Cinnamon and the Cursed Catmint
(2026)(The second book in the Catmint Chronicles Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Amanda Sterczyk
A café under threat. A village brimming with secrets. A cat whose song may be more dangerous than his silence.
Rowan Thorne is finally settling into her unexpected new life as the owner of Black Thumb Betty’s Café & Herb Shop in the peculiar village of Cresswell-on-Wyrd. But just as the teapot seems to stop rattling, trouble comes brewing again.
The Village Council is considering expansion plans from Smeaton & Sons Butchery—plans that could spell the end for Betty’s beloved shop.
Rowan has her hands full keeping secrets for her friends: Rory Nudge, who’s hiding from his mother’s plans to drag him back to the sheep farm, and Arthur Nudge, who’s quietly contemplating retirement while keeping Rory in the dark. Add to that the ongoing mystery of Betty’s missing recipe pages and Rowan’s to-do list is longer than the café’s tea menu.
And then there’s Cinnamon. The sharp-tongued feline is less chatty these days, as the cardamom that once loosened his tongue begins to fail. Experiments with catmint bring bizarre results—everything from dizzy villagers to a cat belting out show tunes.
With secrets piling higher than the scones and rival businesses circling like vultures, Rowan must decide who to trust, how to save Betty’s legacy, and whether a pinch of cursed catmint might hold the key to it all.
A cozy concoction of mystery, mayhem, and cats with attitude, Cinnamon and the Cursed Catmint will have readers purring for more.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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