A Season for Falling
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected Sep 22, 2026
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
A swoony, heartfelt, and evocative standalone paperback original romance about first love, second chances, and finding yourself in the season of change—perfect for fans of Misty Wilson’s FALLING LIKE LEAVES and anyone looking for their next Gilmore Girls-esque fall read.
Some seasons change everything....
Five years ago, Claire was a child star, the goofy punchline of one of America’s favorite sitcoms. Until a series of devastating betrayals by her manager-father left her broke, humiliated, and desperate to disappear.
Now she’s just another high school senior in postcard-perfect Glenridge, Connecticut, determined to leave her past behind. Not even her best friend knows who she used to be—or that she’s scraping together every spare dollar to hopefully attend NYU.
When a movie shoot lands in Glenridge—and with it, her former co-star and ex–best friend, Luke Cordova—it threatens to stir up not only Claire's past, but also the dizzying crush she once had on Luke. He offers Claire a deal: let him shadow her to research his role, and he’ll pay enough to make her college dreams possible.
As the woodsmoke-tinged October air grows colder, and she falls for Luke (again), Claire must confront what really drove her to hide—and whether she can step back into herself without being consumed by everything she’s tried to forget.
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The consequences of fame prove difficult for a former child actor to navigate in this gentle romance from Newbery Honoree O'Shaughnessy, making her YA debut. Determined to distance herself from a painful past—including an abusive showrunner and a thieving father—high school senior Claire Hopper, who took an assumed name after stepping back from acting five years ago, lives a quiet life in a small Connecticut town. Claire has successfully maintained her anonymity, but that fragile peace is disrupted when Claire's former costar (and first kiss) Luke Cordova arrives in town to film a new project. Recognizing Claire, Luke asks her to help him research the life of a normal high school student, offering compensation that could cover her college tuition. After she reluctantly agrees, Claire's carefully constructed distance from her past begins to erode. As she spends time with Luke and rediscovers the boy she once knew beneath his newfound A-list celebrity persona, what begins as a professional arrangement gradually shifts into something more between the white-cued protagonists. Insightful descriptions of Claire's internal struggles and complications brought about by previous trauma are levied by fun, lighthearted rom-com elements. Throughout this introspective, character-driven story, emotional reflection and identity take center stage, while romance serves as a well-earned accompaniment. Ages 13–up.
