Cooking, magic, and scandal. Will this talented artificer’s move to a cozy village leave her in a stew? Dana Everett is taking a risk. To save her best friend from disgrace, the celebrated magical inventor abandons her career and moves to a remote village to reopen her grandmother’s old restaurant, certain that her grannie’s recipe books contain the perfect formula for delighting the local humans, centaurs, minotaurs, and satyrs. But the surefire plan turns out half-baked when a search for the books turns up nothing but crumbs. Struggling to shed their city folk status and unable to find the missing cookbooks, the two friends work to keep their new eatery afloat. When a snake portent appears in the sky and the town gossip goes missing, Dana fears that her companion’s secret past has caught up with them at last. With her supernatural power running low, Dana must rely on her ingenuity to hunt for answers and prevent her pal from ending up in hot water. Can Dana whip up a happy ending, or will she be left with burnt offerings? Recipes for the Copper Snake is the charming first book in the Post Host cozy fantasy series. If you like big-hearted protagonists, low-stakes fantasy, and slice-of-life adventures, then you’ll love J.S. Ruff’s smorgasbord of fun. Buy Recipes for the Copper Snake to dish up some tasty fun today!