“Legends & Lattes” by Travis Baldree (2022)

“Viv buried her greatsword in the scalvert’s skull with a meaty crunch.”

My quest for cosy fiction continues, but I think I just found the pinnacle in a fantasy world that smells like coffee.

Viv is an orc who has retired from adventuring after her last mission had her find a rare scalvert’s stone, an item said to provide its owner with riches and good luck. She moves to the town of Thune to open a coffee shop, the first of its kind in the area, and convince the locals that coffee is the thing t...