Soft cozy magic

cozy magic in Lula Wards cozy fantasy books

🌿 Sometimes, the magic isn’t in spells.

It’s in the way the town librarian remembers your favorite author.
The way someone leaves you a note tucked into a flowerpot.
Or how the local café always seems to play just the right song when your heart needs it most. 🎶

In the world of my books, magic doesn’t shout.
It lingers. Softly.
Like something you almost dreamed.

🪞Maybe the clock ticks backward when no one’s looking.
Maybe the pie shop knows your heart before your name.
Maybe… second chances are real here.

✨If you’ve ever wanted to disappear into a town where hope is its own kind of spell
I think you’ll feel at home in my stories.

💫 Stay a while. I’ve been saving you a seat.

~ Lula

PS Have you read Starlight Antiques yet?

What is Cozy Fantasy

✨ What Is Cozy Fantasy?

Cozy fantasy is where magic brews quietly on the back burner and adventure wears a hand-knitted cardigan.

It’s a warm cup of tea in a quiet cottage where something just a little enchanted lingers in the air. It’s stories where the stakes are personal, the pace is gentle, and the real magic is often found in friendship, healing, or simply belonging.

You won’t find epic battles here—but you might find a bookshop run by a retired witch, a forgotten key that unlocks an old family secret, or a village where everyone brings soup to a widower with a cold.

Cozy fantasy believes that wonder doesn’t need to roar—it can hum softly, like a lullaby or a memory. These are tales of soft magic, kind hearts, found families, and the courage it takes to open your heart again.

My books are also sometimes called paranormal women’s fictions. Women’s fiction with a touch of magic and romance.

So if you’re looking for comfort with a little sparkle, a story to curl up with on a rainy day, or a gentle escape where the world still feels full of possibility…
🕯️ You’re in the right place.

~ Lula

The Magic of Small Moments

A cozy bookshop with a view of the river

Sometimes the most powerful stories start with a cup of tea.

When I started writing cozy fantasy, I wasn’t dreaming of dragons or epic quests. I was thinking about a quiet bookshop with a red door. A bakery where someone remembers how you like your coffee. A town that isn’t perfect—but one where people still show up for each other.

That’s what I love most about the stories I write: the quiet magic of small moments. A shared look. An old recipe. A letter you didn’t expect. That’s the kind of magic that lingers. The kind I want to fill my books with.

If you’ve ever found comfort in something simple—a dog-eared novel, a walk at dusk, or a fresh-baked cookie—then you’ve already experienced the kind of enchantment Moonlight Springs is made of.