Romances are perfect for comfort reads, since you know you’re going to get the HEA. They can have their issues, but most of my favorites tend to have external conflicts, rather than the third act break-up because the characters were too damned stupid to talk to each other.

• Loud and Clear by Aidan Wayne | Average Rating: 9.2 | Rereads: 7
• And Everything Nice by Ada Maria Soto | Average Rating: 8.6 | Rereads: 7
• Hottie Scotty and Mr. Porter by R. Cooper | Average Rating: 8.2 | Rereads: 6
• Kneading You by C.S. Poe | Average Rating: 7.9 | Rereads: 6
• Blank Spaces by Cass Lennox | Average Rating: 8.6 | Rereads: 5
• A Gift for Guile by Alissa Johnson | Average Rating: 8.4 | Rereads: 5
• Glass Tidings by Amy Jo Cousins | Average Rating: 8.5 | Rereads: 3
• After the Scrum by Dahlia Donovan (Sin Bin) Average Rating: 8.0 | Rereads: 3

Blank Spaces and A Gift for Guile are mystery + romance, which made them prime comfort reads.

Many of the others are shorter reads.

• And Everything Nice – 44 pages
• Loud and Clear – 88 pages
• Hottie Scotty and Mr. Porter – 108 pages
• Kneading You – 44 pages

Novellas are a perfect escape when my brain needs a reset. Usually less than 100 pages so I can gobble it down quickly, but enough of an emotional punch to get my head out of whatever rut its wallowing in.

Hottie Scotty and Mr. Porter is particularly interesting as it was 7.5 on first read, but every time I read it, I picked up little things that made me like it just a little bit more.