Cinnamon Soul (Cinna and Hokuren, #1)

Introducing Cinna and Hokuren, two delightful women detectives forming a loving found family, in a heartwarming and fresh cozy fantasy mystery standalone that kicks off a series!

In the city of Velles, where magic and ambition collide, Seeker Hokuren and her uncanny assistant Cinna are barely keeping their investigation business afloat. Their luck seems to change when they outwit the infamous Master Thief, a feat that should earn them a much-needed reward. But the city’s undercurrents run deeper than petty crime. They're summoned by the prince and tasked with finding his missing adopted daughter, Princess Nyana, whose disappearance is tangled with the vanishing of the palace’s golden-armored Captain of the Guard.

As Hokuren and Cinna dig through secret passages and whispered fears, they uncover more than a runaway princess. The palace guards speak of a captain whose presence chills the air, and Nyana’s closest confidante hints at a desperate escape from royal expectations. When thugs destroy their office and assassins strike in the night, the case turns personal. Cinna’s hidden gifts and painful past come to light, binding the partners together as they realize the city’s protectors may be its greatest threat.

With their livelihoods—and lives—on the line, Hokuren and Cinna must decide how far they’ll go to seek the truth in a city where justice is as elusive as magic.

A lighthearted and fast-paced fantasy adventure full of action, mystery and sly humor, Cinnamon Soul is also the heart-warming exploration of an unbreakable bond of friendship forged between two women as they struggle against the forces of the elite and powerful.