After a rather hectic year of cobbling together ideas, scrapping them, and creating something brand new from scratch, I’m thrilled to formally announce my third book!

FALL INTO PLACE is set to publish sometime in fall 2026—exact date TBA. It’s a heartfelt autumn romance with some artsy undertones, set at a historic apple orchard in rural Vermont.

Here’s the official Publishers Marketplace announcement, which I shared across social media:

So much goes on behind the scenes in traditional publishing. There can be a lot of back and forth, trying to figure out what works and what doesn’t.

In this case, we knew we wanted a spiritual successor to Given Our History—something with a rich autumnal setting and sincere characters. I also really wanted a hint of the academic undertones again, something that could pull from my own experiences as a historian and museum professional, which is how FALL INTO PLACE ended up set around a colonial farmhouse, with a mystery subplot involving some eighteenth-century paintings in the attic.

I’ve probably given enough away already, but I can’t resist a good list:

🍎 the small-town New England charm of Gilmore Girls
🥧 a grandmother-granddaughter relationship in the vein of You, with a View by Jessica Joyce
🧣 dual points-of-view
🎨 art, museums, and lots of creaky antique furniture
🍁 a eccentric cast of townsfolk

That’s all for now. I’ll be able to share more in the near future, so keep an eye on your inbox!

Talk soon.

xo

Kristyn