Short Version:
How does a little girl become a part of The Cup of Cream, a clandestine group of thieves? This is Tavera’s goal. Will she reach it? And at what price? A fantasy story about coming into one’s self and abilities.
Longer Version
Tavera has grown up an outsider. A half-elf in a land of humans, she finds herself dragged through various jobs for other people’s benefit and used for their gain. When a thief named Derk plucks her from her latest job she expects more of the same from the cunning rogue, but instead finds direction, guidance and protection for the first time in her life. Her pa belongs to a group called The Cup of Cream, a group of elite thieves, scoundrels and other sorts who seek not only personal gain but to keep balance in the Valley. To join their ranks would please her father and give Tavera the acceptance she’s been seeking all her life. When the unthinkable happens, she is forced to wonder if the Cup sees her as just another tool their sleeve, or if they under-stand she is an individual with her own desires, whose heart beats faster with every take. When she needs them most, with they be there for her? She’s about to find out.
'Thieves at Heart' is the first book in Tristan Tarwater's 'Valley of Ten Crescents' series.
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