First published 2024
Viv the orc has spent years collecting bounties and spilling blood. Now she wants something different. She hangs up her sword and travels to Thune with an unusual dream: opening the city's first coffee shop. The problem is that nobody in Thune knows what coffee is. Viv faces skeptical customers, business rivals, and enemies from her violent past who refuse to let her start over. She cannot build this new life alone. Slowly, she gathers unlikely allies drawn by curiosity, warm pastries, and the strange new drink she serves. Ancient magic weaves through their growing friendship. These companions become more than business partners or customers. They become the family Viv never expected to find when she left her old life behind.
Genres: fiction, romance, fantasy, contemporary
Vibes: cozy, intimate, whimsical
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Thune
292 pages · Hardcover · Tor Books