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A hotly-anticipated fantasy duology teeming with romance and revenge by New York Times bestselling author Hafsah Faizal is set to kick off, with the launch of its first book next Tuesday.
The book, titled A Tempest of Tea, is the first part of the anticipated two-part Blood and Tea series, introducing audiences to an orphan girl willing to do whatever it takes to save her self-made kingdom.
On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir, a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets, transforms her prestigious tearoom into an illegal bloodhouse by night, catering to the vampires feared by society.
But when her establishment is threatened, she is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it.
With some of the city’s most skilled outcasts, she hatches a plan to infiltrate the sinister, glittering vampire society known as the Athereum.
The author, Hafsah, is best known for her bestselling novel We Hunt the Flame, which was set in a rich world inspired by ancient Arabia.
Her latest book will be published on Tuesday, February 20.
