Urban Economics

Born in poverty, a half-elf in a human city, Tavera lives in a world where she doesnt belong -- until the day she meets Derk. Initiated into the elite group of self-made scoundrels known as the Cup of Cream, Tavera must choose between loyalty to her father and a place as one of the THIEVES AT HEART. In this book, author Tristan Tarwater explores the development of a young woman, not as prologue, but as a story all its own -- a story of struggle, survival and loss, of the family were given, and the family we choose for ourselves. PRAISE FOR THIEVES AT HEART "Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens... mixed with A Knights Tale." "A skillfully written, well-pondered fantasy memoir." "A great start to a series " "Hope to get to meet Tavi again soon." "Luckily for readers and reviewers alike, every so often a gem such as this comes along... that create our love of reading, and feed our obsessive need to find the next one."