Curl up with a romance that feels like a warm mug in your hands and let autumn slow the world down, one page at a time x
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The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields Sapphic Romance | Romantasy Imagine trading stifling ballrooms for a whimsical island cottage, only to discover your new magic comes with a stinging catch - the Honey Witch can never be loved. It’s all wildflower fields, magical bees, and jars of golden nectar until a grumpy skeptic named Lottie arrives, testing Marigolds resolve and her heart. If you’re looking for a read that feels like a warm cup of tea laced with Regency charm and a dash of Practical Magic, this is your perfect autumn companion. |
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The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore Contemporary Romance | Small-Town Think hallmark movie in book form. Jeanie is an upbeat city girl, leaves her dull Boston desk job behind to run her aunt’s cafe in Dream Harbour & Logan, a local farmer who prefers the quiets of his fields to the town’s nosy gossip A classic grumpy x sunshine romance with a heavy fall aesthetic, crunching leaves, small town delights and the constant aroma of pumpkin spice lattes. |
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The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst Romantasy | Cottage Core Kiela is a socially awkward librarian who has spent her life sequestered with ancient, elite spell books. When her library is burned during a revolution, she flees to her remote childhood island with her best friend (a magically sentient spider plant named Caz) to survive, and opens a secret spell shop disguised as a humble jam store. Expect a sweet, slow burn connection with a nosy but handsome neighbour who keeps showing up to repair Kiela’s cottage. |
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The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong Out Of This World | Queer Love Certainty Bulrush wants to be useful. Unfortunately, her tepid magic hasn’t proven much use to anyone. So when she's given the chance to finally earn her magehood via a seemingly straightforward assignment, she leaps at it. Nevermind that she'll be supervised by Mage Aurelia, the brilliant, unfairly attractive overachiever who's managed to alienate everyone around her. The two are tasked with transporting magical artifacts to somewhere safe. But magic is fickle—add attraction and it might spell trouble. |
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Romantasy | Monster Smut Guinevere is a sheltered merchant’s daughter with a fiery magical secret who finds herself stranded on the dangerous Amber Road. Her only hope for survival is Oskar, a brooding, aloof half-orc who reluctantly agrees to escort her. As they traverse lush forests and cozy-inns, their mutual disdain slowly melts into a passionate connection. Think starlight kisses, shared campfires, and the kind of deep yearning romance that makes you want to curl up with a blanket. |
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A Pack for Autumn by Eliana Lee Cozy Omega-verse | Why Choose Add a bit of spice to your autumn. This ‘why choose’ romance is part of the Cozyverse. Olive is a prickly introvert who moves to the seaside town of Starlight Grove to become a lighthouse keeper at the isolated ocean cottage and the cat who has adopted her. Her solicitude is disrupted when three alpha contractors: the golden retriever Easter, the protective Viking Lars and the soulful Finn arrive to restore the lighthouse and decide that she is exactly what their pack is missing. |
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The Duke’s Secret by Sue Williams Historical Romance The historical intrigue you need this Autumn as a captivating dual timeline mystery. In the late 18th century, young housemaid Mary Ann Marshall forms a forbidden connection with a dashing army officer, the future Duke of Wellington on the eve of his departure for war. Fast forward two hundred years to modern day Australia, where a journalist named Ava sets out to prove her family’s shocking claim; that they are the direct descendants of the Iron Duke himself. |
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Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett Romantasy | Magical Agnes Aubert is a meticulously organised type A manager of a cat rescue in 1920s Montreal who uses lists to keep her grief at bay after losing her husband. When her shelter is destroyed, she is forced to move into a building owned by the infuriatingly handsome and notoriously disorganised Havelock Renard who is secretly running an illegal magic ship out of the basement. This is the perfect grumpy x sunshine slow-burn romance to start your cozy Autumn. |
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The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn by Valerie Bowman Contemporary Romance | Rivals to Lovers The ultimate seasonal romance. Ellie’s city life crumbles when she is dumped and fired on the same day. She retreats to her family’s inn, tucked inside an apple orchard only to find her planned refuge occupied by Aidan, the stubborn (and very attractive) son of the orchard owner. Packed with crisp autumn imagery and the chaos of planning a Harvest Festival, you can expect plenty forced proximity, a childhood friends to rivals to lovers arc, and a classic grumpy x sunshine dynamic |
