Ella
Café owner
The heart of Maple & Spice—and every investigation.
Welcome to your forever fall
Pumpkin spice.Cozy mysteries.Best friends.
In Maplewood, autumn never ends, the coffee never gets cold, and every mystery is better solved with the Cinnamon Bun Squad.
Always autumnMaplewood
A town steeped in fall magic
Come for the latte.Stay for the mystery.
At the heart of Maplewood is Ella, owner of the beloved Maple & Spice Café. She's determined to make every harvest celebration unforgettable—even when a treasured recipe, a festival favorite, or the centerpiece of the feast mysteriously disappears.
Fortunately, Ella never investigates alone. Sarah, Ivy, and Helen are always ready with friendship, fresh coffee, and another clue to follow through Maplewood's leaf-covered streets.
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Meet theCinnamon Bun Squad.
Friendship is Maplewood's secret ingredient. When trouble arrives, Ella, Sarah, Ivy, and Helen pull up a chair, pour another round, and solve it together.
Sarah
Best friend
Always ready to trade a quiet afternoon for a new clue.
Ivy
Best friend
Part of the team whenever Maplewood needs a little help.
Helen
Best friend
The maker behind Harvest Blooms and a cherished festival wreath.
The complete Maplewood collection
Three mysteries.One forever fall.
Read them in order and spend the season with Ella, her friends, and the fox that always seems to know more than it should.
Maplewood mystery01
A Whole Latte Trouble
The syrup is missing. The Harvest Festival is days away.
Ella's grandmother's heirloom maple syrup has vanished just before Maplewood's biggest celebration. With her friends beside her, she must follow the clues, protect her family's legacy, and save the festival.
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A Whole Latte Apples & Mystery
An apple cart has disappeared—and Maplewood's festival is in trouble.
When a beloved vendor's cart vanishes before the Apple Harvest Festival, Ella and the Cinnamon Bun Squad track clues through town, past suspicious rivals, and into an orchard watched by one mischievous golden fox.
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Whole Latte Wreath Hunt
A missing wreath. A tangled rivalry. Trouble is brewing.
The centerpiece of the Harvest Friends Feast disappears hours before the celebration. Ella and her friends follow fallen leaves, cryptic notes, and fox sightings to keep Maplewood's cherished tradition from unraveling.
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One more chapter.One more latte.
Pull on your coziest sweater and escape to a town filled with friendship, festival magic, and mysteries best served warm.
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