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A cozy small-town romance series
A small town where everyone meddles, no one forgets, and love always finds its way back home. Maple-tree-lined streets, pumpkin spice in the air, and the kind of slow-burn romance that builds like firewood — quietly, until the whole thing catches.
perfect if you love
small town
second chance romance
matchmaking family
found family
childhood sweethearts
forced proximity
he never moved on
slow burn
Book One
Pumpkin spice, cozy nights, and one very distracting firefighter ex.
the story
I came home to run my mother’s café. I did not come home to fall back in love with Luke Bennett.
Three years ago I left Autumn Ridge with a broken heart, a one-way ticket out, and a promise to myself that I would never, ever set foot in this town again.
And then my mother got sick.
Now I’m running her café, sleeping in my childhood bed, and trying very hard to forget that the boy who broke my heart in high school grew up to be the town’s hottest firefighter — the one who saves cats from trees on weekdays and bakes prize-winning sourdough on weekends.
Luke wants to talk. Luke wants to apologize. Luke wants to explain.
I want to throw a pumpkin at his head. Then maybe — possibly — let him kiss me. Just once. Just to see.
Small towns don’t forget. Small towns don’t let you off easy. And Autumn Ridge has been waiting three years to give us a second chance, whether we want one or not.
What readers have to say
— Eva D.
Goodreads review
Luke Bennett is the small-town hero we’ve been waiting for. The way he held space for Hazel without pushing her made me cry actual tears.
— Romance Reader Daily
#cozyromance pick
I want to move to Autumn Ridge. I want to drink coffee at Hazel’s café. I want Luke to bake me bread. KJ built a whole world I want to live insid
— Nida A.
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What readers have to say
— Hira K.
Goodreads review
— Romance Reader Daily
Book blog
— Sarah M.
Amazon · verified purchase
"Ethan Wilder ruined every book boyfriend who came before him. The tension, the banter, the way he looks at her — KJ Raffat writes the kind of slow burn that genuinely makes your hands shake."
"I am OBSESSED. The prank wars in book two had me crying with laughter, and then she goes and writes a chapter that gutted me. KJ writes heroes who fall first AND fall hardest — exactly my brand."
"A Merry Misdeal is officially in my Christmas re-read rotation forever. Olivia and Alexander? Iconic. Fake dating + only one bed + grumpy boss energy was everything I needed."
"A Fiery Fall Love is exactly the cozy small-town romance I needed during pumpkin spice season. The matchmaking grandma had me in stitches. KJ has a gift for making side characters feel real."
"The way KJ writes yearning should be illegal. I read this in one sitting at 2am, then immediately bought every other book in the series. Auto-buy author for life."
"Sweet AND steamy is right. The romance hits all the swoony beats but the spice is genuinely chef's kiss. I love that her heroines have spine — they don't just fall, they make him work for it."
"Ethan Wilder ruined every book boyfriend who came before him. The tension, the banter, the way he looks at her — KJ Raffat writes the kind of slow burn that genuinely makes your hands shake."
"I am OBSESSED. The prank wars in book two had me crying with laughter, and then she goes and writes a chapter that gutted me. KJ writes heroes who fall first AND fall hardest — exactly my brand."
"A Merry Misdeal is officially in my Christmas re-read rotation forever. Olivia and Alexander? Iconic. Fake dating + only one bed + grumpy boss energy was everything I needed."
"A Fiery Fall Love is exactly the cozy small-town romance I needed during pumpkin spice season. The matchmaking grandma had me in stitches. KJ has a gift for making side characters feel real."
"The way KJ writes yearning should be illegal. I read this in one sitting at 2am, then immediately bought every other book in the series. Auto-buy author for life."
"Sweet AND steamy is right. The romance hits all the swoony beats but the spice is genuinely chef's kiss. I love that her heroines have spine — they don't just fall, they make him work for it."
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Book Two
Book Three