow her while researching for a role, how can she refuse?
Fall Me Maybe by Laney Hatcher
We cannot get enough of the Cozy Creek life! Lu is determined to find The One ™ but the dating app life is hard, and date after date leads to disasters, getting stood up, and even being ghosted! All of these dates has led to a lot of time in the car of the only ride share driver in town, Noah, and while he isn’t ready to share why he’s in town, he can’t help but charm Lu with his jokes and rare smiles.She can’t help but feel excited every time she orders a ride share, because even if her date is a dud, she thinks she might just have found the ride of her life…
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
No fall romance book list would be complete without this sweet and steamy journey to Dream Harbor, a nod to Stars Hollow and the Gilmore Girl fans whose favorite couple is Luke and Lorelai! Jeanie is burnt out by her desk job and is thrilled when her aunt gifts her a chance at a new life; running the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small and adorable town of Dream Harbor. While the local grumpy, but gorgeous, farmer, Luke, avoids the town’s gossip and festivities at all cost, Jeanie’s arrival upsets his usual routines, and while he wants nothing to do with her, he can’t seem to stay away… With a sunshine city girl and grumpy small town farmer dynamic and a dash of a mystery, this is the perfect recipe for the quintessential fall read!
If you’re looking for a bit more of Sabrina the Witch/ Practical Magic vibes, don’t worry, we’ve got a list of romances sure to cast a spell on you with the most magical element of them all: love!
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Witchy, witty, and whimsical, this cozy tale about the power of found family and letting love find you feels like a warm hug! Mika Moon is used to being alone, from being orphaned at an early age and having to stay away from the other few witches in Britain to prevent their powers from drawing attention, but it’s a lonely life to lead and while she’s a rule follower, what could an online account following her “pretend” witchy life hurt, no one will believe her, right? Wrong! A mysterious message arrives, begging her to travel to the faraway Nowhere House where three young witches are in need of a witchy tutor, the other quirky inhabitants need corralling, and a handsome but prickly librarian needs to learn how to let his walls down…
With All My Haunted Heart by Isabel Sterling
This enchanting debut will haunt you in the best of ways! Pippa is desperate for business with a new DIY-magic shop in town, pulling all of her usual customers with their low prices, even if the results are unpredictable with questionable crystals and herb blends. She jumps at the job offer to rid her best friend’s bed and breakfast of any ghosts, but when his co-owner, Elle, asks Pippa to leave the spirits alone and haunt the B&B to provide an edge over their competition, Pippa is challenged to test the limits of her magic AND her blossoming attraction to Elle…
The Pumpkin Bride by
You won’t get more of a nostalgia hit than this monster mash-up of “Shrek” and “The Princess Bride” vibes! It’s always fall in the kingdom of Harvest Hollow and while golden leaves swirl and the smell of cinnamon is everywhere, Princess Marigold can’t enjoy the festivities as she tries to escape her arranged marriage to the kingdom’s most selfish prince by running into the woods and straight into the arms of a gruff pumpkin farmer. While she seeks refuge in the hulking ogre’s patch, she feels so at home, but why? Unbeknownst to her, this ogre is cursed and a cruel stipulation won’t let him reveal his identity as her long lost childhood sweetheart, but as their connection grows and he falls for Marigold all over again, will she be able to figure it out, set him free, and escape her engagement before the first snow fall?!
No Charm Done by Emily Grimoire
Calling all witches who grew up on “Charmed,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” and “Hocus Pocus,” this trip to the magical Oak Haven will keep you laughing and awwing out loud the whole way through! Luna doesn’t love working reception at her family’s inn, but it’s a rite of passage she can’t escape until the perfect escape presents himself; a trip to save the magician who once saved her mom’s life! But when the magician turns out to be distractingly handsome, their magic is revealed to humans, and the Inn comes under threat, they’ll have to work together before their magical world and loved ones are destroyed, taking the rest of the world with it!
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