☕️ Release Day at the Bean Hive: Espresso Espionage Is Here!
May 31, 2026
There’s just something special about release day mornings.
The coffee somehow smells a little richer. The boardwalk feels a little busier. And even before the sun comes fully up over Lake Honey Springs, there’s already that nervous excitement sitting in my chest that says…
“Today’s the day.”
ESPRESSO ESPIONAGE is officially out in the world today, and I cannot wait for readers to step back into Honey Springs with Roxy, Aunt Maxi, Pepper, and all the wonderful chaos that somehow always seems to follow the Bean Hive Coffeehouse.
This book was such a fun one to write because it combines two things I absolutely love:
☕ cozy small-town life
🚣 lakeside competition drama
This time, the annual rowing regatta comes to Lake Honey Springs, bringing collegiate teams, intense rivalries, sponsorship deals, secrets, and plenty of tension to the marina. Of course, it wouldn’t be Honey Springs without a murder turning up right in the middle of things.
Poor Roxy really can’t catch a break.
One of my favorite things about writing the Killer Coffee Mystery series is that Honey Springs has truly become a living, breathing place for me. I can see the early-morning fog rolling across the lake, hear the lapping water against the marina, smell the coffee roasting inside the Bean Hive, and picture Pepper trotting along the boardwalk like he owns the whole town.
And honestly?
Maybe he does.
This series has always been about more than murder mysteries. It’s about community. Friendship. Starting over. Finding comfort in routines and familiar faces. It’s about those small-town moments that make readers feel like they’re right there sitting at a café table with a latte in hand while gossip quietly spreads across the room.
That’s exactly the feeling I wanted ESPRESSO ESPIONAGE to have.
You’ll find:
☕ The Bean Hive Coffeehouse buzzing with activity
☕ Aunt Maxi stirring up trouble and gossip
☕ Cozy lakeside Kentucky vibes
☕ Rowing rivalries and hidden agendas
☕ Festival energy on the boardwalk
☕ Twists, secrets, and suspicious behavior
☕ And plenty of Pepper moments, of course 🐾
One thing I especially love about the Killer Coffee Mysteries is that readers can jump in anywhere. Even though ESPRESSO ESPIONAGE is Book 20 in the series, every mystery wraps up in the same book, so new readers can absolutely start here without feeling lost.
And for longtime readers…
I think you’re going to love being back in Honey Springs for this one.
Writing twenty books in one series honestly feels surreal to me. When I first introduced Roxy Bloom and opened the doors to the Bean Hive, I never could’ve imagined readers would continue coming back to this little Kentucky lake town book after book.
But here we are.
And I’m so incredibly grateful for every single reader who has laughed, gasped, stayed up too late reading, recommended the series to a friend, or spent time escaping into Honey Springs with me.
You truly make these stories possible.
So today, I hope you’ll pour yourself a cup of coffee, settle into your favorite reading spot, and come spend a little time at the Bean Hive.
Just keep your eyes open.
Because in Honey Springs…
someone is always hiding something.
Happy release day, sweet friend. ☕️
With love,
Tonya Kappes
