The Cantonesia Caper

[Bauhinia Legacy Series, Book 4.0]
🏅HONORABLE MENTION IN ONC 2023🏅

Written for the 2023 Open Novella Contest:

It's easy to get away with crime in a packed, unruly and newly built city--Cantonesia: The Jewel of the Orient. That's what Amelia Yeung's family has been doing for decades. She's part of Cantonesia's most notorious and elusive mafia family, the Bauhinias.

On Amelia's next mission, which involves the Governor of Cantonesia and his family, she makes a dangerous mistake that takes away her freedom. Thus, she is forced to make a deal with two formidable forces.

But scandals and secrets await her wherever she goes, and Amelia unearths one that could damage the Governor's reputation. She begins to question the moral integrity of those around her as the situation unfolds.

To make matters worse, government agents are on Amelia's trail. She knows if she's captured, it could be the end of the Bauhinias. Now Amelia has to evade the law and help them at the same time.

Will Amelia be able to solve her Cantonesia caper? Or will the government get to her first?

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ONC Prompts used: #15, 33, 75
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Accolades:
🥇1st: Best Writing in the Phoenix Mini Awards
🥇1st: Best Epilogue in the Starlight Mini Awards
🥇1st: Action/Adventure in the Serenity Book Awards
🥈2nd: Action/Adventure Genre in The Katana Awards
🥈2nd: Action/Adventure Genre in The Fluorescence Awards
🥈2nd: Best Antagonist in The Philosopher Awards
🥈2nd: Best Antagonist in The Ambrosia Awards
🥈2nd: Best Prologue in the Starlight Mini Awards
🥈2nd: Best Bright Cover in the Best Book Cover Awards
🥉3rd: Hidden Gems Category in The Phoenix Awards
🥉3rd: Action/Science Fiction in The Philosopher Awards
🏅Honorable Mention: Best Protagonist in The Ambrosia Awards
🏅4th in the Wonder Awards: Best Worldbuilding
🏅ONC Round 1 & 2 Qualifier
🏅ONC Longlister & Shortlister
🏅FEATURED on the ONC Ambassador's Pick Reading List
🏅FEATURED on APIFantasy

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