8 Cozy Fall Romance Reads

The recent death of her husband and a corporate hostile takeover have attorney Molly Parr’s head spinning as everything she’s ever worked for could all be over. Her job involves taking control of other companies, but when a man she used to love reenters her life and attempts to take her company, old secrets start to unfold. Can Molly trust the man who once loved and betrayed her, or is this just a scheme to acquire what he wants? A warm and cozy love story set in the corporate world, Hostile Takeover will make your Sunday morning spent in bed fly by.

Arriving in the beautiful city of Rome, Avery Bardot is looking to start new as she leaves behind a soon to be ex-husband. Avery and her best friend Daisy plan to spend the summer indulging in Roman art and culture, especially the food. But when she encounters architect Marcello Bianchi, the love that got away, her world is turned upside down. She should be mourning the end of her marriage but instead is exploring the historic city and swooning over Marcello. But is this actually an opportunity at a fresh start, or is it just a sweet tease before returning to her romance deprived life back home?

When Piper Baird receives a scholarship to the elite Chiswick Academy in Washington DC, her ambitious dreams of becoming a journalist may become a reality as she enters the competitive journalism program. She decides to write an expose‘ on the overprivilged students who attend the academy but soon falls for Rafael Amador, the son of the Spanish ambassador and main subject of her story. He is the center for all things scandalous on Embassy Row and Piper is determined to get the big scoop, until she realizes she’s falling for him and has to choose between love and breaking the story of a lifetime.

Ash Gupta is a senior whose life is going according to plan. His peers admire him and impressive grades may give him the advantage he needs to win over his wealthy parents and the prized scholarship. The only thing standing in his way is Eden Moore, the senior with the perfect GPA and most likely to be awarded valedictorian. The last thing Eden wants is a rivalry with Ash, especially when the scholarship is what she needs to depart from her trailer park life forever. But when the two are paired together for a class project, they discover that they are both in pursuit of their dreams and passionate about what the future may hold for them.

Meg Delaney, chef extraordinaire, hasn’t talked to her cheating ex-fiancé Matt Midland in years. After leaving him at the altar, Meg is finally ready to leave the past behind her. But as soon as she prepares to take the next step in her life, closure is no longer on the menu as Matt’s brother, Kyle, walks back into her life stirring up new feelings of lust. Kyle had always dreamed of being with Meg but could never intrude on his brother’s relationship even if Matt was undeserving of her love. And to complicate things even further, her bestselling cookbook is the topic of a legal dispute between the Midlands. Now Kyle must decide between family and the woman of his dreams.

The freedom to be the kind of girl she’s always been without the judgment of others is all Pen wants. They have a problem with the way she looks and acts as they accuse her of trying to be a boy. Her parents want her to show respect by dressing like a girl and her friend Colby wants her to show loyalty by doing what she tells her. But Pen realizes these words hold no meaning in a world where her old-fashioned parents and detrimental friendships attempt to make her something she’s not. Pen will discover the only way to freely be herself, is to man up.

After experiencing a summer of sizzling secret kissing sessions, book blogger Vivian Galdi’s crush pretends that their private romantic encounters never happened. So Vivian decides to create a list of safe crushes in an attempt to save herself from heartache. But Dallas, the new software designer for the bookstore where she works, is determined to sweep Vivian off her feet as operation replacement crush is underway.

Maribeth Klein is a hard working woman who is so consumed by caring for her husband and twins that she doesn’t even realize that she’s had a heart attack. When she recognizes her recovery is burdening her loved ones, she chooses to pack up and just leave. But many times when we finally get to our destination, we are able to reflect on our lives from a different perspective. Being free of her life’s daily demands and with the help of new friendships, this story tells of modern motherhood by experiencing how Maribeth is able to love, grow and come to terms with secrets she has been keeping from everyone, including herself.