Cinnamon and the Clove Conspiracy
(2026)(The third book in the Catmint Chronicles Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Amanda Sterczyk
A hidden past. A vanished recipe. And a village that’s whispering more than ever.
Rowan Thorne has never juggled so many secrets—or so many talking animals. Between her missing cardamom substitute, an anonymous note warning her to leave Cresswell-on-Wyrd, and her father’s sudden arrival with two mischievous pugs, life at Black Thumb Betty’s Café & Herb Shop is in chaos.When the pugs accidentally drink one of Cinnamon’s experimental herbal blends and start speaking in a jumble of English and French, Rowan’s world teeters between the magical and the absurd. As she races to create a new formula to restore Cinnamon’s speech permanently, she begins to suspect her father’s visit is no coincidence—and that he’s hiding a secret large enough to upend everything she thought she knew about her family.
With the café’s reputation at stake and Cresswell’s gossip mill in overdrive, Rowan must untangle truth from deception before her carefully brewed peace boils over.
A heartwarming and mysterious finale to The Catmint Chronicles—where cozy tea blends, curious cats, and family secrets come together in the most unexpected way.
Genre: Cozy Mystery