She came to Maple Creek to disappear. She never expected to find a reason to stay.

Twenty-year-old Aria Bennett has nothing but a backpack, a worn journal, and a one-way bus ticket. After discovering a family secret that changes everything she believed about her life, she leaves home without a destination or a plan.

When engine trouble strands her in Maple Creek, Aria discovers a charming small town filled with cozy cafés, welcoming bookstores, autumn festivals, and people who make her feel as though she belongs.

Then she meets Ethan Hayes.

The quiet, guarded farmer carries heartbreak of his own, but his unexpected kindness makes Aria feel safe, understood, and dangerously tempted to stay. As their connection grows, the past Aria tried to escape begins closing in.

To protect the new life she has found, Aria must finally face the truth and decide whether home is the place she left behind or the place, and person, her heart has chosen.

Autumn Runaway is a heartwarming contemporary romance about found family, emotional healing, new beginnings, and finding the courage to choose where you truly belong.