Business is good at the Tea by the Sea tearoom in North Augusta, Massachusetts. Owner and chef Lily Roberts is enjoying a busy summer and is especially pleased to be able to cater a wedding shower for a young couple who are deeply in love. Alas, their families seem less than thrilled by their impending…
Part of the duties of owning a tea room involves purchasing new tea services when the old ones can no longer be used—a task that Lily Roberts approaches with glee. When she spots a Beatrix Potter-themed children’s tea set at an antiques fair, she can’t resist adding it to her shop’s collection. After all, she…
Baker Lily Roberts is perfectly happy with the progress that her months-old tea room, Tea by the Sea, is making in establishing itself as a neighborhood institution in North Augusta, Cape Cod. So when her grandmother Rose and best friend, Bernie, nominate her for America Bakes!—a reality TV show that pits bakeries and similar establishments…
Tearoom proprietress Lily Roberts is looking forward to making the most of the busy Cape Cod summer tourist season, especially since any profits earned now will help tide Tea by the Sea over their much less lucrative winter. So it’s a pleasure for Lily to help host her beloved grandmother Rose’s dear friend from Iowa,…
I love a proper afternoon tea service, but since I haven’t been able to attend one in ages (thanks, pandemic), reading Vicki Delany’s Tea & Treachery while sipping on a cream tea and nibbling on cake was a delightfully atmospheric substitute. Bonus: I got to vicariously enjoy the Cape Cod seaside and solve a murder…
