A Dark, Action‑Packed Fantasy Heist with Vampires, Secrets & Found Family
A Tempest of Tea is a #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy novel by Hafsah Faizal and the first book in the Blood and Tea duology. It’s a gripping blend of fantasy, heist action, romance, and political intrigue, set in a vividly imagined world of vampires and dangerous alliances.
The novel follows Arthie Casimir, a resourceful orphan and criminal mastermind who runs a successful tearoom in White Roaring a city rife with corruption and inequality. By night, her seemingly genteel establishment becomes a secret “bloodhouse” where feared vampires and their thralls gather, and where Arthie collects valuable information and secrets.
When Arthie’s business is threatened by powerful forces, she’s forced into a risky deal with a mysterious and attractive adversary to save her livelihood and the people she cares about. To succeed, she assembles a ragtag crew of outcasts and plans an audacious heist into the elite vampire society known as the Athereum. As the plot unfolds, conspiracies deepen, betrayals surface, and Arthie finds herself at the heart of a conflict that could reshape her world.
