Gentle Reads
Gentle Reads are books that contain no explicit sex or violence and usually have an uplifting message. However, some material may offend some people.
Fic Alcott
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Fic Asimov
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Fic Atherton
Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton
Fic Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Fic Balogh
Thief of Dreams by Mary Balogh
Fic Berg
Until the Real Thing Comes Along by Elizabeth Berg
Fic Blackwell
The Widow of Larkspur Inn series by Lawanna Blackwell
Fic Braun
The Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun
Fic Burns
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
Fic Carr
Mother of the Smiths, by Lorraine Carr
Fic Cather
My Antonia by Willa Cather
Fic Chiaverini
The Quilter’s Apprentice (Elm Creek Quilts series) by Jennifer Chiaverini
Fic Christie
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Fic Cookson
The Maltese Angel by Catherine Cookson
Fic Dallas
The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas
Fic Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Fic Edgerton
Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton
Fic Finney
Time and Again by Jack Finney
Fic Flagg
Coming Attractions by Fannie Flagg
Fic Fleischman
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
Fic Gabaldon
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
Fic Gilman
Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist by Dorothy Gilman
Fic Girzone
Joshua by Joseph Girzone
Fic Gulley
Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley
Fic Hatcher
The Forgiving Hour by Robin Lee Hatcher
Fic Hickman
Such Good People by Martha Whitmore Hickman
Fic Holt
Daughter of Deceit by Victoria Holt
Fic Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Fic Karon
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
Fic Keillor
Wobegon Boy by Garrison Keillor
Fic Kidd
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Fic Kincade
Cape Light by Thomas Kincade
Fic Llewellyn
How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
Fic Macomber
Thursdays at Eight by Debbie Macomber
Fic Mandino
The Twelfth Angel by Og Mandino
Fic Marshall
Christy by Catherine Marshall
Fic Martell
Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
Fic McCall Smith
The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith
Fic McCullough
The Ladies of Missalonghi by Colleen McCullough
YA Fic Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Fic Mortimer
Rumpole and the Golden Thread by John Mortimer
Fic Oke
Love's Long Journey by Janette Oke
Fic Otto
How to Make an American Quilt by Whitney Otto
Fic Peters
Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters
Fic Peters
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Fic Pilcher
Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher
Fic Plain
Homecoming by Belva Plain
Fic Pratt
The Lighthouse Keeper by James Michael Pratt
Fic Ray
Julie and Romeo by Jeanne Ray
Fic Smith
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Fic Spencer
Then Came Heaven by LaVyrle Spencer
Fic Stirling
The Penny Wedding by Jessica Stirling
Fic Stone
Those Who Love by Irving Stone
Fic Tyler
Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler
Fic Veryan
The Riddle of Alabaster Road by Patricia Veryan
Fic Wells
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Fic Welty
Complete Novels by Eudora Welty
Fic Wharton
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Fic White
The Galactic Gourmet by James White
Fic Whitney
Amethyst Dreams by Phyllis Whitney
Fic Willis
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Fic Yorke
The Wishing Garden by Christy Yorke
