Fern Falls Books in Order

The Fern Falls series is a pair of connected contemporary queer romances by Courtney Kae. Each book follows a different couple and delivers a complete love story, while returning to the same circle of people and the welcoming California town of Fern Falls. The books can stand alone, though reading in publication order lets familiar faces and small details build naturally.

In the Event of Love opens the series in winter. Morgan Ross, an event planner from Los Angeles, comes home after a public career setback leaves her needing distance from city life. Fern Falls is full of Christmas spirit, local history, and the kind of community where people notice when someone is hurting. Morgan ends up helping Rachel Reed, her former best friend and unresolved crush, organize a fundraiser for Rachel's tree farm as it faces a corporate threat.

The story leans into a second chance between two women who already know each other's history. Morgan and Rachel have to deal with the memory of what went wrong, as well as the practical pressure of saving a business that matters to the town. The holiday setting gives the romance its snowy, cozy frame, but the emotional question is simple: can they trust a feeling that never quite went away?

Fern Falls is a place where people tend to get involved.

The second novel, In the Case of Heartbreak, follows Ben Parrish, a pastry chef at his family café, and Adam Reed, the musician and mechanic Ben has quietly loved for years. Ben hopes to make a stronger future for the café and finally tell Adam how he feels, but a painful setback sends him south to Maywell Bay, California, for his grandmother's eightieth birthday celebration. Adam is there too, hired as the party entertainment, so avoiding the subject is no longer an option.

That book spends much of its time by the coast, bringing a beach-party mood, family complications, and Ben's famous cinnamon rolls into the mix. Even away from Fern Falls, it keeps the series' focus on friendship, chosen family, and the awkward bravery of letting someone see the real you. Ben and Adam's romance is friends-to-lovers, with professional worries and old fears adding pressure.

Across both books, the tone is warm, funny, and steamy without losing sight of the characters' real doubts. Expect small-town familiarity, romantic misunderstandings, community support, and leads who need to take a risk before they can move forward. Start with In the Event of Love for the holiday setting and Morgan and Rachel's reunion, then continue with In the Case of Heartbreak for Ben and Adam's summer romance.