Summary
Julian Thorne, the perfectionist son of a legendary local roaster, struggles to keep his father’s debt-ridden shop, The Copper Press, alive. When he is offered a high-stakes contract to open a location in the elite Sterling Tower, he must defend his manual, soul-driven craft against a corporate world obsessed with automation and efficiency. Through a catastrophic city blizzard and the lure of a massive franchise buyout, Julian proves that the human touch and the grit of a local community are the only things that can give a cold glass fortress its heart. Conquering his fears and honoring his father's legacy, he transforms from a struggling heir into a true king of his craft.
