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Low-stakes fiction when you need a break from a high-stakes world

World-saving journeys and dark crime stories can wear you out, so here are some fantasies, mysteries, romances, and more that keep it on the lighter side.
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  • The Baby Dragon Cafe (The Baby Dragon series, Book 1)

    by A. T. Qureshi ...
    Series Book 1 - The Baby Dragon series
    "IF I COULD GIVE 6 STARS I WOULD" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☕❤️☕❤️☕❤️☕❤️☕❤️☕❤️☕❤️The perfect cozy, romantic fantasy BESTSELLER!When Saphira opens her cafe welcoming pet baby dragons, she isn’t expecting it to be quite so hard to keep the fires burning. But her young dragon patrons keep incinerating her furniture, which means selling coffee isn’t covering all her costs.Local heart-throb Aiden is a gard... ... Read more

    $2.99 USD $0.99 USD

  • The Strawberry Patch Pancake House (Dream Harbor, Book 4)

    by Laurie Gilmore ...
    Series Book 4 - Dream Harbor
    Fall in love with the brand new spring romance set in Dream Harbor, from the bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Cinnamon Bun Book Store‘A charming break from reality’ Publishers WeeklyEvery book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone.As a world-renowned chef, single dad Archer never planned on moving to a small town, let alone running a pancake restaurant.... ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, Book 1)

    by Laurie Gilmore ...
    Series Book 1 - Dream Harbor
    Winner of the TikTok Shop Book of the Year 2024, Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller.As seen on Good Morning America!‘Gives off the same level of endorphins as taking a sip of an actual pumpkin spice latte… all the makings of a top tier Hallmark movie that happens to include a nice dash of spice’—People‘With a name this cute and a cover this autumnal, ho... ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The Thursday Murder Club

    A Novel

    by Richard Osman ...
    Series Book 1 - A Thursday Murder Club Mystery
    Soon to be a Major Motion PictureThe first installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve MurdersFour septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleevesA female cop with her first big caseA brutal murderWelcome to...THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBIn ... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

    by Heather Fawcett ...
    Series Book 2 - Emily Wilde
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it’s too late, in this heartwarming, enchanting second installment of the Emily Wilde series.AN ELLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAREmily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore who just wrote the world’s first comprehensive encyclopaedia ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Tress of the Emerald Sea

    A Cosmere Novel

    by Brandon Sanderson ...
    Series Book 1 - Secret Projects
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new standalone novel for everyone who loved The Princess Bride.The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

    by Rebecca Thorne ...
    Series Book 1 - Tomes & Tea
    In the tradition of Legends & Lattes, comes a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen’s private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live happily ever after…if only the world would let them.All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters… all complemented ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Greenteeth

    by Molly O'Neill ...
    From an absolutely unmissable new voice in cozy fantasy comes Greenteeth, "an extraordinary tale about the most unforgettable heroine:" (Sarah Beth Durst) a charismatic lake-dwelling monster named Jenny Greenteeth with a voice unlike any other.Beneath the still surface of a lake lurks a monster with needle sharp teeth. Hungry and ready to pounce.Jenny Greenteeth has never spoken to a human before, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon

    by Kimberly Lemming ...
    Series Book 1 - Mead Mishaps
    A USA Today Bestseller • An Amazon Best Book of January 2024 • An IndieNext List Pick"One of the freshest voices in fantasy romance! This book has it all: spice, humor, and a world I want to get lost in." —Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling authorSpice trader Cinnamon’s quiet life is turned upside down when she ends up on a quest with a fiery demon, in this irreverently quirky rom-com ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures

    A Novel

    by Shelby Van Pelt ...
    A New York Times BestsellerSoon to be a Netflix FilmA Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!“Remarkably Bright Creatures is a beautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightest touch from another living thing.” -- Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See HereFor fans of A Man Called Ove, a charmi... ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The House in the Cerulean Sea

    by TJ Klune ...
    Series Book 1 - Cerulean Chronicles
    A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER!A 2021 Alex Award winner!The 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner!An Indie Next Pick!One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020"One of Book Riot’s “20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies”Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune’s... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

    by Heather Fawcett ...
    Series Book 1 - Emily Wilde
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north in this “incredibly fun journey through fae lands and dark magic” (NPR), the start of a heartwarming and enchanting new fantasy series.“A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic.”—Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular WitchesLOCUS AWARD FINALIST • A BEST BOOK OF THE ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Swordheart

    by T. Kingfisher ...
    The delicious bodyguard romance of From Blood and Ash meets the delightful charm of The Princess Bride in this cozy fantasy romance from New York Times bestselling author T. KingfisherHalla has unexpectedly inherited the estate of the wealthy distant uncle she's been caring for for the past decade. Unfortunately, she is also saddled with money-hungry relatives full of devious plans for how to ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

    by Becky Chambers ...
    Series Book 1 - Wayfarers
    The acclaimed modern science fiction masterpiece, Hugo Award winner for Best Series!Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star.Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Tea You at the Altar

    by Rebecca Thorne ...
    Series Book 3 - Tomes & Tea
    The Princess Bride meets Bookshops and Bonedust in the third book of the Tomes & Tea series, where our favorite lesbian pirates must navigate the ultimate maelstrom--their own wedding!Kianthe and Reyna are ready to finally walk down the aisle--in just seven days, their wedding of a wifetime will be a reality. There's loads to do--but like all best laid plans, everything seems to be going awry ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Spellshop

    by Sarah Beth Durst ...
    The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst’s romantasy debut–a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love.Join Kiela the librarian and her assistant, Caz the sentient spider plant, as they navigate the low stakes market of illegal spellmaking and the high risk business of starting over.“Sarah Beth Durst is the hidden gem of the fantasy world.” ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Legends & Lattes

    A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes

    by Travis Baldree ...
    Series series Legends & Lattes
    An Instant New York Times BestsellerA Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2022A Library Reads PickAn Indie Next PickA Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award NomineeThe much-beloved BookTok sensation, Travis Baldree's novel of high fantasy and low stakes.*This new edition includes a very special, never-before-seen bonus story, 'Pages to Fill.'*After ... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Death by Dumpling

    A Noodle Shop Mystery

    by Vivien Chien ...
    Series Book 1 - A Noodle Shop Mystery
    Welcome to the Ho-Lee Noodle House, where the Chinese food is to die for. . .The last place Lana Lee thought she would ever end up is back at her family’s restaurant. But after a brutal break-up and a dramatic workplace walk-out, she figures that helping wait tables is her best option for putting her life back together. Even if that means having to put up with her mother, who is dead-set on ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Ten Thousand Stitches

    by Olivia Atwater ...
    Series Book 2 - Regency Faerie Tales
    A housemaid needs some magical help when she falls for a high-society gentleman in this captivating historical fantasy full of wit, charm, and heart-fluttering romance.Effie has most inconveniently fallen in love with the dashing Mr. Benedict Ashbrooke. There’s only one problem: Effie is a housemaid, and a housemaid cannot marry a gentleman. It seems that Effie is out of luck until she stumbles ... Read more

    $9.99 USD $2.99 USD

  • The Phoenix Keeper

    by S. A. MacLean ...
    Set in a magical zoo teeming with mythical beasts from dragons and unicorns to kelpies and krakens, The Phoenix Keeper is a fierce joy of a cozy fantasy novel with a soul-restoring queer romance at its heart, for fans ofThe House in the Cerulean Sea and Legends and Lattes.Aila has spent her entire life dreaming of saving phoenixes.She pulled countless all-nighters at uni just to sneak a toe in the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

    by Jesse Q. Sutanto ...
    Series Book 1 - A Vera Wong Novel
    **A USA Today bestsellerEdgar Award Winner for Best Original PaperbackAudie Award Winner for MysteryLibby Award Winner for Best MysteryA lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.**Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Cinnamon Bun Book Store (Dream Harbor, Book 2)

    by Laurie Gilmore ...
    Series Book 2 - Dream Harbor
    From the author of the viral TikTok phenomenon, The Pumpkin Spice Cafe, comes a new seasonal spicy romance!‘Unputdownable, I devoured [it] within days… Dream Harbor is not short of a vibrant and hilarious cast of characters to help breathe life into the already charming town’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone.‘A charming break from reality’ Publishers Weekly... ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Before the Coffee Gets Cold

    by Toshikazu Kawaguchi ...
    Series Book 1 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series
    ***NOW AN LA TIMES BESTSELLER**AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER***The first book in the five million-copy bestselling magical realism seriesIf you could go back in time, who would you want to meet?In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee—the chance ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Half a Soul

    by Olivia Atwater ...
    Series Book 1 - Regency Faerie Tales
    “Whimsical, witty, and brimming over with charm” (India Holton), Olivia Atwater’s delightful debut will transport you to a magical version of Regency England, where the only thing more meddlesome than a fairy is a marriage-minded mother!It’s difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you’re a young lady with only half a soul.Ever since she was cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had ... Read more

    $4.99 USD