Top 10 Best Fall Romance Books With Cozy Autumn Love

1. The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
2. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
3. First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
4. The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
5. Layla by Colleen Hoover
6. Meet Me on Love Lane by Nina Bocci
7. November 9 by Colleen Hoover
8. Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
9. The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert
10. Well Met by Jen DeLuca

Reviews of My Favorite Cozy Fall Romances

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living is often described as one of the best books like Gilmore Girls. Protagonist Livvy leaves behind a fancy pastry chef job in Boston and visits her friend in a quaint Vermont town.

She takes a job at a local inn and starts befriending the townsfolk and falling for a local who comes home to care for his ailing father. In this small-town romance novel, there is a Harvest dinner, an apple pie contest, and everything you would expect from a cozy fall romance.

It’s a must-read for fans of Gilmore Girls, and it’s popular with readers of The Literary Lifestyle.

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

The Dead Romantics is a truly unique and satisfying ghostly love story that’s nowhere near as dark as it sounds.

Florence is a big-city ghostwriter who gave up her belief in love. When her editor won’t extend a deadline for her and her father dies, she returns home to her Southern family’s funeral parlor.

There, she finds the ghost of her editor, and he’s ready to challenge everything she believes about love. I loved the non-spooky ghost vibes in this one!

First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen 

Waverley has started a healing candy company that’s destroying all of her work-life balance.  Meanwhile, her sister, Sydney Waverley, longs for a baby, and Sydney’s daughter, Bay, has fallen in unrequited love.

When a mysterious stranger arrives, they must each make choices as they await the apple tree’s blossoming during the fall season’s First Frost.

It’s an enchanting story of love, loss, and starting all over again. And, when I say enchanting, I mean enchanting. It has all the magical feels of fall along with some light family drama.

The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman

The Invisible Hour is one of the most unique fall romance books because it blends magical realism and time travel.

Mia was born to a single teen mother who found an unlikely (and unhappy) home in a Massachusetts cult, where she was raised. Secretly, she became an avid reader, and she was especially inspired by one book to escape the cult: the classic novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It’s about a scorned woman who conceived a child through an affair, which is reminiscent of her own mother’s story.

Upon Mia’s escape, she finds family in the home of a librarian and her partner. Thereafter, time holds no boundaries as she travels back in time and falls in love with the novel’s writer, becoming his muse.

Besides the autumnal magic elements of this novel, it’s also ripe with poetic prose about fall in New England that gives you all the fall feels. It’s great for fans of the classics.

Layla by Colleen Hoover

Popular author Colleen Hoover seems to have written just about every type of love story, and Layla is her “ghost love story.”  

In this fall thriller, Leeds wants to spend his life with Layla, but he’s torn because she was left a different woman as the result of a violent attack.  When they retreat to a “bed and breakfast,” Layla’s behavior becomes downright bizarre.

That’s not the only odd thing happening in this place! When Leeds meets a “guest” named Willow, he starts falling for her in an eerily passionate affair. This ultimately leads to him learning the truth about what happened to Layla and the strange occurrences that threaten their second chance at love.

It’s strange and paranormal, yet, just as satisfying as all of Colleen Hoover’s books.

Related Post: Layla Summary

Meet Me on Love Lane by Nina Bocci

Meet Me on Love Lane is one of the top Fall romantic comedy books to curl up with.  

New Yorker Charlotte temporarily returns to her hometown of Hope Lake, Pennsylvania, fired and broke. It’s far more fun than she imagined, as she connects with old friends and family and gets a job running a flower store.

Her only problem is a big one — a love triangle involving the small town’s high school English teacher and the doctor. This one offers light fall small-town charm.

November 9 by Colleen Hoover

In the fall-set book November 9, Fallon is a young woman wishing to escape from a past that left both physical and emotional scars.  The day before her big move across the country to start a new life, she has a chance encounter with an aspiring novelist named Ben, who offers her a fake relationship in a sticky situation.

Their time together that day may seem like the makings of a one-night stand, but after Fallon and Ben go in separate directions, they continue to meet every November 9. The one-of-a-kind Fallon becomes Ben’s unexpected muse.

However, as Fallon deals with deeply rooted personal issues, she also questions Ben’s true motives and wonders how their lives and his novel will end.

This is one of the best Colleen Hoover novels! Its emotional twist makes it a must-read for her biggest fans.

Related Post: Summary of November 9

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

Practical Magic is the first book in a bewitching series of cozy romance books about the Owens sisters, long cursed in love.  They live with their elderly aunts in Massachusetts, where they are taunted for living in a musty house with mysterious potions and black cats. 

As adults, they escape, but when the men in their lives die, they are brought back together and deal with their family drama, leading them back to their aunts.

Practical Magic is a long-beloved and exquisitely crafted character-driven novel that will make you want to binge the Practical Magic book series this spooky season.

The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert

In The Simplicity of Cider, a cider maker wants nothing more than a simple life in her family’s Wisconsin orchard, but her brother has plans to sell.

When a single dad and his young son arrive and help her run the orchard, feelings begin to run deep. To her surprise, she also makes a connection with the little boy, particularly as they both have “mommy” issues.

It’s a charming and light yet meaningful story of love, family, and business that’s as sweet as the delicious fall drink it’s named after. Most readers will find it just as satisfying.

Well Met by Jen DeLuca

In Well Met, a young and single Emily’s sister becomes injured in an accident. So, she moves to her small town to help her recover. She ends up volunteering for the local Renaissance Faire alongside her teenage niece and meeting and falling for the leader who has a complex history with the fair.

It’s cozy and sweet, yet also unique, and the fair brings with it all the fall vibes!