Best Fall Reads Novels & Stories

The new intern had a habit of calling my husband "Daddy." "Daddy, I am having the worst luck today. Could you please go buy me some feminine products?" "Daddy, I cannot get the zipper on my dress unstuck. Can you help me?" "Daddy, why do you not have my hair tie around your wrist? I think you deserve a punishment. Wear two. Pink ones, okay?" I frowned as irritation simmered beneath the surface. My husband waved it off with a casual smile. "She is just being playful. Do not take it seriously. She is young and enjoying the novelty. She will get over it soon enough." I said nothing. I waited until the night of the company’s annual gala. She suddenly stumbled in front of everyone and fe

Then he stormed out of my office. ... The next day, I found several critical files deleted from my computer, and the Recycle Bin emptied. These were proposals for major clients, each one taking great chunks of my time and energy. Worse, one of them was the entry I'd prepared for the International Advertising Festival. That award meant a lot to me. I immediately went to the IT department for help in recovering the files. After checking, a technician told me the files had been deleted manually at around 11 PM the previous night.

“Now you’ve fallen—you’ve lost everything you were meant to be—just because of me!” He pulled back just enough to look me in the eyes, his gaze full of love and quiet certainty. “Haven’t I fallen hard enough? Long before I lost my wings… I had already fallen completely for you. And that fall was far deeper, far more real, and far more permanent than anything else I could ever experience.”

I instinctively touched the spot on my chest where I had been stabbed in my last life. For some reason, I felt a strange sense of relief. - Our company had selected the recently popular male model, Barclay, as the spokesperson for our new product campaign. He was coming in that afternoon to sign the contract. Rumor had it that he had become famous overnight after a major international runway show and gained a massive fanbase. Before I could look through his profile, my boss called me into the conference room. I did not expect the great Barclay to actually be someone I already knew.

"What's wrong with you, Natalie? I told you to confess, not ask Mia to take the fall for you." I shrugged and scoffed at him. "I'm pretty sure the truth will come to light once the autopsy report is ready." Mia was fuming. "Alright, then. I tried to help you, Natalie. Since you're being ungrateful, I guess you'll just have to suffer the consequences of your actions," David spat. Until the results of the autopsy were released, there was no telling who would truly suffer the consequences of Max's death. … Two days later, everyone gathered at the police station once again.

“Well, I can’t promise I’m as impressive as the cookies your daughter once burnt!” Lucy groaned, unable to contain her laughter. “Okay, okay, that was one time!” “Hey, no need for apologies,” Jones said, grinning at Lucy. “I admire a good ambition of trying to challenge the laws of baking. You’re still an A+ in my book!” Together, we all laughed and talked over warm cookies and milk. Lucy looked at me, catching my eye, and I couldn’t help but smile. +++ [Lucy] The autumn breezes began to cool as finals approached, but the warmth I had found with Cole felt threatened when Carlos reappeared in my life.

Daniel’s niece, Veronica, was the first to raise her phone and scream. Then cheers followed one after another. “Wow! Veronica is right! I got fifty thousand too!” “Same here! The company really delivered this year!” “Mr. Aster is so generous! Hard work pays off! Let’s make next year even greater!” … One shout of “fifty thousand” after another burst around me like firecrackers. I lowered my head and checked my banking app. It was empty. Just like previous years, there wasn’t a single deposit notification. A tight frustration slowly built in my chest.

Jacob slowly approached him. “You are not resting” Jacob asked Mike “I forget how sneaky you could be sometimes.” Mike replied, startled by Jacob's sudden appearance. “Well now I have a feeling I would be seeing a lot more of you here,” Jacob stated. “True” Mike paused as he looks round the library “I never thought I would come across something as beautiful as this before I’m no more,” he said as his gaze got back to Jacob. “Thank you for this Jacob” Mike continued Jacob also loves coming to the library and it made him pleased that another have the same passion for it.

Another. Maya queued up a movie on her laptop. “We’re starting with ‘10 Things I Hate About You.’ Classic. Underrated. Heath Ledger at his finest.” We settled on the couch together, the way we had countless times in college. Before Leo. Before I’d started prioritizing his schedule over my friendships. Before I’d become someone even I didn’t recognize. The movie played. I ate ice cream and cried through the parts where Kat read her poem. Maya kept up a running commentary, pointing out plot holes and making me laugh despite the raw wound in my chest.

Natasha Kristina and I sit in the middle of her living room with papers sprawled out around us. We have used our time wisely, choosing fall reading books that will hopefully challenge and inspire our young readers. We have a few hours left of planning and then we should be all ready. We are just starting to go over the flyers, trying out some themes that might entice some participants this year. “How about ‘fall into reading’ ‘fall into the books’ ‘don't leaf a book unread’?” Kristina asks.