Tomes & Tea
Cozy Fantasy Series
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!
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!
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
Character Art
Beautiful portrayals of Tea & Tomes’ leading ladies by the talented artists Amanda MacFarlane, Anna, Julia Kartcheva, and Mangaurania.
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!
Unfortunately, the paperbacks have been pulled from distribution to prepare for a big bonanza re-release!
A Pirate’s Life for Tea is available for preorder in the US, with a release date of OCTOBER 1, 2024. The UK version is available for preorder too, releasing on OCTOBER 3, 2024.
Please consider preordering if you prefer paper copies! All preorders help tell my publisher that I’m an author worth watching–which means I might get new books sold to them in the future!
Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea (Book 1) is out now, available anywhere books are sold!
For Pirates and Altar, Advanced Reader Copies are already circulating. The only way to get a paperback is by applying with Macmillan, or pitching as a bookseller or librarian. If you’re interested, please apply for an ARC on Netgalley!
Request Pirates HERE.
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!
Correct! Kianthe and Reyna’s story will be a QUARTET, so 4 books total. Luckily, Tor bought all four, which means plenty of new releases for you lovely readers! (I’m obsessed with Tamora Pierce’s quartets. So excited I get to contribute my own to the world!)
Since I self-published the first two novels in 2022 and early 2023, we can expect those first, in a formal re-release.
Book 3 has been named TEA YOU AT THE ALTAR, and it is scheduled for a March 2025 release. Keep an eye out for preorders!
Book 4 is complete and will be called ALCHEMY AND A CUP OF TEA. It will be releasing in August 2025.
I have designed book 4 to lead into a new cast + same world for future quartets. So, if you missed the continuity of the Tortall quartets, keep an eye on my cozies. 😉
I’m not allowed to give too many details, but I can confirm that book 3, Tea You at the Altar, will focus on a wedding and a coup. You’ve already met a couple new characters if you’ve read the epilogue of A Pirate’s Life for Tea. 😉
Book 4 is fully written and in the hands of my publisher. It’ll wrap up the series beautifully and answer any lingering plot questions you have. Keywords for this book are “alchemy” and “tourists.” Stay tuned for a title release!
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. 🙂