Three Clean Fall Romance Books With Apple-Themes To Read This Autumn
Looking for a clean, fall romance book to enjoy this autumn? Here’s three cozy apple-themed romances filled with orchards, cider, small-town charm and sweet fall love stories.
Apples and fall simply belong together. From orchard rows and candy apples to warm slices of apple pie, few things capture the season quite as perfectly. Add a clean, fall romance book featuring a charming small town and a little sweater-weather nostalgia, and you have the makings of an ideal cozy fall read.
These three stand out for combining autumn atmosphere with romance that stays on the sweeter side. Here are a few clean, fall romance books to cozy up to this autumn.
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1. Candy Apple Kisses by Amy Clipston
Thomas Nelson, 2026
Amy Clipston’s Candy Apple Kisses checks nearly every box for a cozy fall romance. Set in the North Carolina mountains, the story follows artist Emily Carmichael as she returns to her hometown of Splendid Lake after learning that her childhood best friend, Jake Hughes, is struggling to save his family’s beloved apple orchard.
Emily comes home intending to help Jake fight the corporate developer threatening the orchard, but being back among familiar faces, fall traditions and plenty of candy apples brings old feelings to the surface too. What begins as a mission to save a piece of their hometown gradually becomes something much more personal.
Why we love it for fall: A family apple orchard, North Carolina mountain scenery, candy apples, longtime friendship, a small-town homecoming and a sweet romance make this clean, fall romance book feel made for autumnal afternoons.
2. The Apple Cider Orchard by Melissa Hill
HarperCollins, 2026
If your perfect fall escape involves an apple orchard and a charming village, The Apple Cider Orchard offers both.
After the death of her grandmother, Molly Harris has barely given herself time to grieve. When her Manhattan boss insists she take a month away from work, Molly travels to Ireland to fulfill a promise connected to an ancient oak in Golden Valley.
Her arrival does not go quite according to plan. Before long she collides with Jack Flynn, the protective owner of Goldenridge Orchard, who is fighting to keep corporate buyers from taking over his land. As Molly becomes increasingly involved in village life and the effort to save the orchard, her temporary trip begins to feel less temporary, especially as her relationship with Jack deepens.
The Apple Cider Orchard launches Hill’s new Golden Valley series.
Why we love it for fall: An Irish village, an apple orchard, cider, community celebrations and a romantic fresh start give this clean, fall romance book all the ingredients of a cozy seasonal escape.
3. Something About September by Julia McKay
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2026
September has always represented possibility to Rebecca Macintosh: crisp mornings, changing leaves and the feeling of a new beginning. This year, however, September means returning to her hometown to deal with the diner she inherited from her grandmother.
Rebecca has only thirty days to fix up the property, and the one contractor available is Cort Adams, her former high-school crush and the man who rejected her a year earlier. Cort is now a single father, and avoiding him becomes increasingly difficult as they work together.
Against a backdrop of golden leaves, hometown memories and plenty of apple pie, Rebecca begins reconsidering not only Cort, but the life she thought she wanted somewhere else.
Why we love it for fall: A small-town diner, apple pie, golden leaves, a hometown return and second-chance romance make this clean, fall romance book an easy addition to a September reading stack.
A Sweeter Kind Of Fall Romance
Whether you want to wander through a North Carolina orchard, escape to an Irish village or spend September in a small town where apple pie is practically part of the scenery, each clean, fall romance book offers its own version of an autumn romance.
All that is left is to pour the cider, find the coziest chair in the house and decide which orchard to visit first.
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