Rain settles over Bloomsbury, turning the morning dark enough for lamps and candlelight, though the summer air is still far too warm for a fire.

With a steady stream of customers stopping in for coffee, Laurie and Annie spend the morning taking turns behind the counter, sharing cinnamon buns and keeping an eye on three curious books Laurie has chosen for the weather — an old jazz theory book with a habit of playing a tune, an autumn anthology scented faintly with cinnamon and fallen leaves, and an illustrated guide to clouds whose painted skies never seem to stay quite still.

A cosy rainy-day story of coffee, friendship, curious books and a little quiet magic.

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