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Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

After a lifetime of quests, an orc decides to open a coffee shop and build a gentler kind of legend—one cup, one friendship, one cinnamon roll at a time. Cozy, warm, and quietly daring, Legends & Lattes serves a comforting brew of found family, low-stakes stakes, and the sweetness of starting over.

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... cozy, low-stakes magic bringing a mismatched household into a true community?

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

If opening a café in Thune and slowly gathering a crew—Tandri’s savvy, Cal’s carpentry, Thimble’s life-changing pastries—was your favorite comfort, you’ll love how Mika Moon turns the ramshackle Nowhere House into a warm haven. Like Viv’s shop, Mika’s magic is about hospitality and belonging: teaching three witchy kids, sparring (gently) with grumpy librarian Jamie, and creating a home that heals everyone who walks through the door.

... a found family of magical misfits becoming a home?

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

If watching Viv, Tandri, Cal, and Thimble become more than coworkers made your heart grow three sizes, Linus Baker’s visit to Marsyas Island will do the same. As Linus bonds with Arthur Parnassus and a houseful of extraordinary children—Lucy, Talia, Chauncey, and more—their small rituals and shared meals echo the way a coffee shop turned into a family in Legends & Lattes.

... a quiet, close-quarters story centered on one place and a few people?

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

If you loved how most of Legends & Lattes unfolds within the café—conversations over mugs, repairs, music nights—this woodland tale keeps the scope just as intimate. Tobias Finch’s forest cottage and his growing bond with Henry Silver create the same close, soothing atmosphere where small acts of care (and a bit of old magic) matter most.

... a gentle, gradual unfolding of relationships and purpose?

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia Of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

If you appreciated the slow, satisfying rhythm of Viv refining her menu, earning regulars, and letting her connection with Tandri blossom, Emily’s winter in Hrafnsvik will hit the same notes. Her prickly friendship (and slow-burn chemistry) with the flamboyant Wendell Bambleby develops alongside village visits and field notes—quiet progress that adds up to a deeply cozy payoff.

... a tender, slow-bloom partnership built around opening a comforting shop?

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

If Viv and Tandri’s careful, caring partnership—from signage to cinnamon rolls—was the hook, Reyna and Kianthe’s sapphic romance will delight you. They walk away from high-stress lives to build a tea-and-book shop together, navigating suppliers, regulars, and the occasional monster with the same gentle, can-do spirit that made Legends & Lattes so soothing.

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