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Cozy Everything

Cozy mysteries now share the "cozy" label with fantasy, sci fi, and romance. The key ingredients of a cozy book, no matter the genre: likeable characters, a feel-good plot, and charming descriptions.

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  • Pony, a rebellious horse determined to reunite with his long-lost owner Penny, escapes and embarks on a cross-country journey to clear her name after she is wrongfully accused of murder, using his keen understanding of human nature to seek out the…
    Book, 2024New York : Berkley, 2024. — Lynch, Christina
  • Embracing country life as they prepare for the birth of their first child, Alice and her partner Joe instead find themselves suspects in a murder investigation when a dead body is discovered at the local prenatal class and teams up with other…
    Book, 2024New York : Minotaur Books, 2024. — Ailes, Kat
  • Brilliantly written, It's Elementary is a quick-witted, escapist romp that perfectly captures just how far parents will go to give their kids the very best, all wrapped in a mystery that will leave you guessing to the very end.
    Book, 2024New York : Berkley, 2024. — BRYANT 2024
  • Suspicious and doubting, Glory Brussard decides to investigate after learning that her best friend, a nun beloved by her Lafayette, Louisiana community has died mysteriously and has been ruled a suicide by the authorities.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Pegasus Crime, 2023. — Arceneaux Danielle
  • Determined to keep his late adoptive mother’s Harlem knitting shop open, one of four brothers accepts the help of a craft-savvy businesswoman who is hiding her secret crush on him.
    Book, 2020New York : Jove, 2020. — Jackson, K. M.
  • A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to save her community in this timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Redhook, 2022. — PENELOPE 2022
  • In this spellbinding rom-com about a wish gone wrong, two opposites might just get a second chance at love, perfect for fans of New York Times bestsellers Payback's a Witch and The Ex Hex.
    Book, 2024New York : Forever, 2024. — MARTIN 2024
  • This sexy, sapphic romance set on a failing flower farm has all the tropes: opposites attract, workplace romance, and forced proximity.
    Book, 2024New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2024. — EDDINGS 2024
  • A lush cottagecore tale is full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams and even sweeter love.
    Book, 2024New York : Bramble, Tor Publishing Group, 2024. — DURST 2024
  • The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman who doesn’t believe in magic arrives on her island, sparks fly in this deliciously sweet debut novel of magic, hope, and love overcoming all.
    Book, 2024New York : Redhook, 2024. — Shields, Sydney J.
  • A warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family--and a new love--changes the course of her life.
    Book, 2022New York : Berkley, 2022. — MANDANNA 2022
  • A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike fantasy novel.
    Book, 2025New York : Del Rey, [2025] — SOTTO 2025
  • What if there was a store that sold dreams? Which would you buy? And who might you become when you wake up?
    Book, 2024Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, 2024. — Lee, Miye
  • A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this warm and wonderful debut fantasy, perfect for readers of Travis Baldree and Sangu Mandanna.
    Book, 2024New York : Ace, 2024. — LEONG 2024
  • 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.
    Book, 2022[United States] : [Rebecca Thorne], [2022] — Thorne, Rebecca
  • When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we need isn't always what we seek. Set in the world of New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree's Bookshops & Bonedust takes us on a…
    Book, 2023New York : Tor, Tor Publishing Group, 2023. — BALDREE 2023
  • From debut author Maiga Doocy comes the charming tale of an impulsive sorcerer and his curmudgeonly rival as they venture deep into a magical forest in search of a counterspell that can break the curse between them--only to discover that magic might…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Orbit, 2024. — DOOCY 2024
  • Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-com reminiscent of Indiana Jones but with manners, tea, and helicopter parasols.
    Book, 2024New York : Berkley Romance, 2024. — HOLTON 2024
  • 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.
    Book, 2023New York : Del Rey, [2023]. — FAWCETT 2023