Bubble, Bubble Tea, & Trouble

WHEN MEET-CUTES DO THE MONSTER-SMASH

Faere Trade is not your basic Starbucks. This magical café caters to humanity’s every daydream and quite a few of their nightmares. This collection of interconnected stories explores the needs and sometimes dangerously decadent desires of extraordinary beings, creatures, and monsters and the not-so-mundane humans who love them. So sit back, take a sip, and get ready to savor some magic. Cheers!

FLAVOR All these stories have some level of steam, so consume responsibly

WHAT PUCKS LOVE

Tasha has never been in love. But she desperately wants to make it. Preferably with someone who can actually manage to stir the feelings she swears simmers somewhere inside her. It’s just her luck that she matches with Ro, a local puck. And everyone knows what a puck loves to do…

FLAVOR Simmering sweet with a slow-burn

SPELLBOUND

Mac has never met a woman like San. Beautiful. Powerful. And more than a little intimidating. With a witch haunted by a dark past who’s seen and done and been everything, is there anything new under the sun for him to give her?

FLAVOR High heat with big, yearning I-can-fix-her undertones

SLIGHT HICCUP

Aeith literally steals Ty’s breath away, so he’d never imagined loving an air elemental would be this difficult. All they seem to do lately is fight. Can they stop blowing hot air at each other and finally heat things up?

FLAVOR Strong, clashing flavors to start, coming together in a sultry blend at the end

BASE & VILE THINGS

Eli loves Her. He may not know Her but, whenever his shadowy woman appears in his bedroom, the darkest parts of his soul recognize Her instantly. But what happens when those shadows cannot survive the light of day?

FLAVOR The guiltiest of slow-drip pleasures, a treat where knowing you shouldn’t have it makes it so much better

PLAYING WITH YOUR FOOD

Maybe some monsters should have stayed in the shadows. This arachne scares everyone just by existing. Everyone except one sweetly soft, decadently delicious human. And that scares the hell out of her.

FLAVOR A heady taste that definitely bites back and inspired my novella Thoughts & Preyers, do not consume if you have a spider aversion

ON THE HIGHEST BOUGH

It’s a very Faere Trade Holiday! See what happens when a randy gargoyle and an up-for-it cupid celebrate Christmas.

FLAVOR A light, frothy, marshmallow-y palate cleanser

CHANGE WILL DO YOU GOOD

Eli needs to forget Her. But he can’t. Not on his own. Hoping against hope, he answers a shapeshifter’s personal ad. But can he really release himself from the relentless clutches of Her memory by replacing Her?

FLAVOR A robust, slightly bitter tea with a surprisingly hopeful finish

UNBECOMING

Can you fear someone and love them at the same time? Dating a literal Nightmare who feeds on your dreams isn’t exactly anyone’s idea of normal, but when has being in love ever felt normal?

FLAVOR A dark roast with notes of body horror and a sweet vuln