She used to guide souls into the dark. Now she brews them tea.

But when a silent child ghost walks into her shop and the hearth goes cold, a retired grim reaper must unravel the one mystery she's been running from for three thousand years: her own forgotten past.

A cozy fantasy novel steeped in warmth, whimsy, and the magic of a perfect cup of tea.

Morrigan has spent centuries running The Last Steep, a tea shop tucked between the world of the living and whatever comes next. Here, the dead find peace one cup at a time—brewed from memories, served with shortbread, and accompanied by a temperamental talking kettle called Murmur.

When a young girl with empty eyes and a faded sunflower dress steps through the door, everything changes. The hearth won’t light. The kettle stops singing. And the Watchman of the Veil gives Morrigan three days to untangle the thread of this lost soul—or watch the child be unmade entirely.

Because this child isn't just any ghost. She remembers only a lullaby, three falling notes that Morrigan instinctively knows. To save her, Morrigan must brew the one tea she’s always refused to make: the cup that leads into her own buried memories, back to a bargain made in desperation, and forward to a truth that will break every rule of the Veil.

Perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes, The House in the Cerulean Sea, and Can't Spell Treason Without Tea.

What listeners can expect:

• A retired grim reaper turned tea shop keeper
• A sentient kettle with opinions and a habit of making steam-shaped hearts
• Found family built from poets, fiddlers, beekeepers, and lost ghosts
• Low-stakes, high-emotion storytelling that offers a warm, comforting hug
• A family story that spans three thousand years

Cozy, heartfelt, and brimming with quiet magic, THE LAST STEEP is a standalone fantasy novel about memory, redemption, and the love strong enough to follow a song through death.