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Alchemy and a Cup of Tea

By Rebecca Thorne
Series: Tomes & Tea
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The cosy conclusion to the bestselling Tomes & Tea quartet from Sunday Times, USA Today and Indie bestselling author Rebecca Thorne. Perfect for fans of Travis Baldree and T. J. Klune. Our beloved book and tea sellers, Reyna and Kianthe, must juggle the demands of the... Read More
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The cosy, bookish Tomes & Tea quartet comes to its delightful conclusion, as Reyna and Kianthe deal with rascally alchemists and troublesome tourists. From Sunday Times, USA Today and Indie bestselling author Rebecca Thorne.

Sunday Times, USA Today and Indie bestselling author Rebecca Thorne brews magic and sapphic romance in this delightfully cosy conclusion to the Tomes & Tea series.

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The cosy conclusion to the bestselling Tomes & Tea quartet from Sunday Times, USA Today and Indie bestselling author Rebecca Thorne. Perfect for fans of Travis Baldree and T. J. Klune.

Our beloved book and tea sellers, Reyna and Kianthe, must juggle the demands of the Queendom with a ravening influx of . . . tourists?!

Reyna is the Queendom's newest sovereign and all she wants is a relaxing cup of tea. She didn't expect to be kidnapped and dropped in a hidden cell, but never mind - she can adapt. But there's a problem: an alchemy circle marred Reyna's cell. What does a radical group of alchemists want with her and why did they think they could get away with it?

To make matters worse, Kianthe and Reyna's hometown is having its own problems. Word of their bookshop - and its celebrity owners - has finally spread, and tourists are flooding into Tawney. As their friends struggle with the sudden influx, Kianthe and Reyna face a bigger conundrum than rogue alchemists: the fact that closing their business might be the only way to save their town . . .

The Tomes & Tea Quartet is everyone's cup of tea! Readers agree:

'The perfect blend of cosiness and action'

'An utter delight'

'I could not put this book down'

'I would die a million times over for these lesbians'

'The perfect book for cosying up with a hot drink'

The Tomes & Tea Quartet:
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
A Pirate's Life for Tea
Tea You at the Altar
Alchemy and a Cup of Tea

Can't Spell Treason without Tea was a Sunday Times HB fiction bestseller w/c 06/05/2024.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035031498

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tor

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 164.0mm

Height: 243.0mm

Weight: 524g

Pages: 320

Collections

Cosy Romance Fantasy Fiction General Fiction LGBTQ+ Romance Rebecca Thorne Romance Romantasy (Fantasy Romance) Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: Tomes & Tea

About the Author

Rebecca Thorne is a Sunday Times, USA Today and Indie Bestselling author, specializing in fantasy, sci-fi and romance. She is a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, hails from sunny Arizona, USA, and uses her ADHD as a superpower to write multiple books a year. When she's not writing (or avoiding writing), Rebecca can be found travelling the country as a flight attendant, hiking with her lovely wife and their dogs, or basking in the sun like a lizard.

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