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Rowan Lark | Cozy Fantasy Author

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My novels are warmhearted & low-stakes, with a dash of romance. β˜•οΈπŸ“š πŸŒ‡ Follow me on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/rowanlarkauthor?igsh=cHZ1bGhjY3l3OXZ3&utm_source=qr Avatar art by radvelii

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Congrats on your release!!

12.01.2026 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Let me know if you need any recs. Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers is a good short read, and it feels peaceful and hopeful

11.01.2026 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Oh Hellos have some fantasy vibe songs, they’re a folk-rock band.

11.01.2026 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy New Year! #editors, A STRANGER KIND OF MORTUARY SCIENCE is a 97 K cozy, adult fantasy novel mixing whimsy with the macabre, soft fairytale elements, and found family. Perfect for lovers of the strange, magical, enchanting, & gothic!
#onsubmission #cozyfantasy #onsub

02.01.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Cozy fantasy is pure therapy in book form. 🌿✨
Gentle quests, magical tea shops, enchanted libraries, found families β€” stories that feel like a warm drink for your soul. β˜•πŸ“šπŸ’–

#CozyFantasy #ComfortReads #GentleMagic #FoundFamily #CozyReads #BookThreads #FantasyBooks #PeacefulReads #BookTok

22.12.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can't Spell Treason Without Tea 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 w...

The sapphic cozy fantasy β€œCan't Spell Treason Without Tea” by Rebecca Thorne is on sale for $2.99 at your preferred ebook vendor.

A fast paced adventure which includes action, comedy, kindness, magic, dragons, pirates, and sapphics with swordsβš”οΈ

A very fun readπŸŒˆπŸ“š
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

22.12.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Teller of Small Fortunes, Cursed Cocktails, and Cozy Tales of Larune might be more up your alley. Cozy and not that romantic.

14.11.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The cover of The Keeper of Magical Things. It features two women standing in front of a picturesque country town with a catdragon flying above them

The cover of The Keeper of Magical Things. It features two women standing in front of a picturesque country town with a catdragon flying above them

I finished The Keeper of Magical Things today and it was such an utter delight! Just an absolutely lovely slice of cozy fantasy with an adorable romance. Themes of self-worth and the importance of community, oh, this felt tailor-made for me! πŸ’›

14.11.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think The Spellshop is pretty tame.

09.11.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This has such good winter vibes! Also Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik has good winter vibes, though is slightly less cozy than Emily Wilde.

03.11.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Want a cozy fantasy that feels like watching a sunrise over mountains?

Check out Mosswood Apothecary!

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A botanical alchemist ventures north to research waning magic, and discovers love.

#booksky #cozyfantasy #queerfantasy #queerbooks

02.11.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s like Avatar: The Last Airbender meets Star Trek, with plant and soul magic.

A couple (non-romantic but very intimate, with contrasting worldviews) travel from planet to planet helping others & rebuilding communities after the empire falls.

03.11.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Monk & Robot series by Becky Chambers, also there’s a new Rebecca Thorne book coming out in 2026 that’s cozy sci-fi called β€œMoss’d In Space” available for preorder.
And i have had a cozy sci-fi idea kicking around in my head for a while. Certainly a small genre but not unheard of.

26.10.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Letter of recommendation: The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong. Good world building, cozy fantasy, well -written characters, and a cat. πŸ₯°

19.10.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey…

Unclench your jaw.

Check your posture.

Drink some water.

❀️

07.10.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

This looks super sweet!

01.10.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't miss out on 11 amazing #CozyFantasy stories in this FREE anthology. The #CozyVales scribe have something special for you this autumn.

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#Fantasy #ShortStories #FreeBook #Cozy

22.09.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Drinks and Sinkholes Drinks and Sinkholes is a cozy mystery fantasy series about an amnesiac innkeeper who solves cozy mysteries in her fantasy village.

It's fall, which means all y'all are looking for warm, cozy books full of escape from this godawful hellscape we live in.
The first ebook bundle of Weary Dragon Inn cozy fantasy series (books 1-3) is on sale for $2.99!

susherevans.com/cozy/the-wea...

09.09.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But yes you’re right stories can have stakes that aren’t world-ending or destructive. It can be something as simple as a character wanting to win a baking contest or make a career change, and dealing with the things that get in the way of that.

01.09.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I felt similar seeing Assistant to the Villain being under the cozy category (though I don’t think I see it labeled as such anymore?) Lately I do see more β€œfantasy rom-com” subgenres in the vein of Terry Pratchett or The Princess Bride.

I always consider T. Kingfisher’s stories β€œcozy adjacent”.

01.09.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe Spice & Wolf? It’s medieval economics-heavy but the english VAs for the show trade off reading chapters of the light novel & do a decent job.

29.08.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Heading back to London after a lovely trip to the countryside. x β˜•οΈπŸͺ»

29.08.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Love this book's concept: 82 y.o. Chosen One granny travels with a bunch of misfits to save the world from dragons-controlling Big Bad!

Overall a cozy read with some heavy themes. I like the character developments and twists. Was surprised that it's modern Fantasy, but the setting fits.

#cerureads

28.08.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Homemade cream puffs!

28.08.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

My current series is inspired by European cultures (France, Euskadi, Poland, Germany, Lithuania, etc.) so right now I use real names, even though it’s secondary world fantasy.

My later stories might be more unique names.

I think a combo of unique and real names is awesome though!

28.08.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sunrise Arizona

Sunrise Arizona

Sunrise Arizona

Sunrise Arizona

An ode to the sky
how I love thee
Let me count the ways…

28.08.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m reading the first one right now. It’s cute so far!

28.08.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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All of these authors at one online free fantasy convention!
www.lazydragonbooks.com/hearthcon-2025

26.08.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My borage got hit by a heatwave/drought/grasshopper, but I've been supplementing my sales with an edible flower mix and I'm kinda in love??
#bloomsky #agsky 🌱

22.08.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0