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A rule-bound caseworker discovers warmth and belonging while caring for magical children in this gentle found-family fantasy.
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A retired orc adventurer builds a welcoming café, pairing low-stakes fantasy with community, friendship, and a fresh start.
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A librarian escapes to a quiet island and uses forbidden magic to rebuild a life among new friends.
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An unexpected connectionA graduate student follows a mysterious story into a hidden world of books, myths, and impossible doors.
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A witch with a talent for domestic magic finds purpose and unexpected connections in a royal household.
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Two women leave palace life to open a bookshop and tea room in a fantasy town, where a quieter future proves complicated.
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A reclusive writer inherits a magical house and gradually finds companionship while learning its peculiar rules.
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An unexpected connectionA young woman discovers that stories can open passages to other worlds in this imaginative historical fantasy.
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A witch’s accidental summoning leads to a fake-dating arrangement that mixes magical mishaps with romantic comedy.
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A witch’s impulsive curse returns years later, drawing her back into a magical town and an old romantic entanglement.
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A young woman trains as a witch on a secluded island, where an unexpected visitor challenges her guarded heart.
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An unexpected connectionTwo magicians’ rivalry unfolds through an extraordinary traveling circus, blending enchantment with a quietly intimate romance.
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A group of older witches reunites at their manor to confront a threat to their home and their chosen family.
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A young woman returns to her family’s magical hacienda, where its garden and complicated relationships shape her next chapter.
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A prickly marshal and an undertaker begin an anonymous correspondence in a funny, tender fantasy world.
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An unexpected connectionA young woman cursed into old age finds an unconventional household in a moving castle and changes the wizard who lives there.
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A traveling fortune-teller joins an unlikely band of companions in a warm fantasy about connection and making a home.
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A dedicated zookeeper cares for magical creatures while navigating workplace pressures and an emerging romance.
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A traveling mechanic and a lonely robot running a tea shop form a gentle connection in this short, hopeful science-fiction romance.
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An unexpected connectionFour women share a rented Italian castle and discover renewed companionship in this restorative classic.
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A tea monk’s road journey with a curious robot offers a calm, compassionate exploration of purpose and belonging.
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A former adventurer opens a bookshop in a fantasy village, where local troubles bring new friendships and comic complications.
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Two estranged sisters return to their family home, where a magical garden and old ties help them reconsider their lives.
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An unexpected connectionA writer’s correspondence with an island book club grows into a story of friendship, community, and healing after wartime.
About the book
Sangu Mandanna’s 2022 cozy fantasy follows a witch whose solitary life changes when she is drawn into an unconventional magical household.
About the author
Sangu Mandanna is a contemporary author of fantasy for adult and younger readers; this novel is known for its cozy tone and found-family themes.