Revealations

Coffee. Secrets. Betrayal. Welcome to Sunset Boulevard's most dangerous grocery store.Undercover cop Raven McCool-currently going by the alias Penny Padlock-never imagined her latest assignment would involve steaming lattes and scrubbing espresso machines. But here she is, planted deep behind the bar at Sunset Star Coffee, the quirky café inside Alfie's Grocery on Sunset Boulevard, keeping an eye on suspicious activity with a side of steamed oat milk.Then an employee drops dead after sipping a specialty drink-and suddenly, things get complicated.Raven may be a rule-breaker with a ponytail and sass to spare, but she's got sharp instincts-and they're tingling. Someone's framing the wrong barista. All signs point to Trina, the know-it-all senior shift lead, but the clues smell more like sabotage than guilt. The real villain? Possibly Betsy, the perky manager with secrets thicker than cold brew.Between slinging cappuccinos, dodging flirty coworkers, and navigating suspicious store politics, Raven juggles cryptic messages from her handlers Detective Gus Dabrowski and Sergeant Butler, late-night stakeouts, and a web of lies spun tighter than a twist-top on cold brew.Oh-and let's not forget the Hot Stuff.As Raven digs deeper, one thing becomes clear: this isn't just about murder. It's about power, pasts, and the prices people pay for truth.Revealations is a sharp, hilarious, and heart-racing mystery-romance-comedy where undercover drama meets caffeinated chaos-and no one escapes without spilling something. Ruth Drabkin is a Self-Published Author, Writer, and Creator. She was born and raised in Modesto, California. She graduated from San Jose State University with a B.A. in Political Science. Ruth has worked in both corporate and non-profit industries specializing in marketing, sales and customer service. She delights in traveling, architecture, art and spending time with family and friends. She decided to write when she was inspired by her imagination for fun and caring characters.