Sweet Cider Kisses: A Cozy Small-Town Friends-to-Lovers Romance with Autumn Magic and Enchanted Baking

A magical orchard. A cozy small town. A second-chance romance as warm as a fresh-baked pie.

When big-city baker Ember Nash rushes home to the quiet village of Whisperwood, she doesn’t expect to find her aunt’s beloved apple orchard failing—or the magic that once made it special, gone. Determined to save it, Ember rolls up her sleeves, dusts off her childhood recipe journal, and prepares to rekindle both the orchard and the sense of wonder she left behind.

What she didn’t plan on? Running into Rowan Chen—the steady, quietly charming boy who once stole her heart under the harvest moon. Now grown, Rowan is still rooted in Whisperwood… and in Ember’s memories.

Together, they’ll have to dig into old family recipes, forgotten folklore, and the town’s fading traditions to breathe life back into the orchard. But as cider starts to sparkle and the leaves begin to glow, Ember realizes the real magic might just be the community she left behind—and the man she never stopped loving.

Sweet Cider Kisses is a cozy, feel-good friends-to-lovers romance full of autumn charm, enchanted baking, and heartfelt connection. Perfect for fans of clean, small-town love stories with just a touch of magic and absolutely no spice—just sweet, swoony warmth. Featuring a delightfully neurodivergent heroine, this is a gentle, disability-positive story about coming home to yourself, your roots, and your people.