[Book 1 of the Taste Series] Julian White doesn't say his real name in self-introductions. Hiding behind his middle name and a pair of overly round eyeglasses, he tries to get through the tenacity of attending a competitive culinary school under his uncle's influence. Amidst his learning of crust structures and the nutritional value of bananas, he meets an old friend.

"I will not give any love advice, no love potions, if you want a relationship sign up for tinder!" Mary insists. Her feelings are clear, but fate has other ideas in mind as it pushes Cameron -a young journalist trying to get a big break- into Mary's shop one evening. Fires break out everywhere as Mary tries to set Cameron's life in order and find the peace that she lost when Cameron stumbled into her life.

A teenage wizard burdened with a mysterious destiny, a cat-girl ninja he can't help but fall for, and a bat-winged daemon that doubles as a diary embark on a dangerous journey in a world teeming with monsters and magic.