James Heppe-Smith writes cozy fantasy with warmth, gentle magic, and the occasional small animal with secrets. Originally from the UK with a long detour through Germany, he now lives in Northern Cyprus with his partner and two rescue dogs who have very strong opinions about walk times.
The Last Route is his flagship series, a planned twenty-book cozy fantasy saga about mail, magic, and finding home in unexpected places, set in the realm of Aeldra. Found family, slow-burn sapphic romance, gentle magic, and a hedgehog named Thistle. Readers can claim a free bonus story, Quills & Quiet, at heppesmithpublishing.com/thistle.