Pumpkin Kissed Proposal

Previously published as Pumpkin Kissed Proposal by Montgomery, Hazel (AUTHOR) A cozy fall romance full of small-town charm, fake engagement sparks, and pumpkin patch magic.Claire Evans has built her life in Manhattan...sleek pitches, high-powered clients, and a future she thought was flawless. But when she's forced to take a break from the city grind, she returns to Harvest Ridge, the hometown she left behind... and the boy she never stopped thinking about.Ethan Miller is desperate to save his family's pumpkin farm. The grant committee is looking for stability, legacy, and family ties; things Ethan can't show on his own. Ethan proposes a bold plan: a staged engagement with Claire, convincing the town, and the grant committee, that Miller's Pumpkin Patch has the steady future it needs.Now, with the town buzzing over their "engagement," Claire finds herself swept into cider-booth planning, pumpkin-carving contests, and cozy engagement photos that feel far too real. But with every stolen kiss, every late-night conversation, and every brush of Ethan's steady hand, she starts to wonder...was Manhattan ever really home? Or has her heart been waiting right here, all along?