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Recipes for the Copper Snake

by J.S. Ruff , Susan Ruff

Book Cover: Recipes for the Copper Snake
Part of the Post Host Cozy Fantasy Series series:
  • Recipes for the Copper Snake
Editions:Paperback - First Edition: $ 12.99
ISBN: 9798344003887
Size: 6.00 x 9.00 in
Pages: 254

A cozy high fantasy full of food, fun, and friendship. Here is the official blurb:

Cooking, magic, and scandal. When a good deed boils into a mystery, can this talented artificer keep an innocent from going down for the crime?

Dana Everet is loyal to a fault. Moving to a remote village to help a good friend make a fresh start, the celebrated magical inventor is certain her grannie’s cookbooks contain the perfect formula for delighting the locals with treats. But the surefire plan turns out half-baked when a search of her late grandmother’s old restaurant turns up nothing but crumbs.

Suspecting the town innkeeper of the theft, Dana grows frustrated when the woman denies the charges and the local sheriff refuses to get involved. And with her supernatural power running low, the resident gossip vanishing, and her pal’s buried secret landing her on the suspect list, she scrambles to find the real culprit before it’s too late.

Can Dana serve up justice, 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, quirky townsfolk, and chasing down clues, then you’ll love J.S. Ruff’s smorgasbord of fun.

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Word Count: 74000
Setting: small village in fantasy kingdom
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters
Word Count: 74000
Setting: small village in fantasy kingdom
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters

About the Authors

J.S. Ruff

Susan Ruff

Susan Ruff became hooked on fantasy books the first time she read The Hobbit as a child. As she grew older, she dabbled in writing her own fantasy stories and novels, but really became serious about writing after she retired from her day job in 2015. She writes as a team with her husband John -- Susan does the actual writing, while John helps with plotting and characterization. They published their first full-length epic fantasy novel 60th Hour in 2020.

By far, their most popular work is the The Doorway to Magic, a sword and sorcery trilogy consisting of the books The Keyhole Wizard, The Door Ajar, and the Grand Door.

Recently, they've tried their hand at cozy fantasy, with their novel Recipes for the Copper Snake (published under the penname J.S. Ruff) published in December 2024. They are currently working on the sequel to that book and hope to have it published in 2025.

Susan loves hiking, travel, archaeology, history, role-playing games (both table-top and video), and anime. her blog Travels, Walks, and Tales comes out on the first Friday of each month.