Cozy Mysteries (classic whodunits, no explicit sex or violence)...

Gentle Reads ("feel good" hopeful tales, simpler times)...

Sweet Romances ( handholding & lots of swooning!)...

Longing for wholesome characters, a little romance, and some humor?
Try these:
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GENERAL COZY READS

Aldrich, Bess Streeter A Lantern in Her Hand
Burns, Olive Ann Cold Sassy Tree
Craven, Margaret I Heard the Owl Call My Name
Dengler, Sandy Code of Honor
Douglas, Lloyd C. Magnificent Obsession
Edgerton, Clyde Raney & other titles
Godwin, Gail A Southern Family
Goudge, Elizabeth Child from the Sea & other titles
Hamner, Earl Spencer's Mountain
Hassler, Jon A Green Journey
Heyer, Georgette The Reluctant Widow & other titles
Hilton, James Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Karon, Jan At Home In Mitford& other titles
Llewellyn, Richard How Green Was My Valley
Mayle, Peter A Dog's Life
McCullough, Colleen Ladies of Missalonghi
Read, Miss Thrush Green& other titles ,
Read, Miss Chronicles of Fairacre (including the first three Novels: Village School, Village Diary, Storm in the Village)
Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables
Oke, Janette Love Comes Softly & other titles
Pilcher, Rosamunde The Shell Seekers
Price, Eugenia Savannah & other titles
Santmyer, Helen And Ladies of the Club
Spencer, LaVyrle Morning Glory & other titles
Wilder, Effie Leland Out to Pasture (But not over the hill)




"G - RATED" COZY READS IN A SERIES:
Danielson, Peter Children of the Lion series: Children of the Lion, Shepard Kings, Vengeance of the Lion, Lion in Egypt
Gilman, Dorothy Mrs. Pollifax series
Girzone, Joseph Joshua series: Joshua, Joshua and the City, Joshua in the Holy Land, Joshua and the Children, Joshua and the Shepherd
Karon, Jan Mitford series: At Home in Mitford, A Light in the Window, These High Green Hills, A New Song, A Common Life
Thoene, Bodie Zion Chronicle series & Zion Covenant series

COZY MYSTERY AUTHORS:

"G – RATED" SCIENCE/FANTASY:

Brouwer, Sigmund Double Helix
Lawhead, Stephen Pendragon Cycle: Taliesin, Merlin, Arthur, Pendragon
Lewis, C.S. Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength
Tolkien, John R.R. The Lord of the Rings series: Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King

"G – RATED" WESTERNS:

Bly, Stephen Last Hanging at Paradise Meadow
Oke, Janette The Canadian West Saga: Four Bestselling Novels Complete in One Novel
Wood, Jane Roberts The Train to Estelline
Wood, Jane Roberts A Place Called Sweet Shrub
Wood, Jane Roberts Dance a Little Longer




Did you enjoy the MITFORD SERIES? Here are a few READ-A-LIKE authors: