A Barista’s Guide to Love & Larceny by Caroline Bonin

Balancing college and work and scholarship requirements is a handful, but take away parental support, and that’s Dani’s life. Her parents used her for her ability, their greed placing her in dangerous situations. She has kept this secret except with her best friend…until Professor Silva finds out. Now Silva has begged Dani to join her “group project,” a mission to steal the recipe for a potion that helps dreamers control their nightscapes, but with an unimaginable side effect. Dani wants to help, especially since her new friend was a study subject and now avoids sleep like the plague, but Dani’s not sure she can juggle her life and this group project. Tending the cafe, maintaining her grades, and dating Kass is a lot already. When a lot of money is offered, Dani sees it as her ticket out, but Silva has a secret of her own, and it may lead to a lot worse than the loss of a scholarship.

Coffee and magic and secrets, oh my! This alone would be enough, but this cozy mystery infuses sweet romance and nail-biting heists into a must-have potion. A debut novel, this is an author to watch. Absolutely adorable and splendidly sweet.