When the clumsy young witch Cassie Black inherits a sentient coffeehouse in a small town, she finds herself in a hot cauldron of trouble. Her new home is a haven for supernaturals and the primal forces of good and evil battle on her turf for domination. If the darkness wins, it will spread further into the earthen world. It is up to her to stop it. Cassie wonders why she couldn’t inherit a moth-eaten, old grimoire like other witches. All she had wanted to do was impress her family by handling the final affairs of her aunt. She planned to sign a few papers and be done. But fate had other ideas. A rogue warlock, blue-eyed human cop, and dead-sexy vampire offer their assistance, but the forces of evil are strong and it’s questionable whether her little band of warriors can hold them off. Will Cassie survive her inheritance and protect the town? This is the first trilogy in The Mystic Keep Box Sets Collection. They are urban fantasy stories about powerful women. Witches, warlocks, wizards, and vampires fill the pages with adventure, love, and magic.

An essential bean-to-brew guide for making café-quality coffee at home.

Gathers recipes for pale ales, brown ales, regional ales, porters, stouts, European lagers, American lagers, flavored beers, and meads

The worldwide bestseller - 1/3 million copies sold 'With his expert guidance we travel around the globe, from Burundi to Honduras via Vietnam, sipping and spitting as we go. This is high geekery made palatable by the evident love pulsing through every sentence.' - The Guardian 'The subject of coffee has never been more, er, hot, and The World Atlas of Coffee takes a close look at its history and evolution, the international range of beans and all the best ways to enjoy coffee. Great pics too.' - Susy Atkins, The Telegraph For everyone who wants to understand more about coffee and its wonderful nuances and possibilities, this is the book to have. Coffee has never been better, or more interesting, than it is today. Coffee producers have access to more varieties and techniques than ever before and we, as consumers, can share in that expertise to make sure the coffee we drink is the best we can find. Where coffee comes from, how it was harvested, the roasting process and the water used to make the brew are just a few of the factors that influence the taste of what we drink. Champion barista and coffee expert James Hoffmann examines these key factors, looking at varieties of coffee, the influence of terroir, how it is harvested and processed, the roasting methods used, through to the way in which the beans are brewed. Country by country - from Bolivia to Zambia - he then identifies key characteristics and the methods that determine the quality of that country's output. Along the way we learn about everything from the development of the espresso machine, to why strength guides on supermarket coffee are really not good news. This is the first book to chart the coffee production of over 35 countries, encompassing knowledge never previously published outside the coffee industry.

"This is a short, entertaining and illuminating introduction to the history and culture of coffee, from the humble origins of the bean in northeast Africa over a millennium ago, to what it is today, a global phenomenon that is enjoyed around the world ... including chapters on the rise of the coffeehouse, legal bans on coffee, Brazil's domination of the world coffee trade and the birth of the espresso"--Page 4 of cover.

Brooklyn Brew Shop’s Beer Making Book takes brewing out of the basement and into the kitchen. Erica Shea and Stephen Valand show that with a little space, a few tools, and the same ingredients breweries use, you too can make delicious craft beer right on your stovetop. Greenmarket-inspired and seasonally brewed, these 52 recipes include Everyday IPA and Rose Cheeked & Blonde for spring; Grapefruit Honey Ale and S’More Beer for summer; Apple Crisp Ale and Peanut Butter Porter for fall; Chestnut Brown ale and Gingerbread Ale for winter; and even four gluten-free brews. You’ll also find tips for growing hops, suggestions for food pairings, and recipes for cooking with beer. Brooklyn Brew Shop’s Beer Making Book offers a new approach to artisanal brewing and is a must-own for beer lovers, seasonally minded cooks, and anyone who gets a kick out of saying “I made this!”