Ellis has her senior year perfectly planned: focus on her Columbia journalism application and lay the groundwork for her future career. But her plans are upended when her parents separate,and she’s forced to move from New York City to Bramble FallsConnecticutwith her mom. Though the town is charmingit’s full of distractionsincluding Cooper Barnetther former best friend and first kiss who now keeps his distance. Ellis is swept into the town’s festive spiritespecially its annual Falling Leaves Festivalrun by her aunt. As she’s dragged to small-town events and keeps crossing paths with CooperEllis starts to warm to both the town and its people. Torn between her city dreams and the unexpected pull of Bramble FallsEllis must choose between the future she always wanted and the one she never saw coming.