I rambled about a lot of books; I think the only one I ended up recommending was All Systems Red, which I think you will enjoy at some point but which is not what you are asking for now. Despite the fact that Murderbot is, itself, very un-murdery, there is quite a lot of violence in the series as a whole. Also, the book is short.
I'm only about 50% sure you'll like the Beaufort Scales books. I cannot remember us discussing anything like them in our bookish rambles.
Things I think you'll appreciate:
The love of place and the beautiful descriptions of the land
The emphasis on friendship
The way the women all have very different personalities.
All the characters are adult human beings who act like it
The deep love of every day life.
You might like:
The tea-drinking dragons
The hints of dragon culture (only hints; this isn't deep world-building)
The relatively low stakes--it's a murdered vicar, not a universe in peril.
Things I'm not sure about:
The mystery genre. I am not sure you read it at all.
The silliness. Yes, this is a very skillfully written cozy mystery, but it is a cozy mystery with puns and scones and dragons who drink tea.
Anyway, it would be interesting to see what you think of it!
Re: Beaufort scales
I rambled about a lot of books; I think the only one I ended up recommending was All Systems Red, which I think you will enjoy at some point but which is not what you are asking for now. Despite the fact that Murderbot is, itself, very un-murdery, there is quite a lot of violence in the series as a whole. Also, the book is short.
I'm only about 50% sure you'll like the Beaufort Scales books. I cannot remember us discussing anything like them in our bookish rambles.
Things I think you'll appreciate:
You might like:
Things I'm not sure about:
Anyway, it would be interesting to see what you think of it!