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Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson
Pub date Sept 2 2025
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Rating 4/5
Spice 0/5
Plot 4/5
Primary Genre YA Romance
A city girl stuck in a small town must confront her future & her old flame while the town prepares for an annual fall festival.

First post for my new blog series is live! My American Indie Book Store Tour starts out in the midwest, specifically North Dakota. Since there were only fourteen stores that I was able to dig up info on, this post is an in depth look at each store. C

The Cinnamon Spice Inn by Harper Graham Maple Falls #1
Rating: 4/5
Spice: 2/5
Plot: 3/5
Primary Genre: Contemporary Romance/Fall
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Food writer Madison has convinced herself she belongs in NYC. Then she’s called back to Maple Falls to

☠️𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐄☠️

𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗯:

𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮．
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦， 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭．
𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴．�𝘕𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 ?

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Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson

Bramble Falls #1

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Rating: 4/5

Spice: 0/5

Plot: 4/5

Primary Genre: YA Romance

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Blurb:

Gilmore Girls meets Jenny Han in this autumnal teen rom-com about a city girl stuck in a quaint small town who must confront her future and her old flame while the town prepares for an annual fall festival. Ellis has a lot of expectations for her senior year, but moving from Manhattan to Bramble Falls, Connecticut is not one of them. Yet in the wake of her parents' separation, that's exactly where she and her mother are headed. Bramble Falls might be charming, but it's also full of distractions. Like local barista Cooper Barnett, Ellis's one-time best friend—and first kiss—who has not only majorly glowed up but wants nothing to do with Ellis. Then there's the Falling Leaves Festival, a month-long tourist attraction run by Ellis's aunt—celebrating everything autumn. The festival seems nice and all, but Ellis doesn't have time to be roped into her aunt's enthusiastic planning. Dragged to each event, she can't stop bumping into Cooper, the one person she's hoping to avoid. But the longer she stays in Bramble Falls, the harder it is to pretend she's not falling for this town and the people in it. As her return to Manhattan gets pushed further and further out, Ellis is forced to confront exactly what she wants for her future—and what that means for her present.

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Never Been Witched by Molly Harper

Starfall Point #3

Rating: 5/5

Spice: 1/5

Plot: 5/5

Primary Genre: Paranormal Romance/Witchy Romance

Blurb:

"Amid magical shenanigans...this book might just have you laughing out loud." —Hazel Beck for Witches Get Stuff Done

Shy, sunshiney small-town antiques expert and full-time witch-slash-ghost wrangler catches feelings for the charming, perfectly polished customer in an expensive suit as they work together to renovate his family's historic (and definitely haunted) hotel.

Alice Seastairs is in a precarious position for a witch—isolated from her coven and regretting a lot of her choices. Keeping herself from her sisters is the only way she can protect them from a threat only she knows is coming. While Alice should be searching for the final missing Welling locks and protecting the ghostly residents of Shaddow House, she distracts herself with a job offer from Collin Bancroft. Handsome, surprisingly sweet and filthy rich, Collin needs her expertise to restore his historic Duchess Hotel from the previous owner's ghastly citrus-toned taste. Little does he know, Alice is also the perfect consultant for what to do when you discover a ghost running nightly through the hotel hallways. Spoiler alert: The solution is almost always late night snacking and smooching.

The weight of Alice's secrets only gets worse when her manipulative grandparents threaten to ruin her relationship with Collin. And because her life isn't complicated enough, Collin's delusional ex walks back into his life like she never left. And then there's the minor problem of an ancient magical family trying to take over Shaddow House, using the ghosts within for who-knows-what to further their nefarious agenda. Alice can only avoid her coven for so long before they come looking for her… She could really use a friend—or a house full of family, both living and dead.

Will Alice break from generational toxic patterns and claim the joy that she deserves? A witch doesn't kiss and spell...

USA Today bestselling author Molly Harper's romances are perfect for readers looking for:

witchy magic and ghostly companions
a cozy small-town setting
laugh-out-loud humor and hijinks
a coven full of best friends that are like sisters
light mystery

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It’s Fall Ya’ll

Pull out the leggings and get ready for PSLs!

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Coffee Break With The Billionaire by Holly Kerr

Rating: 3/5

Spice: 0/5

Primary Genre: Billionaire Romance/RomCom

Trigger Warnings: Alcohol use, bad parenting

Plot 3/5:

Billionaire heiress Fenella needs to go into hiding after her most recent, very public break up with her cheating ex. Where to? Her other ex’s (who’s a prince, by the way) remote town! Well, technically it’s a whole country. Fenella can’t get enough of the local coffee shop, Coffee For the Sole, and her pumpkin spice lattes. She also becomes interesting in the coffee shop owner, Silas, once she realizes there’s more to him than coffee beans.

Tropes:
• cinnamon roll hero
• friends-to-lovers
• small town
• opposites attract