Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons novels, very sweet and carefully observed children's books about lakes and sailing and the North Country of England.
The early Anita Blake books by Laurel K. Hamilton; everything before Obsidian Butterfly (inclusive) is enjoyably readable brain candy, while everything after sucks.
Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire before, just like the Hamilton but with every single stupid bit taken out and/or made intelligent and interesting.
Georgette Heyer.
Lois McMaster Bujold.
Cynthia Voigt's Tillerman Cycle if you like lovely melancholy YA set in the real world.
Meredith Anne Pierce's book Birth of the Firebringer (avoid rest of trilogy) and the first two Darkangel books.
Diana Wynne Jones' Fire and Hemlock and Howl's Moving Castle; the latter has the honor of being my favorite comfort read ever, and it never fails to make me happy.
Hopefully there's something on this list you haven't read. ^_^
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Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons novels, very sweet and carefully observed children's books about lakes and sailing and the North Country of England.
The early Anita Blake books by Laurel K. Hamilton; everything before Obsidian Butterfly (inclusive) is enjoyably readable brain candy, while everything after sucks.
Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire before, just like the Hamilton but with every single stupid bit taken out and/or made intelligent and interesting.
Georgette Heyer.
Lois McMaster Bujold.
Cynthia Voigt's Tillerman Cycle if you like lovely melancholy YA set in the real world.
Meredith Anne Pierce's book Birth of the Firebringer (avoid rest of trilogy) and the first two Darkangel books.
Diana Wynne Jones' Fire and Hemlock and Howl's Moving Castle; the latter has the honor of being my favorite comfort read ever, and it never fails to make me happy.
Hopefully there's something on this list you haven't read. ^_^