Yes, there is a romance, and yes, it’s great. I became deeply attached to them very quickly. None of this would work if the characters didn’t feel solid and real. It’s heartwarming to see them gradually build close friendships, and I love that this happens in parallel with the coffee shop becoming a place where the neighborhood can come together and enjoy being a real community. The coffee shop allows all of them to create new lives for themselves. All of them are used to being judged based on their appearances. Viv is an orc, Cal is a hob, Tandri is a succubus, and Thimble is a rattkin. This is also going to delight fans of found family tropes. If you feel a deep sense of satisfaction when you watch home improvement shows, or if you love renovation romance novels, you will be so, so deeply satisfied with every new development. We follow Viv step-by-step as she refurbishes an old livery stable and gradually adds features of a modern independent coffee house, right down to the university student who studies for hours without buying anything. However, with the help of a carpenter named Cal, an assistant named Tandri, and a baker named Thimble, Viv sets about transforming her life from mercenary violence to peace and pastries. Viv settles in the city of Thune, where no one seems to know what coffee is. She promptly quits her life of breaking heads open for pay and sets out to find a town in which to build her heart’s desire – a coffee shop.

Our tale begins with our main character, an orc named Viv, seizing a magical thingamajig that brings luck. It’s a cinnamon roll of a book which, by the way, contains actual cinnamon rolls. It was as comforting as the coffeehouse setting that the protagonist attempts to create. Genre: Fantasy/Fairy Tale Romance, LGBTQIA, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasyįriends, I have to tell you that Legends and Lattes is absolutely, utterly delightful.

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