Amanda Sterczyk

A hostile takeover. A fading spell. And a cat who has traded his sarcasm for... show tunes?

The Setup: Rowan Thorne thought saving Black Thumb Betty’s Café & Herb Shop meant her troubles were over. She was wrong. Life in the peculiar, tech-free village of Cresswell-on-Wyrd is busier than ever. Between managing the café and hiding the fact that her cat, Cinnamon, can talk, Rowan’s plate is full.

The Threat: Just as the teapot stops rattling, the village butcher, Clive Smeaton, sharpens his knives. He has submitted new expansion plans to the Village Council-plans that would bulldoze Betty’s shop and destroy Rowan’s inheritance. With the vote looming, Rowan needs a miracle to keep the doors open.

The Magical Glitch: Her best hope lies in Betty’s Steep Secrets and her feline partner. But there is a catastrophe in the kitchen: the cardamom that gave Cinnamon his voice is losing its potency. Desperate to keep their communication alive, Rowan experiments with a new herb: Catmint.

The Chaos: The results are... unexpected. Instead of dispensing wisdom, the cursed catmint has Cinnamon belting out Broadway show tunes and leaving the villagers dizzy.

The Promise: With Rory Nudge hiding from his sheep-farming destiny, Arthur Nudge eyeing retirement, and a cat who thinks he’s Pavarotti, Rowan is running out of allies. Can she decipher the missing pages of her aunt’s grimoire and outwit the butcher before the final curtain falls on the café?

Mystery, magic, and musical mayhem collide in this hilarious sequel to Cinnamon and the Clue in the Cardamom.