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A Pirate's Life for Tea

by Rebecca Thorne

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Tomes & Tea #2

Why Read This?

Pure comfort food fantasy -- Kianthe and Reyna are the established sapphic couple you want to spend time with, and watching them meddle in Bobbie and Serina's enemies-to-lovers arc while hunting dragon eggs on a pirate ship is delightful low-stakes fun.

Synopsis

"You asked for this, Rain. Let's go capture a pirate." While searching for stolen dragon eggs, newly engaged couple Kianthe and Reyna find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a swashbuckling love story. On one side is Serina, a failed farmer turned river pirate. Her booty? Wheat, grains, and the occasional jar of imported tea leaves. It's quite the embarrassment to Diarn Arlon, the powerful lord of the Nacean River, and he'll conscript anyone to bring her to justice. Especially Kianthe, the elemental mage who just crashed his party, and her somewhat-scary fiancée. Begrudgingly, the couple joins forces with Bobbie, one of Arlon's constables--who happens to be Serina's childhood friend. Bobbie is determined to capture the pirate before anyone else, but it would be a lot easier if Serina didn't absolutely loathe her now. As 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 past time. The dragon eggs may have to wait.

At a Glance

4.08 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingF/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

enemies to lovers (secondary couple)established relationshipmatchmaking

Mood

cozywhimsicaladventurouslighthearted

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.08 ★

Page Count

444 pages

Published

2023

Primary Genre

Cozy Fantasy

Pairing

F/F

POV

Multi-POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Unabridged

Narrator

Jessica Threet

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: powerful elemental mage bookworm (Kianthe) sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

fade to black with playful romantic tension and one steamy epilogue scene sign in to unlock

near death experiencedrowningalcohol use

World & Setting

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Reading Context

warm and satisfying with cozy resolution sign in to unlock

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