First published 2026
She returns to Autumn Ridge after college, convinced she has outgrown her teenage infatuation with Archer Kade. Back then, she wore too much sparkly eyeshadow and filled diary pages with their names linked together. Now Archer notices her in ways he never did when she was the awkward girl with braces and pimples. The former rodeo star walks her home, makes her laugh, and runs Horseshoe Holler Stables while helping with the fall festival. He looks at her like she matters, not like the teenager who once desperately wanted his attention. Her father, Autumn Ridge's mayor, warns that Archer means trouble. She knows her dad is right, but she cannot resist. Archer appears everywhere she goes, and her old feelings surge back stronger than before. She left town hoping distance would cure her crush. This autumn might prove some feelings never truly fade.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, adult, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, heartwarming, intimate, nostalgic, romantic
Tropes: forced-proximity, friends-to-lovers, second-chance-romance, small-town-romance
Setting: Autumn Ridge, Horseshoe Holler Stables
370 pages · Paperback · Draft Horse Publishing