Tomes & Tea
Cozy Fantasy Quartet
Follow Kianthe, a powerful mage, and Reyna, an ex-Queensguard, as they pursue a life of quiet luxuries in an exciting fantasy world.
Books 3 and 4 will be published by August 2025!
Map Drawn by Rebecca Thorne
Book 1
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In the tradition of Legends & Lattes, this cozy fantasy follows two badass lesbians who open a bookshop and tea house–only to discover that Happily Ever After isn’t so easy to maintain.
All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea.
Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters… all complemented by love and good company. Thing is, Reyna works as one of the Queen’s private guards, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence. Leaving their lives isn’t so easy.
But after an assassin takes Reyna hostage, she decides she’s thoroughly done risking her life for a self-centered queen. Meanwhile, Kianthe has been waiting for a chance to flee responsibility–all the better that her girlfriend is on board.
Together, they settle in Tawney, a town nestled in the icy tundra near dragon country, and open the shop of their dreams.
What follows is a cozy tale of mishaps, mysteries, and a murderous queen throwing the realm’s biggest temper tantrum. In a story brimming with hurt/comfort and quiet fireside conversations, these two women will discover just what they mean to each other… and the world.
Sapphic Romance
Swords and Magic
Found Family
Dragons
Content Warnings
violence, injury, swearing, near-death experiences
All of Rebecca's cozy fantasies are guaranteed to have a happy ending!
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Listening Length
11 hours and 26 minutes
Narrator
Jessica Threet
Language
English
What Readers Say
about Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
Book 2
Bookshops & Bonedust meets Our Flag Means Death in this cozy fantasy on the low seas, where a pirate and a constable find out if enemies actually can become lovers!
Pirates on a river? It simply isn't done.
Kianthe and Reyna are on the hunt for dragon eggs to save their hometown—but it requires making a deal with Diarn Arlon, lord of the legendary Nacean River. Simply capture the river pirate Serina, who’s been plaguing Arlon’s supply chains, and bring her in for justice. Easy peasy.
Begrudgingly, the couple joins forces with Bobbie, one of Arlon’s constables determined to capture the pirate.
Except Bobbie and Serina have a more complicated history than anyone realized, and it might jeopardize everything.
While Kianthe and Reyna watch this relation-shipwreck from afar, it quickly becomes apparent that these disaster lesbians need all the help they can get. Luckily, matchmaking is Reyna’s favorite pastime.
The dragon eggs may have to wait.
Sapphic Romance (x2)
Enemies to Lovers
Second Chances
Baby Griffon
Content Warnings
violence, injury, swearing, near-death experiences, blood, near-drowning, minor animal injury
NOTE: This book has a SPICY oneshot at the end of the novel. It has no bearing on the plot, and can easily be skipped. However, use caution before sharing this book with children.
Check out the audiobook
Listening Length
13 hours and 5 minutes
Narrator
Jessica Threet
Language
English
Book 3
The Princess Bride meets Legends & Lattes in the third book of the Tomes & Tea series, where our favorite lesbian couple must navigate the ultimate maelstrom–their own wedding!
Releasing March 3rd, 2025
It's the wedding of a wifetime.
Kianthe and Reyna are ready to finally walk down the aisle–in just eight days, their wedding will be a reality. There’s loads to do… but like all best laid plans, everything seems to be going awry.
Between baby dragons causing mayhem in Tawney, Kianthe’s uptight parents inviting themselves to the wedding, and pirates flooding their streets, Kianthe and Reyna are at their wits’ end.
If that isn’t enough, there’s the little matter of a very secret coup to overthrow the vicious Queen Tilaine. If they’re going to survive until “I do,” they’re going to need help.
Luckily, their friends in Tawney are ready to pick up the slack.
Lesbian Wedding
Spies and Heists
Baby Dragons
Asexual Rep
Content Warnings
violence, oppression, near-death experiences, blood, gaslighting, manipulation, parental drama
Book 4
The final installment of the Tomes & Tea quartet will have Kianthe and Reyna pitted against the most dangerous trial yet… and all they want is a cup of tea.
Releasing August 12th, 2025
Dragons are the least of their worries.
The wedding is over and everything has changed, so Kianthe and Reyna really shouldn’t have been surprised to see a rogue alchemist causing problems. But alchemy is dangerous territory, and they’ll have to visit the Magicary itself to determine this alchemist’s end goal.
To make matters worse, Kianthe and Reyna’s hometown is having its own problems. Word of New Leaf Tomes and Tea—and its celebrity owners—has finally spread, and tourists are flooding into Tawney. As their friends struggle with the sudden influx, Kianthe and Reyna have to face a bigger conundrum than rogue alchemists: the fact that closing their bookshop might be the only way to save their town.
Things can’t just be simple, can they?
New Magic
More Dragons
Small Towns
Cozy Moments
Icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Content Warnings
violence, injury, swearing, near-death experiences, blood, gaslighting, actual death (not an MC), gentrification
Character Art
Beautiful portrayals of Tea & Tomes’ leading ladies by the talented artists Amanda MacFarlane, Anna, Julia Kartcheva, Mangaurania, Eilene Cherie, and Perci Chen.
FAQ – Tomes & Tea Re-Release
Treason‘s special editions are long-since sold, but I’ve seen them pop up on resale sites like Ebay!
Pirates still has a few copies left of both the Broken Binding edition, and the Waterstones edition! Each version will be signed with sprayed edges.
The Broken Binding editions are being released only for those who purchased copies of earlier books in the series, so if you buy a copy second-hand, make sure you email them so they can add you to their mailing list for future editions!
Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea (Book 1) and A Pirate’s Life for Tea (Book 2) are out now, available anywhere books are sold!
For Tea You at the Altar, Advanced Reader Copies are already circulating. The only way to get a copy is by applying with Macmillan, or pitching as a bookseller or librarian. If you’re interested, please apply for an ARC on Netgalley or Edelweiss!
Request Altar HERE.
The indie copies are officially out of print. From now on, Macmillan will be handling distribution!
You can always check on Ebay for used indie copies. If you find a Copy copy, hold onto that sucker. They’re really rare. LOL.
In the USA, Germany, and Brazil, the cover images are staying the same. The typography, however, has been adjusted for both covers. The US paperbacks will have gorgeous sprayed edges and tons of new content, which is very exciting!
UK audiences respond better to graphic covers, not illustrated ones, so the UK covers are completely new! (And gorgeous, if I do say so myself.)
Both territories will release future books the same week in a coordinated launch!
Yes! All four books will be out by August 2025, so we’re releasing them very quickly. All books are written, and information about them is above. 🙂
This quartet is designed with standalone stories that follow the same cast of characters. It’s recommended you read them in order, but if you’d prefer to be chaotic, you can certainly skip around. You’ll just encounter spoilers for previous books. (But maybe you like that. Who knows.)
I don’t sell or send out signed copies personally. If you want a signed copy, the best way is to order one from a store that’s hosted me for an event!
Luckily, most of these are indie stores, and they ship. You can call any of them and place an order, and they’ll send a signed copy to your door.
To locate future signings, look at my Events page! You can see past signing locations on my Instagram–I always try to post images of events. 🙂