Best Rated Cozy Fall Romance Books
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Best Rated Cozy Fall Romance Books
My Rating of 12 NEW 2026 Cozy Fall Romance Books
I’ve rated these Fall Romance books I have read on:
- Fall vibes: do we have fall weather, cozy sweaters, warm beverages, fall pastries, fall activities?
- Spice Level: these are cozy romances so I’m looking for a sweet yet slightly spicy story. Like a pumpkin spice latte.
- Romance: fall romance feels include friends to lovers, reunited and it feels so good, and fall meet cutes!
Bonfire and Bliss (Hope Harbor 2) by Brittanée Nicole (2026)
Bonfire and Bliss Bookstore by Brittanée Nicole is book two in the Hope Harbor series, but I hadn’t read book one and didn’t need to. I loved the small town autumn feel of this book but WOW was it super-spicy. I also felt the friends-to-lovers shift was super fast (probably to make room for all that spice. More details in my review!
- Friends to lovers (one friend with a BIG crush)
- Fake dating
- A bookstore owner who longs for a real life book boyfriend
- Small town setting
- Goodreads rating: 4.17
- Publication date: August 11, 2026
- Thanks to Putnam for the advance copy
My Ratings of Bonfire and Bliss Bookstore
🍂 Fall Vibes: [5/5] I loved the coastal New England town of Hope Harbor SO much!
❤️ Romance: [3.5/5] The friends to lovers shift was FAST for me, especially when one character started out in friends mode.
🌶️ Spice: [5/5] Whoa! For me, this was super spicy, so if you’re looking for that, this is your fall romance read!
Let’s Kiss and Tell by Joss Richard (2026)
Let’s Kiss and Tell has a fun fake dating premise between two writers who work for the same company. Each of them can give reasons that they don’t want a “real” relationship, … and then there’s the truth. I thought this book had a lot of psychological depth and was a lot of fun to read!
- Fake dating between a sex and relationship writer and a reporter
- Fake feeling become real
- Couple who wants a child-free life
- Goodreads rating 3.8
- Publication date: August 11, 2026
- Thanks to Dell for the advance copy!
My Ratings of Let’s Kiss and Tell
🍂 Fall Vibes: [0/5] Well, this was free of ALL fall vibes (my bad; not every book published in fall is a fall book.) But I did enjoy hanging out in Southern California. Do they even have fall there? Tell me in comments!
❤️ Romance: [4/5] The second act breakup was dramatic, but I kind of loved it too.
🌶️ Spice: [4/5] This was pretty spicy with multiple explicit open door scenes and some sex toys (Lucy does some interesting research for her work!)
Something About September by Julia McKay (2026)
Something About September was Hallmark movie perfection, with a woman returning to her small town to face the guy she crushed on hard in high school. Will the timing ever be right for them?
- Missed chances romance
- The cutest Canadian small town
- Friendship, family, and finally getting the timing right
- Goodreads rating 3.59
- Publication date: August 18, 2026
- Thanks to Putnam for the advance copy!
My rating of something about september
🍂 Fall Vibes: [5/5] A charming small town Fall Festival, baking, pumpkins, and apples
❤️ Romance: [4/5] A very sweet romance between a former high school athlete and the girl who tutored him
🌶️ Spice: [3/5] One very tame open door scene, but mostly sweet stolen kisses
Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia (2026)
- A famous singer-songwriter with writers block
- A children’s TV producer
- She’ll be his temporary muse in her cozy mountain hometown
- I’m getting ALL the Music and Lyrics vibes which is SO exciting!
- Goodreads rating: 4.31
- Publication date: September 8, 2026
- Thanks to Berkley for the advance copy
MY RATINGS OF LOVE FELT LIKE THIS
🍂 Fall Vibes: [3/5] This book is set in fall to winter, but it really leans more toward winter.
❤️ Romance: [4/5] Trope lovers heaven! Celebrity romance, fake dating, single dad, grumpy sunshine….
🌶️ Spice: [3/5] VERY slow burn, but with some open door scenes
Fall Into Place by Kristyn J. Miller (2026)
- A city girl returns to her family’s apple orchard
- She has a crush on the groundskeeper’s son
- A magical autumn in small town Vermont
- Goodreads Rating: 3.94
- Publication date: September 8, 2026
- Thanks to St Martins Press for the advance copy
My Ratings of Fall Into Place
🍂 Fall Vibes: [5/5] An apple orchard in Vermont is about as fall coded as you can get!
❤️ Romance: [3/5] This romance was VERY slow burn.
🌶️ Spice: [1/5] Closed door
Sugar Maple Inn (Solace Springs 2) by Laura Bloom (2026)
- Small town cafe owner and a billionaire meet online
- She wants the inn for her business, he wants to find a family secret
- Close Proximity: stranded on Maple Island overnight
- Goodreads rating: 3.66 Hope this sweetens up soon!
- Publication date: September 15, 2026
- Thanks to Dell for the advance copy.
My Ratings for The Sugar Maple Inn
🍂 Fall Vibes: [5/5] A harvest festival, a bonfire, and loads of sweet maple syrup!
❤️ Romance: [3/5] I didn’t love the dual third person POV, but you might feel differently!
🌶️ Spice: [4/5] Things got pretty spicy, with sexting and open door scenes!
Falling for Peachtree Bluff by Kristy Woodson Harvey (Sept 15)
- The husband of a nearly-divorced woman begs her for a second chance
- Family drama
- Small town charm
- Goodreads rating 4.34
- Publication date: September 15, 2026 by Gallery. Thanks to them for my advance copy!
My ratings of falling for peachtree bluff
🍂 Fall Vibes: [3/5] Peachtree Bluff is charming, but it’s in the South and I wasn’t getting that crisp fall weather vibe.
❤️ Romance: [3/5] This is a multi-character kind of situation, which made things a bit scattered.
🌶️ Spice: [1/5] Closed door.
Season for Falling by Kate O’Shaughnessy (2026)
- Celebrity romance!
- Former child star hiding out in Connecticut is blindsided by her former co-star, and former boyfriend.
- Goodreads rating: 3.67 (but tanked by people who don’t think teens should ever drink in books)
- Publication date: September 22, 2026 by Storytide/Harper Collins
my ratings for a season for falling
🍂 Fall Vibes: [3/5] Yes, this is fall in Connecticut, but the vibes were a bit hazy
❤️ Romance: [4/5] I loved this one. Lucas was PINING for Claire and she didn’t even realize it. I thought this book had a lot of emotional depth!
🌶️ Spice: [2/5] Kissing plus a mention of a side character deciding to sleep with her boyfriend for the first time.
Trust Fall by Lynn Painter
- Autumn in New York
- Hate to Love YA romance
- Beverly Hills 90201 vibes (yay!)
- A fun stolen inheritance plot
- Goodreads rating 4.17
- Publication date: September 29, 2026 by Simon & Schuster Teen. Thanks to them for my advance copy!
My Rating of Trust fall
Trust Fall was a fun hate to love YA romance with tons of banter. Classic Lynn Painter!
🍂 Fall Vibes: 3/5 — Not the strongest of fall vibes, but the Autumn in NYC location was a plus.
❤️ Romance: 4/5 — 400+ pages of banter was a lot for me, but I was rooting for this couple!
🌶️ Spice: 3/5 — Very YA appropriate. Tons of romantic tension and some passionate kisses!
Best Rated Cozy Fall Romances from 2025
Honeycrisp Orchard Inn by Valerie Bowman (2025 by Avon Books)
- Family inn
- Apple orchard
- Forced proximity
- “My childhood friend got hot”
- Hallmark movie vibes
- Goodreads rating: 3.8
- Thanks to Avon for the advance copy
MY RATING OF THE HONEYCRISP ORCHARD INN:
The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn has the broadest appeal of the new fall 2025 cozy romances I read, with a good balance of romance, fall vibes, and spice!
🍂 Fall Vibes: 5/5 — The vibes are impeccable! A charming inn, Pumpkin the Instagram-famous PJ-wearing pug, and a sweet romance.
❤️ Romance: 5/5 — A cute friends-to-lovers romance that totally delivered.
🌶️ Spice: 4/5 — Cozy-appropriate. Descriptive scenes with some dirty talk. I don’t want my cozy fall romances too spicy — but you may feel differently!
It’s Different This Time by Joss Richard (Sept 2025 by Ballantine Books)
- West Village brownstone
- Former roommates reunited
- Forced proximity
- Autumn in New York
- Goodreads rating 3.96
- Thanks to Ballantine for the advance copy
I’d describe It’s Different This Time as fall romance as written by Emily Henry. For me, that’s not a plus, because the dual timeline, angsty characters, and years-past breakup that is NOT EVEN EXPLAINED UNTIL THE VERY END.
But if you love EmHen, this is the fall book for you!
MY RATING OF IT’S DIFFERENT THIS TIME
🍂 Fall Vibes: 3.5/5 — New York City has fall vibes, and there’s plenty of bopping around the city, but it didn’t have the same cozy fall atmosphere as the others.
❤️ Romance: 3.5/5 — Too dark and complicated for a cozy fan pick — parental death and parental rejection are part of the plot.
🌶️ Spice: 4/5 — The love interest is a chef, and this one gets spicy — including action in the kitchen!
Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson (Sept 2025 by Simon Teen)
- YA romance: Gilmore Girls meets Jenny Han
- Cute barista
- Friend breakup turned romance
- City girl and small town guy
- Pretty in Pink vibes with a girl who reimagines vintage clothes
- Can there be TOO many fall references? Maybe?
- Goodreads rating 3.79
- Thanks to Simon Teen for the Advance copy!
If you want the MOST FALL VIBES POSSIBLE, this is your book!
MY RATING OF FALLING LIKE LEAVES
🍂 Fall Vibes: 5/5 🏆 INSANELY HIGH. Apple picking, hayrides, a corn maze, a cat cafe, a pumpkin patch, a harvest moon, a bonfire. If you want maximum fall, this wins.
❤️ Romance: 4/5 — A friends-to-enemies-to-falling-in-love arc with appropriate teen angst.
🌶️ Spice: 2/5 — Very wholesome — one sweet and meaningful makeout scene, Kasie West-level YA spice.
If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia (Sept 2025 by Berkley Romance)
- Vermont Bed and Breakfast
- Divorced mom and single dad
- Cute single dad who bakes
- 1990s setting
- Goodreads rating: 4.0
- Thanks to Berkley for the advance copy!
If you’re looking for a gentle, poignant fall romance about finding love after divorce, this is the pick for you!
MY RATINGS for IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY
🍂 Fall Vibes: 5/5 — A fall harvest festival, pumpkins, an orchard, and baked goods — all the essentials.
❤️ Romance: 4/5 — Very slow burn. Two wary people who circle each other for quite a while. I got a little impatient, but they got there in the end!
🌶️ Spice: 3/5 — Sweet, with a couple of mildly spicy open-door scenes.
The Goode Girls of Maple Lane by Jacqueline Firkins (Sept 2025 by Avon Books)
- Upstate New York Fall Setting
- Found family
- Golden Retriever Main Character+ Golden Retriever Love Interest
- Rescue dog
- Goodreads rating: 3.78
- Thanks to Avon Books for the advance copy!
If you’re looking for a completely heartwarming tale of love and found family, this is the pick for you!
My Ratings for Goode Girls of Maple Lane
🍂 Fall Vibes: 3/5 — There is foliage, cozy sweaters, and some baked goods — but if you want Gilmore Girls pumpkin-spice-on-every-page fall, this might not hit that level.
❤️ Romance: 5/5 — So sweet. Low drama with just one small second-act misunderstanding.
🌶️ Spice: 3.5/5 — Medium open-door spice, with at least three explicit scenes.
Cozy Fall Romances Free on Kindle Unlimited
As of August 2026, these were on KU! Enjoy!
The Goode Girls of Maple Lane by Jacqueline Firkins
- Upstate New York Fall Setting
- Found family
- Golden Retriever Main Character+ Golden Retriever Love Interest
- Rescue dog
- My review of Goode Girls of Maple Lane
Pumpkin and a Patch by Jennifer Peel
- Family farm with a pumpkin patch
- She wrote a hot teen fic about a real guy who is now a scary lawyer
- He’s now the dad of one of her students … uh oh!
Fall into Temptation (Blue Moon #2) by Lucy Score
- Eligible bachelor and his new tenant, a hot yoga teacher
- Cute small town setting
- Meddling families
Not So Fictional Fall by Savannah Scott
- Hot French romance author
- She’s his biggest fan
- His agent suggests a fauxmance
Love and Lattes at Pumpkin Hollow by Victoria Walters
- UK farm setting
- Hate to love
- Fall pumpkin festival
- City guy trying to buy the farm girl’s family farm
- Hallmark movie vibes
- My review of Love and Lattes
What are YOUR favorite cozy fall romances? Tell me in comments so I can check them out!
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