At Mochas and Moonflowers, the espresso machine occasionally reveals a customer's soulmate in the foam of their latte.

Barista Owen Bellamy has seen ravens, umbrellas, baseball caps, and countless happily-ever-afters appear in coffee cups over the last two years. He never expected the magic to point at him. Then Katja's nephew arrives to help at the café for the semester.

Leo Holloway is a botany student at Spellwell College with dirt under his fingernails, moonflowers that bloom under his touch, and a smile that makes Owen forget how tired he is. When Owen pours Leo his first latte, the foam reveals Owen's own face staring back at him.

There's just one problem: Owen is working two jobs to pay off the debts his late father left behind, and he refuses to drag someone as kind as Leo into his mess.

But between prophetic lattes, retired witches armed with glitter, rooftop breakfasts among moonflowers, and preparations for Emberfield's Fall Lantern Festival, keeping his distance may prove harder than Owen ever imagined.



Izzy is a queer trans man living and thriving in Northern Virginia. When he's not busy working his full-time public librarian job, Izzy is often found with a book in his hands. Izzy writes his books with his loyal, if vocal, dog by his side, eager to show the world that everyone deserves love, one cozy queer romance at a time.