These Cozy Fall Romance Books Feel Like a Warm Hug

Because nothing says fall quite like staying in on a chilly day with a great new book.

By jacqueline weiss Oct 09, 2025 6:00 PM
| Updated Oct 09, 2025 6:54 PM
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‘Tis the season for cozying up with a cuddly blanket, the perfect cinnamon-y candle, and a stack of cozy fall romance books.

While we love sweater weather activities like apple picking and visiting pumpkin patches, there’s nothing like reading a new book that you just can’t put down on a crisp fall day.

Whether you’re in the mood for something magical like The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, a small town story such as The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore, or maybe a little bit of spice like The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston, these are recent releases, BookTok favorites and bestsellers that you’ll fall in love with reading.

These books are also all available on Audible, if an audiobook is more your thing!

Keep reading for the 10 cozy fall romance books you need to add to your to be read list immediately.

‘The Spellshop’ by Sarah Beth Durst

When the introverted Kiela returns to the remote island where she was born and opens a secret spellshop, she has to learn to open herself up to others, including her charming neighbor Larran. This book is the perfect blend of cottagecore and slow-burn romantasy that will keep you completely immersed.

‘It’s Different This Time’ by Joss Richard

Former roommates June Wood and Adam Harper are unexpectedly back under the same roof after not speaking for years, bringing buried feelings and complications to the surface. You won’t be able to put down this second-chance, friends-to-lovers story.

‘The Thursday Murder Club’ by Richard Osman

Four friends who meet to investigate unsolved murders at their retirement village are unexpectedly thrust into their first live murder case. There’s a little romance, mysteries to be solved, and a whole lot of intrigue. After you read the book, watch the Netflix movie

‘A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping’ by Sangu Mandanna

Let this magical story whisk you away to an enchanted inn in Lancashire, England, run by the exiled witch Sera Swan. But when the handsome magical historian Luke Larsen shows up, she might be able to restore her power for good, and even find love.

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‘Falling Like Leaves’ by Misty Wilson

High school senior Ellis is uprooted from New York City to the quaint town of Bramble Falls, Connecticut in this heartfelt YA romance. Not only is she adjusting to her new life in a place *obsessed* with their annual Falling Leaves Festival, she’s constantly running into Cooper, her first kiss who now wants nothing to do with her.

‘The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

If you’re a fan of Lorelai and Luke’s dynamic on Gilmore Girls, you’ll love getting to know new-in-town Jeanie and farmer Logan in The Pumpkin Spice Café. Set in the charming town of Dream Harbor, it’s a super cozy story while still putting the *spice* in pumpkin spice.

‘The Dead Romantics’ by Ashley Poston

In this enchanting read, Florence Day is a romance ghostwriter whose recent breakup has her thinking that love is dead. But when she returns to her hometown after a decade away for her dad’s funeral, Florence encounters a handsome ghost with unfinished business that leaves her second-guessing what she thought she knew about love.

‘Fall I Want’ by Lyra Parish

The sparks are flying between Autumn and Zane from the start of this spicy small town story. But will their fake relationship, set up to protect Autumn from her ex, turn into something more? Cozy up to a copy and find out.

‘Shady Hollow’ by Juneau Black

In this clever whodunnit mystery, you’ll quickly fall in love with the woodland creatures of Shady Hollow who (mostly) live in peace. But after Otto, a toad, turns up dead, local reporter Vero Vixen, a fox, is on the case to figure out who committed the crime.

‘In the Company of Witches’ by Auralee Wallace

When a woman dies in the cozy New England bed & breakfast that Brynn Warren runs with her aunts, she has to put her sleuthing skills and magic to work to prove Aunt Nora’s innocence. Curl up with this witchy story to find out if Brynn can crack the case.

Heading on a fall getaway? Check out our favorite books to beat boredom while traveling.

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