ANew York Timesbestseller!

Gilmore Girlsmeets Jenny Han in this delightfully autumnalsmall-town romance (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about a city girlstuck in a quaint small town who must confront her future and her old flamewhile 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 respectablecareer. So when her parents announce that not only are they separating, butEllis has to move with her mom from New York City to Bramble Falls,Connecticut, to live with her aunt and cousin, it couldnt come at a worsetime.

From past summers spent in Connecticut, Ellis knows Bramble Falls is idyllicand charming. But it also seems to be full of distractions. Theres localbarista Cooper Barnett, Elliss one-time best friend and first kiss who nowwants nothing to do with her. And then theres the Falling Leaves Festival, alocal autumnal celebration run by Elliss aunt where people from all over cometo see Bramble Fallss beautiful foliage. The house is stuffed withdecorations, and every conversation seems to center around the festival.

Dragged to every oh-so-charming event from apple picking to pumpkin carving,Ellis cant stop bumping into Cooperor falling for the quaint town and itsquirky residents. As her return to Manhattan gets repeatedly delayed, Ellisfinds herself caught between two very different placesand the futures theyrepresent.

About the Author

Misty Wilson is theNew York Timesbestsellingauthor of the Bramble Falls series andPlay Like a Girl, heraward-winning debut middle grade graphic memoir.

Misty is a teacher, registered nurse, and a voraciousreader.

She loves binge-watching television series and adoresrom-coms. She lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband and their two daughters.