Cooking the Books
Clara Miller woke up in a freezing slum with a dead father, a lost legacy, and a 130-silver debt that Caleb Covington intends to collect in "favors." But Covington didn't....
Clara Miller woke up in a freezing slum with a dead father, a lost legacy, and a 130-silver debt that Caleb Covington intends to collect in "favors." But Covington didn't account for one thing: Clara is a master chef from the future. In a city that only knows how to boil meat, Clara introduces the high-heat sizzle, the science of umami, and the efficiency of the "Doghole" delivery system. From her humble stall outside the Imperial College, she’s not just selling fried pastries—she’s buying her freedom, one copper at a time, and building an empire that the elite scholars can't resist.