If you haven't read it - Tom Reynolds' blog is well worth giving a go:
http://randomreality.blogware.com/
And his first book is also available free in many formats:
http://manybooks.net/titles/reynolds...tAndTeaCC.html
and the one mentioned by the OP (if you don't have a Kindle):
http://manybooks.net/titles/reynolds...up_of_tea.html