20 Cozy Romance Books Set in Charming Small Towns

In a world that often glorifies fast love and grand gestures, cozy small-town romance offers something beautifully different—love that takes its time. These stories celebrate quiet moments, meaningful conversations, and relationships that grow naturally. As a woman, I’m drawn to romances where feelings are built slowly and emotions are treated with care. Cozy romance is significant because it prioritizes emotional safety, mutual respect, and everyday joy. This list is a love letter to stories that prove romance doesn’t need chaos to be powerful—sometimes, all it needs is a small town and two hearts willing to open.

1. Chewie

After uprooting his life to take care of the daughter he hardly knew, Chewie is now at a loss for what to do. He discovers that the carefree life he had anticipated isn’t exactly as ideal as he had hoped when his buddies fall in love one by one.

Taya and Chewie are able to reunite with the aid of a mutual friend after a fortuitous encounter in a bookshop left a lasting effect that they will never forget. While traveling from Oregon to Montana and back, their developing romance encounters a few roadblocks, but they soon discover that having a loved one by your side makes life better.

2. In a Second

When Audrey Saunders last saw Jude Bellessi, he pleaded with her to leave her wedding and flee with him. No, she replied. She was already wearing the clothing, to be fair.

Years later, after being divorced and ending all romantic connections, Audrey unexpectedly bumps across the one man she has never been able to forget. However, Jude isn’t the disobedient bad child she recalls.Jude is now an aeronautical engineer, a very protective single father, and, it seems, her fiancé. He made up the tale for his ailing mother, at least.

Audrey knows better when Jude urges her to cooperate for the summer. She does, in fact. However, the attraction of the boy who once had her entire heart is just as strong as unresolved business.

Furthermore, how much harm can one summer vacation with the greatest error of her life actually cause? The answer is epic.
A toddler who never misses a beat, an excessively large number of hotel rooms with a single bed, and a mother-in-law in turbo wedding planning mode all resemble catastrophe.Why, then, does lying about forever seem like the first sincere thing she’s done in a long time?

3. How to Kiss on Christmas Morning

Megan Sheridan recently secured the ideal vacation position: house-sitting an event facility while the owners are away for a peaceful week in the mountains. It’s simple to answer the phone, check the mail, and prevent the pipes from freezing.

The sole issue? Nobody informed Megan that she would live at the farmhouse with a very attractive but grumpy farmhand.She can’t really ask Noah Hawthorne to go because he is the owner’s cousin. She is inclined to pack her own bags, though, if he gives her another angry look. Whether it’s hot or not, she’s not going to let a grump ruin her Christmas.

However, a snowfall cuts off the electricity, leaving Megan to rely on her resentful roommate. She soon discovers that Noah is more than his guarded glances and sharp responses.However, it’s difficult to trust a man with secrets, and Megan isn’t sure she’s ready to take a chance on someone who won’t tell her.

4. When We Breathe

Alex

Adam and Gabe and I met in a bar, the traditional way. That is, if being “old-fashioned” means that I met a couple of men who were already in a committed, loving relationship and they brought me home for a fun-filled night of debauchery, then sure. That.It’s just meant to last one night. I don’t want to interfere with their romance in any way or be the third wheel.

Together, these two guys are ideal. Gabe is an easygoing, relaxed car mechanic with endless muscle. To be honest, Adam doesn’t lack muscle either, but he’s more intense and perhaps more bruised from a turbulent past.

similar to me.

I constantly find myself yearning for their attention. They also don’t appear to want to let me leave. What began as a single evening has evolved into much more. I used to believe that I was unlovable, but these two men are showing me that the three of us could have something truly unique.However, I find it difficult to trust, and I might draw the line at giving up the remainder of my freedom. Will these men defend us or will they allow me to leave?

5. Reclaimed

Ace informed me I was his destined partner ten years ago.Before I could tell him I was pregnant, everything fell apart.I’m back now.
For our son.However, Ace is no longer simply the man I cherished.He is the alpha of the dragon clan; he is strong and dangerous. and enraged.

He won’t let me leave.He desires his partner.He desires his son.And he will do whatever it takes to get what is rightfully his.

6. Love You, Mean It 

In Blushing, Alaska, Charlie Huxley is the greatest general contractor—and the grumpiest. He constructed the space where my best friend and I run our wedding planning company. He offers me his guesthouse while he takes care of the repairs after I unintentionally flood my house. However, I feel like I’m losing control when he takes the initiative.We casually hook up because we can’t resist. One will never be sufficient, as we both know.

We have a lot of baggage between us. My mother is inebriated, my sister is distant, and my father is missing. Growing up in foster care, he is parenting his daughter by himself with only one annual visit from her mother.However, Charlie gives me a sense of community. And I see myself with a real family for the first time in my life.

I need to learn how to create some boundaries before I fully commit. I want to know if I am strong enough.

7. Missing Before Christmas

All three of Tanya Hartman’s children are returning home for Christmas for the first time in ten years. The cookies are prepared, the farmhouse is adorned, and forty years of love have never seemed more powerful.

Then Greg, her husband, goes outdoors into the December snow and disappears.His truck has vanished. His phone immediately goes to voicemail. The only evidence of him is a pair of footprints that vanish into the darkness.

The murmurs begin right away in Cedar Hollow, a small community where everyone knows each other’s business. However, Tanya is aware that Greg would never abandon her. Not voluntarily.She discovers odd hints, enigmatic phone calls, and orders placed without her knowledge as she rushes to find answers before her kids get there.With Christmas just a few days away and a sheriff running low on leads, Tanya had to face an unfathomable reality:

8. Over the Moon

My first love was hockey. I just finished the most amazing season of my life.I tore my MCL while scoring the game-winning goal that won us the Stanley Cup, and I will need to recuperate for several months.

The team’s new physical therapist, Eloise Gable, has been sent to Rosewood River to aid in my recovery and prepare me for the upcoming season.She doesn’t appear to be that pleased with the circumstances, though.She actually finds me intolerable most of the time.I continue to stare at her whenever I get the chance.

She is intelligent and attractive, but as soon as I approach her, she becomes defensive.I wasn’t ready for Eloise to be such a distraction.
Did I also mention that she’s the daughter of my coach?However, our frustration erupted after a lengthy run in the summer heat.
In the end, we undress and leap into the river.

At the time, it felt like the right thing to do.Eloise Gable is totally off limits, which is the issue.However, as a professional hockey player, I live in a culture where pushing boundaries is normal.

9. Saddle to Sunup

Lawson
My life seems to have gone crazy since Oakley Beaumont left town. The fact that I’m discovering there’s a lot about myself that I really don’t know is even worse than my divorce and returning to my childhood bedroom at the Darling Ranch.such as if I’m heterosexual.

And why, in the three years since my best friend’s abrupt departure, I haven’t been able to fill the void in my heart.First things first: I have to take Oakley home.I might then be able to address the issue of my romantic life. I’m prepared to return to the saddle, after all.And the cowboy who once made a lifelong vow to me is the best person to assist me.

10. The Alpha And The Baker 

The last thing Castiel anticipates is finding redemption in the shape of a small bakery—and the fiery, flour-dusted woman who runs it—after his pack reunion devolves into a frosting-fueled catastrophe.

Felicia has no time for distractions, particularly not the ridiculously attractive country boy pleading for last-minute cakes, and she’s barely making ends meet while her heart continues to mend. However, she accepts the financial offer because there are a hundred people waiting for dessert.

One hurried bake. Three ovens that were destroyed. A dream-filled van.And a bond that neither of them anticipated.She has a whisk and is a human.He has obligations as an Alpha.However, it’s far from half-baked when their worlds converge.

11. The Way Back

A family, a future, a life she could rely on were all part of Elena Whitaker’s plan.The night she discovered the truth about her husband’s treachery, everything disappeared.So she ran—back to her birthplace, back to the version of herself she had forgotten, back to something holding didn’t hurt.

She had discovered a new rhythm after three years.She has dedicated herself to a small-town clinic.A peaceful house that at last feels like hers.
And a heart that is gradually and cautiously discovering that love need not always be painful.

Then Matt Reeves returns… carrying the weight of a mother who’s slipping away and the regret of every moment he can’t rewrite.Millbrook is small. Memories are loud. And the past has a way of finding the cracks you thought you sealed.

12. Secret Haven

Kyler Blackwood was a broken and scarred youngster with fire in his eyes and nowhere safe to land when I first met him.He has been my best-kept secret, my silent rebellion, and my refuge during the storm ever since he kissed me for the first time.

However, fate drove us apart, forcing us to act like strangers because it was too painful to be anything else.Even after all these years, our feelings and sense of fit have not faded. And everything changes when my present and Kye’s past intersect.

Neither of us anticipated this decision.A relationship that never truly broke.We were not supposed to cross this line.We convince ourselves that the arrangement is merely a temporary solution. But the falsehood starts to feel more and more like the reality every day. And Kye feels closer to me with every stolen touch. Because certain things weren’t supposed to be pretend.And some threats are closer than we ever thought.

13. Where You Belong

Brooks

I had planned a romantic proposal fifteen years prior, but Juliet left my life on that day and never returned. I made the decision that love wasn’t for me and never wanted to see her again. However, Juliet has since built a restaurant back in Bitterroot Valley.

My heart hurts when I get glimpses of her around town. I want to despise her. I hope she would go away and do what she does best.Rather, I find that I want to be close to her. assisting her. touching her flawless skin. I’m not interested in loving her. I do not wish to require her.

Juliet

Coming home to Bitterroot Valley might have been a mistake. Just because I grew up here doesn’t mean I belong here. Honestly, I’ve never felt like I belong anywhere. But once I was finally free from the man who lied and controlled me, I knew I needed to be in Montana. My new restaurant, Sage & Citrus, is a big hit, and I’m making friends. But more importantly, Brooks is here.

I know he doesn’t want me, but having him nearby is a balm to my jagged heart. The more I see him, the more I’m reminded that Brooks Blackwell is my soulmate. But has too much time passed? Or will we finally get our happily ever after?

14. Second Chance Scottish

Noah Byrne, a disgruntled Scottish rock star, withdraws to his rural hometown—the only place no one would think to look—after his career collapses in a highly publicized incident. The strategy is straightforward. Stay hidden, stay away from photographers, and bide your time till the storm passes.

He reserves the final room at Skye Kerrigan’s local inn. His initial romantic interest. And the only lady who has ever turned her back on him.
Rock gods with bruised egos are of no use to Skye. She is battling to preserve her family’s legacy as the inn is barely hanging on.

Noah makes an offer. If she offers him a place to hide, he’ll perform at the town’s Christmas charity event.

And Skye has to determine whether her first love is truly worthy of an encore as the spotlight calls once more.
Author’s Note: This novel is a stand-alone Scottish Christmas romance set in a tiny town. It features forced proximity, grumpy/sunny banter, a matchmaking book club, second chances, and a happily-ever-after.

15. In A Heartbeat

Wren Waterstone isn’t simply one of the most accomplished equestrians in the world―she was also my best friend for as long as I can remember. Until she wasn’t.

Now that she’s back in Rosewood River, Wren has been assigned to my property by a temp agency. I know I shouldn’t let my former best friend work for me, but I can’t help myself when I see the despair in her eyes.

Old habits are hard to break.

It’s harder than I thought to see her every day. She’s guarded. Wounded. And she looks at me like I’m the enemy. I need to know why. The more time we spend together, the more the lines between past and present blur―and we find our way back to one another. The only problem is, she’s got big dreams to chase.

And I only want to chase her.

I’ve loved this girl my entire life, and our time apart didn’t change that. I let Wren Waterstone get away once. Am I really going to make that mistake again?

16. Better Not Pout

A misplaced letter to Santa that went horribly wrong—or exactly right?
Christmas and sweet treats are my two strong points as the proprietor of my family’s vintage candy store.
Conversely, love?Not very much.

I think it’s just a little festive fun when my best friend insists that we send letters to Santa requesting our ideal men for Christmas—until my letter inexplicably vanishes.Wells McCoy moved in next door after that.A former hockey player. new proprietor of a bar. Absurdly attractive.
incredibly skilled at pressing all of my buttons.

And for some reason, he fulfills almost all of my dream male desires.We come to an agreement: a little pretend holi-dating to get us both through the season when Wells unexpectedly intervenes to help me salvage face in front of my ex. No emotions, no conditions.
However, boundaries begin to melt between ambiguous mistletoe kisses, comfortable evenings with his family, and chemistry that feels anything but artificial.

Fake feels a lot like falling all of a sudden.And as Christmas draws near, I can’t help but wonder whether everything was really a charming accident. Or is this, after all, Christmas magic?

17. Love in the Lesson Plan

She is a first-grade teacher with an excessively large heart and a chronic ailment.
As a widowed Alpha, he is attempting to protect his small family.

Sometimes fate transforms a parent-teacher encounter into a second chance, even though neither of them intended to fall in love.

18. Chasing Home

The hottest star in country music is Zander Shaw. I should have realized that I wasn’t going to be his forever when he pulled me backstage and singled me out of a crowded audience. After signing an NDA, I found myself sneaking into his tour bus, engrossed in both him and his environment. But when he ghosted me, it stopped before it truly began.

Then, as a surprise to both of us, he comes up on my family’s ranch to record his new music video. I’m now forced to share all of my favorite spots with the man who thoughtlessly threw me away as his designated tour guide around the ranch.

His seductive half-smile makes me forget my wrath, so the more time we spend together, the harder it is to keep my heart safe. However, Zander has stated unequivocally that he does not want to ride away into the sunset with anyone.

19. Sleigh Bells and Snowstorms

Jensen is recruited to locate a valuable relic that disappears just before the holidays. It will be easy to find the offender. Before Santa arrives at chimneys, he will be in and out.Natalie Thatcher ought to take a vacation. Although she is a devoted nurse, sister, and aunt, her life is not a Christmas carol. She feels like a tangled strand of lights most days due to debts, ongoing house repairs, and unfinished holiday shopping.

Jensen follows his target to Tilikum, where he is taken aback by the town’s Christmas decorations. Natalie agrees. He enlists her help because the alluring woman next door is the best person to guide him through the peculiarities of the area. Love isn’t on his Christmas list, despite their connection and sultry banter. or hers.

However, Jensen finds himself in an unexpected situation—falling in love with his partner—as the threat increases. And he’ll do whatever it takes to protect her when her life is in danger..

20. Stone Cold Bad

I never intended to give a stranger a kiss.But I freaked out when my awful ex barged into the bar in search of me.I reached for the nearest man and pulled his face down to plant a kiss. and he returned my kiss.

His arms locked around me in a strong, protective embrace, and I felt safe—until my sleeve slipped and he saw the bruises.
That’s when his expression turned lethal.They say a brutal past hardened Colt Stone against love and attachment.

But he made it his goal to keep me safe after that.My gut tells me to flee. The last thing I need after getting away from my ex is a man like Colt.But it is more difficult to leave the closer I approach.Because I might be saved if I fall in love with Colt Stone.