Angie Ellington said she’s been a fan of Hallmark movies for quite some time, and chances are she’ll be tuning in on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. when “Autumn at Apple Hill” premieres. No need for spoiler alerts for Ellington, however – she already knows the story.

In fact, she wrote the book.

Ellington is a local author who has had numerous books published, but “Autumn at Apple Hill” is the first one that has been made into a movie.

Main characters Elise and Luke are portrayed by Erin Cahill and Wes Brown, and Ellington said they’re both good choices for the characters she first created on paper.

Erin’s hair color is different in the movie, but other than that, “I could totally see Erin as Elise,” Ellington said on Wednesday’s TownTalk. And Brown, she said, “fits the description of Luke perfectly,” even down to the Tom Cruise-like smile Ellington writes in the novel.

Sometimes, movies based on books turn out quite different from the original story, but Ellington said that’s not the case with “Autumn at Apple Hill.”

For one thing, the producers kept the title, she said. And they kept the name of the town the same as the one in the book.

The movie is set in upstate New York, not Maine where Ellington has the character of Elise coming home to operate her grandparents’ bed and breakfast.

In the book, Luke comes to town to open a bistro, but Ellington said that the movie has him as a CFO of a hotel chain – a storyline change made into “something you can tell in a 90 -minute movie,” she explained.

The movie is scheduled to air at least four times during the “Fall into Love” themed movies on Hallmark, Ellington said. Visit https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/fall-into-love/fall-into-love-2024-movies to learn more.

And there will be other events to promote the movie as the premiere date draws near, including what Ellington called a “Zoom-along.”

A woman with an Instagram and Facebook link called “Hungry for Hallmark” creates recipes that pair with Hallmark movies.

What’s on the menu to go with “Autumn at Apple Hill,” you ask?

“She’s going to make an apple tart,” Ellington said. Cahill will take part in the Zoom-along and Ellington will join the small-screen activity for a few minutes as well.

Find out more at https://angienellington.com/

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