The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
This cozy fantasy book is a perfect comforting reading. Tao is a traveling fortune teller running from her past. She only tells small fortunes: inconsequential details of your future, like when the cow will calve. She knows where dealing in big fortunes leads. When an ex-thief and ex-mercenary ask for her help in finding a lost child, she finds an unexpected community. They’re soon joined by a baker and a “slightly magical” cat. To protect her found family, though, she’ll have to face her past. —Danika Ellis