Falling Like Leaves

A small town, a fall festival, and an old flame … Gilmore Girls meets Jenny Han in this seasonal YA romance. ​​ ‘All swoon and fall vibes!’ Lynn Painter, bestselling author of Better Than the Movies Ellis has a plan: apply to Columbia University, study journalism, set herself up for a respectable career. So when her parents announce they’re separating, and Ellis has to move with her mom from NYC to Bramble Falls, Connecticut, it couldn’t come at a worse time. Especially as Ellis has no time for distractions, and Bramble Falls has the biggest one of all – local barista Cooper Barnett, former best friend and first kiss, now majorly glowed-up and ignoring Ellis completely. With her aunt roping her into helping plan The Falling Leaves Festival, the biggest event on the Bramble Falls calendar, Ellis can’t stop bumping into Cooper, and can’t help but fall in love with the town and the people in it. As her return to Manhattan gets pushed further and further back, Ellis is caught between the future each place represents. Maybe there are some things you can’t plan for…

A small town, a fall festival, and an old flame … Gilmore Girls meets Jenny Han in this seasonal YA romance. ​​ ‘All swoon and fall vibes!’ Lynn Painter, bestselling author of Better Than the Movies Ellis has a plan: apply to Columbia University, study journalism, set herself up for a respectable career. So when her parents announce they’re separating, and Ellis has to move with her mom from NYC to Bramble Falls, Connecticut, it couldn’t come at a worse time. Especially as Ellis has no time for distractions, and Bramble Falls has the biggest one of all – local barista Cooper Barnett, former best friend and first kiss, now majorly glowed-up and ignoring Ellis completely. With her aunt roping her into helping plan The Falling Leaves Festival, the biggest event on the Bramble Falls calendar, Ellis can’t stop bumping into Cooper, and can’t help but fall in love with the town and the people in it. As her return to Manhattan gets pushed further and further back, Ellis is caught between the future each place represents. Maybe there are some things you can’t plan for…

For the first printing only! This paperback features stenciled sprayed edges while supplies last. 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 plan: spend her senior fall prepping her application for Columbia, get into their journalism program, and set the foundation for a respectable career. So when her parents announce that not only are they separating, but Ellis has to move with her mom from New York City to Bramble Falls, Connecticut, to live with her aunt and cousin, it couldn't come at a worse time. From past summers spent in Connecticut, Ellis knows Bramble Falls is idyllic and charming. But it also seems to be full of distractions. There's local barista Cooper Barnett, Ellis's one-time best friend and first kiss who now wants nothing to do with Ellis. And then there's the Falling Leaves Festival, a local autumnal celebration run by Ellis's aunt where people from all over come to see Bramble Falls's beautiful foliage. The house is stuffed with decorations, and every conversation seems to center around the festival. Dragged to every oh-so-charming event from apple picking to pumpkin carving, Ellis can't stop bumping into Cooper...or falling for the quaint town and its quirky residents. As her return to Manhattan gets repeatedly delayed, Ellis finds herself caught between two very different places--and the futures they represent.

For the first printing only! This paperback features stenciled sprayed edges while supplies last. 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 plan: spend her senior fall prepping her application for Columbia, get into their journalism program, and set the foundation for a respectable career. So when her parents announce that not only are they separating, but Ellis has to move with her mom from New York City to Bramble Falls, Connecticut, to live with her aunt and cousin, it couldn't come at a worse time. From past summers spent in Connecticut, Ellis knows Bramble Falls is idyllic and charming. But it also seems to be full of distractions. There's local barista Cooper Barnett, Ellis's one-time best friend and first kiss who now wants nothing to do with Ellis. And then there's the Falling Leaves Festival, a local autumnal celebration run by Ellis's aunt where people from all over come to see Bramble Falls's beautiful foliage. The house is stuffed with decorations, and every conversation seems to center around the festival. Dragged to every oh-so-charming event from apple picking to pumpkin carving, Ellis can't stop bumping into Cooper...or falling for the quaint town and its quirky residents. As her return to Manhattan gets repeatedly delayed, Ellis finds herself caught between two very different places--and the futures they represent.