Gentle books

These are books in which nothing lastingly bad happens to anyone who’s a focus of the story (and less pleasant consequences are off-screen).

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Period: Click here to revealEdwardian (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Pastiche. A man and woman in Edwardian dress silhouetted against a bright teal background, with a stained glass window in golden yellow and muted purple behind them.

Period: Click here to revealGreat War (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Closed door (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Carry On, a nurse and man in silhouette walking together, her arm through his on a mauve background. Yarn and knitting needles are inset in the top left.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/M/F, Bisexual, Polyamorous (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Winter's Charms, a seasonal novella collection. Three figures are silhouetted on a blue background with snowflakes, in front of a roaring fireplace decorated with a red and green garland. One man is sitting in a chair, gesturing, a woman stands wearing a translucent shawl, and another man leans his hand on the mantlepiece. Oranges and cinnamon sticks are inset in the top left.

Casting Nasturtiums

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship (Click here to hide)

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The cover of Shoemaker's Wife has a man and woman in silhouette on a vibrant background of green shading through blue to purple. The woman is standing on one foot with one hand in the air, lifting the other and looking over her shoulder at the shoe while the man looks on. A purple 1920s shoe with a big blue ribbon bow is inset in the top right corner.

Shoemaker's Wife

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Established relationship, Closed door (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Winter's Charms, a seasonal novella collection. Three figures are silhouetted on a blue background with snowflakes, in front of a roaring fireplace decorated with a red and green garland. One man is sitting in a chair, gesturing, a woman stands wearing a translucent shawl, and another man leans his hand on the mantlepiece. Oranges and cinnamon sticks are inset in the top left.

Country Manners

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, First relationship, Late in life romance, Closed door, Demisexual (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealAutistic, Secrets (Click here to hide)

Cover of Seven Sisters. A thin angular woman and man in 1920s dress silhouetted on a background of lavender and grey. Bright green curling vines are inset in the top right.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Eclipse, with a man and woman wearing academic robes in silhouette on a twilight blue and sunset orange background. She is gesturing up toward the sky. A telescope is inset in the top left.

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Established relationship, Closed door (Click here to hide)

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Cover of Winter's Charms, a seasonal novella collection. Three figures are silhouetted on a blue background with snowflakes, in front of a roaring fireplace decorated with a red and green garland. One man is sitting in a chair, gesturing, a woman stands wearing a transluscent shawl, and another man leans his hand on the mantlepiece. Oranges and cinnamon sticks are inset in the top left.

Chasing Legends

Period: Click here to reveal1920s (Click here to hide)

Romance: Click here to revealM/F, Late in life romance, Closed door (Click here to hide)

Content notes: Click here to revealAutistic, Difficult family, Secrets (Click here to hide)

Cover of Weaving Hope: A man and woman in 1920s informal clothing are silhouetted on a bright pink background shading to purple. She is holding out a length of cloth to him, showing him something, with phlox flowers inset in the upper right corner.

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