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Book 2Caverns and Cupcakes by USA Today bestselling author Jill Cooper

Every adventurer needs a cupcake break.

Caverns and Cupcakes · The Dragon Roast Brew Guild · Book 2

The mountains
are calling.

The Dragon Roast Tavern survived shadow magic, a cursed dungeon, and one overenthusiastic gnome.

But a corporate coffee takeover might finally kill it.

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Price after release$15.99

Calculating quest time…

Quest unlocks October 25, 2026

Expansion detected Crystal Mountains

New buff Dark Roast Espresso

System warning Embervale mana drain

New expansion. New enemies. Same tiny dragon.

Welcome to the
Daily Grind.

The Dragon Roast Tavern survived shadow magic, a cursed dungeon, and one overenthusiastic gnome. But a corporate coffee takeover might finally kill it.

The new Crystal Mountains expansion promises unexplored dungeons, legendary loot, and Dark Roast espresso buffs powerful enough to make Kaela’s enchanted pastries look—well—basic.

Now adventurers are abandoning Embervale in droves. The Dragon Roast Tavern is empty, its magic is fading, and something in the mountains isn’t merely stealing Kaela’s customers.

It’s draining Embervale dry.

To save her home, Kaela must team up with a rival fire mage, follow a glitchy quest scroll north, and place her trust in a baby hearth dragon and one former Paladin™.

The good news? Dana the Devoured is tracing the magical failures.

The bad news? She’s overworked, dangerously under-caffeinated, and dying on the job often enough that respawning has become part of her schedule. She also brought her Robot Turkey, Gobbletron.

No pressure.

Just espresso zombies, dragon-sized trouble, and cupcakes that had better work—because Kaela may be about to lose more than her tavern.

She may lose the fire magic that makes her who she is.

Crystal Mountains quest map with blue crystals, dragon latte, d20, and cupcake
Main quest updatedSave EmbervaleRecommended level: caffeinated

The magic beneath Embervale is failing

Something is
drinking the fire.

The tavern is quiet. Kaela’s magic is thinning. Beyond the city walls, blue crystals blaze like a promise—and Dark Roast wants every adventurer to believe the future comes in a corporate cup.

System alert

Fire Magic: Decreasing

Espresso Zombies: Increasing

Cupcake Effectiveness: Unverified

Your party has been updated

Heroes, hearth dragons
& one Insane Robot Turkey.

Kaela creates dragon latte art while Cinder watches inside the Dragon Roast Tavern
Fire Mage · Tavern Keeper

Kaela & Cinder

One fading flame. One tiny hearth dragon. An entire city depending on the next batch of cupcakes.

Hearth Magic +25
Dana the Devoured rides her blue robot turkey Gobbletron through Embervale
Tech Support Rogue · Frequently Deceased

Dana & Gobbletron

Under-caffeinated, overworked, and respawning on schedule—with a Robot Turkey nobody authorized.

Chaos Resistance −3

Dana the Devoured · Support ticket #404

Respawning is now
part of her schedule.

Tracing magical failures would be easier if Dana could stay alive long enough to finish the diagnostic. At least Gobbletron is dependable. Probably.

OverworkedUnder-caffeinatedStill sarcastic

Roll for your favorite things

Cozy stakes.
Dragon-sized trouble.

01Cozy taverns02Rivals to allies03Found family04Gentle romance05Sarcastic LitRPG06Baby dragons07Pastry buffs

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Mountains.

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