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Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
A heart-warming cosy fantasy and an instant Sunday Times bestseller
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Reyna and Kianthe dream of opening a friendly book shop together, serving the very best tea and cakes. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters - all complemented by love and good company. But Reyna is an elite bodyguard to a...
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Reyna and Kianthe dream of opening a friendly book shop together, serving the very best tea and cakes. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters - all complemented by love and good company. But Reyna is an elite bodyguard to a vengeful queen, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence. Leaving their lives behind seems ... impossible. Yet they flee to Tawney, a town nestled in the icy peaks of dragon country. There, they open the bookstore they'd always wanted.
What follows is a tale of mishaps, mysteries, dragons, and a murderous queen throwing the realm's biggest temper tantrum. Through it, these two women will discover what they mean to each other - and their world.
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne is a gorgeous treat of a book, filled with cosy adventure, sapphic romance, and good feelings. The story continues in the swashbuckling A Pirate's Life for Tea.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035052233
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 May 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Tor
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Rebecca Thorne is an author of all things fantasy, sci-fi and sapphic romance. She thrives on deadlines, averages 2,700 words a day, and tries to write at least two books a year. (She also might be a little hyper-focused ADHD.) When she's not writing (or avoiding writing), Rebecca can be found traveling the country as a flight attendant, or doing her best impression of a granola-girl hermit with her two dogs.
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