Still moving. Books help.

The last year and a bit has been rather stressful.  One of the few things that has genuinely helped me deal with things are books; specifically the paranormal cozy mystery genre.  The stories lend themselves well to a series, so you can hang out with the same characters for more than an evening and many of them are also high on the re-readable scale, so if your brain just needs a known happy place to hang out, these work well.

Morgana Best is definitely a favorite, her Witches and Wine series in particular (there are crazy old ladies who knit), but I have read all of her paranormal novels more times than I will admit to!  The novels tend to be set in Australia, so are enjoyable for a bit of armchair travel as well.

Gina LaManna has the Magic in Mixology series and the spin off series The Hex Files.  A fun series about witches and potions and bad people, of course.

H.Y. Hanna writes the Bewitched by Chocolate series, which makes me want to tromp through the British countryside while eating chocolate!  More witches.

Nancy Warren's Vampire Knitting Club series has been quite enjoyable so far!  Witches, knitting, vampires and arm chair travel.

None of these are graphic.  There is the expected dash of romance and frequently a cat.  They are fun distractions to play in.

If you are looking for something decidedly more intense and way more graphic on every level but still an outstanding read Meghan Ciana Doidge has the Dowser Series, which dove tails with the Reconstructionist series and the Oracle series.  Shifters, vampires, witches, dragons, cupcakes and chocolate.  They are highly descriptive and can get rather violent, there is sex as well,  but Husband has been enjoying reading these as well, unlike the other suggestions.

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