The Cider House Clause

By Nina Potter

An orchard owner who panicked. A man who didn't correct her fast enough. Fourteen days of fake engagement during harvest week.

She said my fianc before she thought it through. He was the only man standing there.

Phoebe Tarrant has kept Tarrant Orchard running through sheer stubbornness and good cider. What she hasn't managed is keeping Reid Brigg out of her life. The too-observant man who left Dunmore nineteen years ago inconveniently returns during harvest week.

When an investor mentions family stability, Phoebe makes one impulsive announcement. Reid is standing next to her. He didn't agree to this but fails to disagree fast enough.

What follows is fourteen days of apple picking, a cider press disaster that becomes town legend, a corn maze they're inside for forty-five minutes, and a man who keeps fixing things around the farm without being asked and refuses to explain why.

Phoebe is keeping a Lie Log. It starts at four lies, all believed. By Day 13, it has twenty-nine entries, a third column she didn't plan for, and items she's no longer sure qualify as 'lies'.

The Cider House Clause is a cozy Vermont harvest romance. Warm and funny, no drama. Just dry wit, good cider, and a love story that arrives the way October does.

Perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore and Sarah Adams.

Tropes: Fake dating to real feelings - Small town with massive opinions - Grumpy-sunshine - Forced proximity - Harvest season romance - Three geese with professional standards: Gertrude, Problem, and Prim - Low angst, no third-act breakup - HEA guaranteed

DATA BLOCK: Heat Level: Sweet and Clean Tone: Witty, Warm, Cozy Series Type: part of Roots & Romance Standalone Romance Novels Ending: HEA POV: Dual POV, First Person, Past Tense Setting: Vermont orchard, harvest season

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6Y2LJQZ
• ISBN13: 9798235663879
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Nina Potter
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"