Coffee with a Hint of Cherry

In early spring, the capital of Axonia drowns in fogs. But deep inside the swirling pale mist, the city’s heart beats—passionate, restless. And the longer the days, the more the rhythm accelerates, pushing the capital’s residents toward rash acts—sometimes charming, and sometimes terrifying.

Lady Virginia would like to stay out of it, but the whirlpool of unbelievable events draws her in, tossing one piece of news after another. A lifelong bachelor, “Doctor of the Dead,” is preparing to offer his heart to a roaming fortune-teller. The headstrong, romantic Bianка family arrives in the capital to reconcile with their daughter. In the “Old Nest,” a new cook appears with quite captivating habits; detective Ellis experiences the agony of jealousy for the first time in her life; and Sir Clare Cherry, to her horror, unexpectedly finds herself in the role of an advisor in matters of love!

But the romantic commotion takes a back seat when a cruel murderer shows up in Bromley—and the thread from him leads to a mansion on Sperrow Place…