Fall in Love: 14 Cozy Autumn Romance Reads

Sparks fly as the leaves fall this autumn … from the USA Today bestselling superstar romance author of the Boston Bolts hockey series comes a spicy and swoony friends-to-lovers, fake-dating delight.

Kian Ishida is all about parties, hockey, and living in the moment. But when he realizes he’s headed to the NHL without his degree, his late dad’s one wish for him, he’s determined to make up those last few credits. Desperate for help, he joins a fall semester study group led by none other than Scarlett Kilner. She’s as gorgeous as she is smart. Too bad he doesn’t know yet that she’s his coach’s daughter …

Nova Porter isn’t looking for love, and she certainly has no explanation for her attraction to buttoned-up, three-piece-suit-wearing investment banker Charlie Milford. Maybe it’s his charm? Or maybe it’s his determination to help her fledgling business. Either way, she’s distracted every time he’s around, so she offers a proposition. One night. No strings. They’ll kick their uncomfortable attraction to the curb and return to their respective responsibilities. But their explosive night together scatters their expectations like fallen leaves. And Charlie? Well, Charlie knows a good investment when he sees one. He’s hoping he can convince Nova he’s worth some of her time.

Cozy up with your pumpkin spiced latte and a slice of apple pie, because it’s time to fall in love in Bramley Hollow … A fall-inspired second-chance romance about a woman who returns home after inheriting her grandmother’s diner, only to discover the contractor she must hire was her high school crush. Will they learn that sweater weather is better together?

Can they stop hating each other long enough to fall in love? “This gender-swapped When Harry Met Sally retelling is for anyone who craves romance novels with realistic and flawed characters. Ari and Josh circle each other for years in the kind of delicious, slow-burn tension that only comes from a well-executed enemies-to-friends-to-lovers arc” (NPR). With sharp observations and sizzling chemistry, You, Again explores the dynamics of co-ed friendship in this sparkling romantic comedy of modern love in all its forms.

As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic and keep her head down. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age, she’s used to being alone. But then an unexpected message arrives begging her to travel to the remote and mysterious Nowhere House to teach three young witches how to control their magic. It breaks all the rules, but Mika goes anyway, and is immediately tangled up in the lives and secrets of not only her three charges, but also an absent archaeologist, a retired actor, two long-suffering caretakers, and … Jamie, the handsome and prickly librarian of Nowhere House. As Mika begins to find her place, she’ll need to decide whether to risk everything to protect a found family she didn’t know she was looking for …

Welcome to Solace Springs … A small-town cafe owner and a globe-trotting billionaire discover that their online connection is more than just business when they clash over an old inn in this spicy yet heartwarming romance.

Legacies and hearts collide when a woman embarks on a film project about an extraordinary family’s rich history in this bewitching romance by USA Today bestselling author Ashley Herring Blake. “Blake skillfully brings these characters to life with nuance and depth and also perfectly sets the autumn scene with delightful details … Blake has written an exceptional, tear- and joy-inducing queer love story, and readers will be thrilled with cameos from old Clover Lake friends in this third series entry” (Library Journal, starred review).

A woman reunites with her first love to solve the mystery of the strange occurrences plaguing her family’s pear orchard — only to discover the land holds more magic than she thought — in this cozy second chance romance.

Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one — in part because she hasn’t been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. But with the autumn festival approaching, and with it the Gauntlet of the Grove — a spellcasting tournament Emmy’s family judges — it turns out the pull of tradition is strong enough to bring Emmy back. At least she’ll get to spend time with her best friend, Linden Thorn. On her first night home, Emmy runs into Talia Avramov — an all-around badass adept in the darker magical arts. It turns out Talia and Linden were both seeing the same guy — unbeknownst to either of them. And now they want their revenge. Only one question stands: Is Emmy in? But more concerning of all: Why can’t Emmy stop thinking about the terrifyingly competent, devastatingly gorgeous, wickedly charming Talia Avramov?

Each year, The Dead of Night Halloween store appears in a new location. No one sees them setting up or tearing down — one day it’s just there and then, two days after Halloween, it’s gone. Pepper White knows exactly how this works. For five years, ever since the last Keeper of the Store tricked her, she’s been cursed — appearing when the store does, and disappearing when it goes away. But when Christina Loring walks in the door, their chemistry is instantaneous and Pepper finds herself wishing for more time. To have a chance at happily ever after, Pepper has to do the one thing she swore she wouldn’t — find the right treat to trick someone else into taking on the curse. But all’s fair in love and spells, and this spooky season, Pepper and Christina are ready to stir up trouble in the name of love.

A kitchen witch with a penchant for baking and a (literally) cursed love life meets someone who’s worth breaking a hex for in this enchanting romance debut written with a heap of spice and an equal measure of heart.

Twenty-nine-year-old Niki Randhawa has always made practical decisions. But when she’s laid off, Niki realizes that practical hasn’t exactly paid off for her. So for the first time ever, she throws caution to the wind and books a last-minute flight to her friend Diya’s wedding. Niki arrives in India just in time to celebrate the fall holiday Diwali, the festival of lights, where she meets London musician Sameer Mukherji. When Niki and Sam join Diya, her husband, and their friends on a group honeymoon, their connection grows deeper. Free-spirited Sam helps Niki get in touch with her passionate and creative side, and with her Indian roots. Now Niki must decide whether to cling to the straight and narrow like always, or to take a leap of faith and live the kind of bold life the old Niki never would have dreamed of.