Destination Tea’s “10 Months of Giveaways”: May Prize
To celebrate our 10th Birthday, Destination Tea is giving back to the tea community, with monthly gifts from March through December. This one is for our tea friends who love to curl up with a good book.
For our May prize, Destination Tea is giving away three fun reads in which tea is a main character, along with three handmade magnetic teacup bookmarks.
One Winner Wins: Three fiction tea-themed paperback books (see below), which are each the first of a series…
A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin, published 2022, 364 pages, paperback
Why We Like It: You’re never too old to read a good YA fantasy, especially one in which tea is magic. 17-year-old Zhang Ning is a shénnóng-tú (an apprentice in the magical art of tea-making) who enters a competition in the capital city to become the court’s official shénnóng-shi. There, she pursues her real motive — to find the culprit behind the poison tea killing people across the country — while navigating politics and a potential love interest in the Emperor’s court.
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen, published 2008, 324 pages, paperback
Why We Like It: Afternoon tea is served throughout this comical mystery, featuring our sleuth, the witty Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie. Figuring out how to live an ordinary life now that she is penniless, Georgie begins spying for the queen in 1930s London. There’s also a bit of romance in this very funny Agatha Award winner.
The Cornish Cream Tea Bus by Cressida McLaughlin, published 2019, paperback (used)
Why We Like It: A perfect summer read, this story blends small town revival, entrepreneurial success and romance, set in a picturesque English beach town. From start to finish, cream teas and afternoon teas galore are served!
…PLUS three magnetic teacup bookmarks, handmade by Alison Regan of Scattered Seed Co. in Forest Hill, Queensland, Australia.
Giveaway Rules
ENTRY PERIOD: May 20, 2026, 2 pm to May 30, 2026, 2 pm (EST)
HOW TO ENTER: No purchase necessary. Enter the giveaway by completing these 3 steps:
- Follow Destination Tea on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok.
- Like our May Giveaway post.
- Comment (emojis, thoughts, or tagging your tea friends all qualify) on our May Giveaway post.
WHO CAN ENTER: Anyone with a U.S. mailing address.
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: Destination Tea will randomly draw one Winner and announce that person across all platforms after contest has ended.
Receipt of the prize by the Winner is upon the condition of compliance with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram, Facebook or TikTok.
