Tea with the Black Dragon — R.A. MacAvoy

R. A. MacAvoy's Tea with the Black Dragon is the tale of a woman named Martha MacNamara -- brought west to San Francisco by her daughter's disappearance -- and of the man who changed her life: a mysterious Asian gentleman named Mayland Long who risked his ancient magic powers for her in a battle against modern-day computer wizardry. It is an elegantly crafted contemporary fantasy by a remarkable new writer.