Bitters and Bestiaries: A novel of magic, mixology, and the occasional dragon (The Alchemist's Guide to Happy Hour)

A leaky roof. A ruthless rival. And a tavern full of magical misfits who come for the cocktails and stay for the family they didn't know they needed.

Six months ago, Vesper Valerius traded the high-pressure life of a Royal Alchemist for The Tipsy Griffin, where mixology meets alchemy. It's chaotic. It's crumbling. It's hers.

But business is slow, the roof is getting worse, and her insufferable rival Phineas Flint wants her gone. So when the Solstice Spirits competition rolls around, Vesper enters out of desperation. Phineas has the money and a monopoly on the best ingredients. Vesper has her wits and...not much else.

Enter Corin Wade: a charming poacher who knows where to find the one ingredient that could win it all, Sun-Soaked Cinnamon. The catch? It grows on a mountaintop and is guarded by a very territorial frost drake. Somewhere between the frostbite and the flirting, the alchemist who's never strayed far from her own comfort zone starts falling for the one variable she can't control.

A cozy fantasy with bite: slow-burn romance, found family, and a heroine who solves problems with chemistry, not prophecy. For fans of Legends & Lattes and Annabel Chase.

Pull up a stool and order something that glows. If the roof doesn't collapse first...