Manhattan food critic Valentina Aragon knows a good meal when she tastes it, and she never expected small-town River Valley to fall onto her plate. Her mentor insists it’s a working retreat to recharge her creativity. But between the chilly days and the warmest people she’s ever met, the town starts to feel less like a temporary stay and more like home. Too bad the one man she clashes with is the one who knows this town best.

Brandon Scott doesn’t need love cluttering a life already full. But the inn’s newest guest is impossible to ignore, even after he puts his foot in his mouth when she first arrives. When an opportunity to make things right lands in his lap, he takes it…and keeps taking it, one fall day at a time.

Acquaintances become friends, friends become something more, and when a figure from Brandon’s past threatens the future he never saw coming, the whole town rallies to protect what matters most.

Cozy comforts inside: slow-burn sweetness, community heart, and a fall romance you’ll want to curl up with.

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