Just a lovely love story with all the trappings of the trope, a littel "wil lthey wont they" and alot of angst. The setting of the story is spectacularly written- you feel every bump of the farm track and can almost smell the apples and cider along with the msutiness of a closed up house.

Fall Into You is a heartfelt, funny, and surprisingly sharp take on the small-town, second-chance trope. Will Robertson, a botanist who’s spent the last two decades building a life far from his father’s apple farm, is dragged back to Glenriver after his father’s death. His plan is simple: sell the property and leave. Unfortunately for him, the farm already has someone stubbornly rooted in it—Casey Reeves, the farm’s sunny, maddeningly self-assured manager, who has no intention of letting Will hand their home over to a faceless corporation.

From the jump, Morrison leans into genuine conflict rather than contrived misunderstandings. Will and Casey aren’t just sparring for the sake of banter—they embody clashing experiences of family, home, and survival. Forced proximity during a storm sets the stage for their animosity to thaw, and what follows is a slow-burn romance that feels both prickly and tender in equal measure.

What stands out most is Morrison’s voice: witty, emotionally layered, and often laugh-out-loud funny. The side characters feel like real people rather than small-town caricatures, and the balance of humor, heartache, and simmering chemistry makes this debut shine. While a few logistical details stretched credulity (bridges don’t get rebuilt quite that fast, even in romance-land), the strength of the characters and the grumpy/sunshine dynamic more than carried the story.

This is the kind of romance that makes you laugh, ache a little, and then root for love to take root in the most unlikely soil. A thoroughly enjoyable debut and a promising start to Morrison’s career.

Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC.

Unfortunately, I ended up DNFing this story about 1/4 through. I just couldn’t get on with the narration style - it was very descriptive, often went pages and pages without any dialogue, and the dialogue often didn’t start on a new line, so I felt like it was just one big block of text.

I found the story vaguely interesting, but unfortunately not enough to make me push through the style of this author.

I think a person who enjoys detailed, descriptive writing would enjoy this book more than I did.

It’s written in third person present tense, which some readers might want to know before picking this book up.

I think I thought about the different parts of this book too much to truly enjoy it. The concept was one I liked and I think it was executed well, but there’s a few different parts where my logical brain just wouldn’t let my happy little creative reader brain live. It’s also seemingly billed as enemies to lovers, which it definitely is not. More so misunderstanding to lovers. But overall, very cute!

Ah, the good old "queer person who fled small town returns and finds true love" trope: not one I usually have much patience for, especially if the small town is in a red state. Suspension of disbelief gets to be a problem, especially in this great year of 1933 2025. Having loved Dylan Morrison's fanfic, though, I was willing to go along with it this time.

MC1, Will Robertson, is a botanist, which scores the book some points with me right away: there are so few scientists in romance novels. He's engaged in developing a strain of apple rich in vitamin D. MC2, Casey, has been living on the Robertson family farm, which Will left nearly two decades ago under inauspicious circumstances and has now inherited. The conflict between them is a lot more genuine than in most enemies-to-lovers romances: not only is Will possibly about to sell Casey's home out from under him, and to an entertainment conglomerate at that, but also the two men have radically different experiences of Will's father. Casey, knowing nothing of how abusive the elder Robertson was, assumes that Will is basically a jerk who dumped his old dad.

When the only bridge into town is washed out by a huge storm, we enter the forced-proximity portion of the narrative, during which Casey and Will's assumptions about each other fall apart.

So, fine, I was enjoying myself, despite a niggling concern about Will's friend Selma, who's a lawyer in Chicago, being neither a real estate attorney nor licensed to practice in Ohio. Then I developed another niggling concern about Will's certainty that he's going to develop dementia, because his father and grandfather did. In general, although dementias have a heritable component, having relatives with the disease doesn't make getting it yourself a done deal. (For a discussion of Alzheimer dementia, see this page.)

Then I got to a financial plot point that was minor in itself (the short version is that the likelihood of Casey's having enough money to pay for a year-long nursing-home stay is vanishingly small) but that got me poking at the narrative and watching it deflate.. Then I hit a logistical snag. The bridge into the town of Glenriver has washed out, and some of the townspeople are stranded on the other side, plus it seems that no food can come in. This makes no sense unless either Glenriver is on an island, or the river is infinitely long and there are no other bridges across it.

Then, too, the replacement bridge is built in two weeks, even though this storm was so fierce that multiple old trees have been knocked down, which implies a lot of damage regionally, and even under the best conditions building a bridge isn't a two-week project. (Yes, okay, a pontoon bridge in wartime. This is not that.)

And *then* I hit a realization about the central emotional conflict. This is a small town and Casey has been living there for six years. He's friendly with everybody. How likely is it that in all that time no one has said anything to him somewhere in the realm of "It's great that you're taking care of old Bill's place. And what a shame that he didn't treat his son as well as he treats you"?

And yep, Selma does save the day, in spite of not being a real estate attorney or licensed to practice in Ohio. (Or at least, if she is either of those things, we aren't told about it. Property law is state law, as is the law of wills and estates.)

I really liked Will and Casey. I liked the town of Glenriver. I would happily pick apples at Robertson Family Farms. The trouble is that the story's exoskeleton fell apart around it. I hope that with their next novel, Dylan Morrison gets stronger editorial and copyeditorial support. I also hope that their next ARC isn't an atrociously formatted PDF.

Thanks to Storm Publishing and NetGalley; this is my unbiased review.

This was an enjoyable read with a look at the past, present and future. Told in Will’s perspective, we follow his travel back to his hometown in Glenriver, Ohio to sell his family’s apple farm. But things have changed and as Will learns to leave his past behind he begins to accept the present and potential future back in the town he once loved.

I enjoyed how Will’s personality was shaped not only from his present interactions but also from his past experiences. I also liked how the story weaved instances of his past because it felt like, as a reader I was also revisiting a small-town I once called home. This made Will easily understandable and relatable, although we didn’t get to witness his academia side. I would have loved to see him contribute in some way by using his knowledge and expertise.

Casey was an interesting character but his backstory reveal made most things make sense. Though there was some unclarity, I liked his overall positivity in this book. Selma is a gem for a friend and many times, I wished she was my friend too in real life. She’s smart and understanding, so I’m glad she is there for him.

There are many other characters in this book, some appearing longer than others. There is a good amount of representation, which is a win and I loved how it just fit without any unnecessary remarks or surrounding drama. That said, none of these characters stood out for me so, although they played a role in the plot.

I recall reading that this book was enemies to lovers. Unfortunately it didn’t feel that way for me. It felt more like a lack of communication or biased misunderstanding which caused Will and Casey to be apart. There also weren’t many scenes of them together which I would note as progressing their relationship. Therefore, it felt awkward when they suddenly got together and became amicable with each other.

The driving force in this story is selling the family farm. That was Will’s whole purpose but I found it sometimes lost. There were a lot of recollections that were good, but sometimes unnecessary. I felt like they took away from the present. I also disliked the corporate pressure portrayal and it felt very unrealistic which was strange for this story because Will’s personal life felt realistic. Nevertheless, I’m glad Will thought things through and chose what was best for him in the end.

Overall, this was a good read. I wish it focused more on the romance between Will and Casey because they had an undeniable chemistry. Also, Selma deserves her own story because she is an interesting and powerful character!

Fall Into You by Dylan Morrison is a warm, funny, and heartfelt m/m romantic comedy that delivers all the charm of an enemies to lovers story while tugging at your heartstrings.

Will Robertson left his small-town life and family farm behind two decades ago, but a return to Glenriver, Ohio forces him to face everything he ran from. His plan is simple: sell his late father’s apple farm and head back to Chicago. What he doesn’t count on is Casey Reeves, the farm’s infuriatingly attractive manager, who seems far more at home in Will’s childhood house than he ever did.

When circumstances strand Will in Glenriver, the tension between him and Casey starts to shift into something neither expected. Alongside the simmering attraction, there are family secrets, corporate threats, and the question of whether the life Will built is truly the one he wants.

Beautifully written, funny, and full of emotional moments, this is the kind of romance you want to savour, with lines you’ll want to highlight and keep coming back to.

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Fall Into You was a cute story about Will and Casey, Will returns home after his father's death to find Casey running his parents apple farm. In a typical enemies to lovers storyline, Will immediately hates Casey for slotting in to the life he left behind but things slowly change and you begin rooting for Will and Casey to get together.

Whilst this had all the tropes I usually love, I did struggle to get in to the storyline. Cute and enjoyable but `left me wanting a bit more.

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy

First off, thank you to Storm Publishers for the advanced copy.

This book was so wonderful! Small town vibes, an enemies to lovers and queer? Say less! Will grew up told what was expected of him, and he didn't want to be a farmer like his family. He branches out on his own, and unfortunately his father disowned him for it.

He comes back when his father passed away and meets Casey. He feels an instant connection to him and Casey felt the same way until he finds out why he is there. The banter between the characters was amazing, the journey and things that happen in the story kept me hooked and smiling throughout. It was a wonderful debut and I highly recommend it!

📖 Bookish Thoughts
Unfortunately, Fall Into You just didn’t click for me.
I had a hard time connecting to the characters, and the chemistry between them felt a little flat. It also felt longer than it needed to be. I think the story would’ve been stronger if it were tighter by about 100 pages.

That said, I know a lot of readers love small-town settings, slow burn romance, and second chance themes, so I could definitely see this working for the right audience. It just didn't quite land for me.

📖 Final Score: 3 stars
📅 Pub Date: June 18, 2025
Thank you to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.

The typos in the script were extremely distracting and prevented an easy read. It is however a gentle feel good factor book and a pleasant story and read

This was a lovely, feel good story brought up by an autocratic father and an inheritance he couldn't face. eventually he returns on the death of his father and starts a completely new life. A very rewarding story with lots of ups and downs, finishing with a lovely conclusion.. Great read!

Cute and easy to read, but the spark didn’t fully land for me. Still, the cozy setting and slow-burn vibes make it a pleasant escape.

Will, who is long estranged from his father and the apple orchard on which he was raised, finally returns to sell it after his father's death. Once there, he meets Casey, who as been in charge of managing the orchard during his father's decline and after his death. The two men instantly form a connection that turns to discord once they figure out who the other actually is. This book is more about dealing with your past then an actual romance. The two men have a good rapport that is sometime sped over in favor of more rumination about the past. The narrator, Will, goes on a lot of tangents and the book felt a lot longer than it actually was. That said, the book was enjoyable.

As another reviewer stated, I loved the idea, I just didn't like the execution as much.

It was pleasant read, I enjoyed the characters individually I just felt like they didn't have that much chemistry in terms of being in a relationship. There was some good humour throughout the book I just don't think it was for me personally.

I really wanted to read this book, but unfortunately the typos in the digital copies were super distracting. For some reason anytime there was supposed to be the letters FL it was replaced by the letter F and some sort of symbol. I assume that will be fixed before the book is released so I'm hoping to really dive into it then.

i love discovering new queer authors who is this specific brand of my liking and like a landslide, being enamored of them.

dylan morrison's voice is so refreshingly charming, elegant, and absurdly pretty, and ridiculously charming (did i mention that before?), its texture smooth and buttery but also sharpened with a blade, kneaded with a high amount of humor and wit into this incredible mix that, again, is the exact ratio of my preference.

and i mean HIGH amount of humor. i was constantly barking out a laugh every other page. honestly, i haven't had such a brilliant blend of funny and (relatively) somber in a while and it was so invigorating.

it's about will, a scientist/botanist, who comes back to his family farm after hearing about the death of his father, with whom he's been estranged for over a decade, and needing to decide to sell the farm, much to the distaste of the farm manager. a farm manager who's the personification of a sunshine except when it comes to will.

i connected to will on a molecular level and immediately rooted for him. his whole character just hit a little hard for me not to feel decimated: either by will pursuing his passion of academia and scientific study and research into apples (i know way too much about apples now) or his strained and almost nonexistent relationship with his father. it was painful and yet validating to see the way the author charted their history, father who cannot let their children be their own person, have their own life, who impose their expectations on their children without any emotional input or output to stabilize their childhood, and the debilitating way it can affect a child and alienate them. the consequences of a parenting that's burdened by their own past and mistakes.

the grumpy/sunshine enegry was unmatched. i loved how will and casey's animosity gradually settled and then flickered out and then grew into something intense and profound like friendship and attraction and there was also the aspect of /being stuck together in the town in a natural disaster and having to rescue people together/ and ngl, i didn't know i was a fan of that theme in a way until i read it in flirting with disasters and here.

so really this was an amazing debut and romance and i cannot wait to read the author's next work!!

This book was a beautifully tense enemies to lovers that starts out as a slow burn but definitely gains traction as the story progresses. While both characters were well developed, I found myself frustrated by Will (which may have been the point). The romance was swoon worthy!

Three and a half stars.
A decent easy read which I enjoyed on the whole, Will is returning back to his childhood farm where he left behind a lot of bad memories and is faced with Casey, the man behind the running of the family farm since Will's father passed away. Initially, they clash, but eventually emotions get the better of them. It didn't grip me as much as some other novels but it was OK. Thanks to Net Galley for the advanced copy.

I love a good enemies-to-lovers trope, and this story had me hooked from start to finish.

Will made me want to shake and hug him at the same time. Going back home after two decades away, he is ready to tie up loose ends and get back to his city life. His trip was filled with nostalgia and the mixed emotions of being back at the farm he was so desperate to leave. There, he meets Casey, who is wholly content living the life that Will never wanted. Their chemistry was undeniable, and it was so sweet to watch the tension between them melt into something deeper.

There was a lot to unpack in this story: family expectations, grief, and identity. Yet, the way the story unfolded felt really authentic and was nicely paced. The apple farm setting added a cozy feel. It made me want to travel to Glenriver to experience it.

This was such a sweet, cozy story that brought all the small town nosiness that I love.

Thank you, NetGalley and Storm Publishing, for this ARC.