Description
Mother’s Day is a sweet and busy time at the candy shop Bailey King runs with her Amish grandmother. This year is extra special, because Bailey’s parents are visiting Harvest, Ohio. Bailey’s father has rarely returned since leaving the Amish faith over thirty years ago, but Bailey is confident that the right treats can help sugarcoat any awkwardness. For Mother’s Day Tea at the local church, she’s whipping up her mom’s favorite: butterscotch pie. All’s going well, until a sticky-fingered thief makes off with the money raised for a local women’s support group.
While Bailey tries to discover who stuck their fingers in the cookie jar, she encounters an assortment of suspects. It doesn’t help that Juliet, mother of Deputy Aiden Brody, is conspiring with Bailey’s mom to plan Aiden and Bailey’s wedding…though they’re not even engaged! Can Bailey find the culprit before events—both criminal and personal—boil over into disaster?
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My Review:
I love this cozy mystery series by Amanda Flower. It’s a sweet and clean series that’s perfect for those times when you want something light and entertaining to read.
I enjoyed this newest story about Bailey and all her friends and family in Harvest. The ladies in Harvest are having a tea that’s a major fundraiser. There’s no murder this time, but Bailey does come away from the tea with a mystery to solve. Also, Bailey has to deal with both her mother and Aiden’s mother scheme of trying to get Bailey and Aiden to announce their engagement. Jethro the pet pig makes another “star” appearance in this book and that always guarantees a smile or two.
This particular book is shorter than some of the others (77 pages), but it’s full of fun and mystery. As always, the description of the treats from Bailey’s candy store can make the reader desperately crave chocolate. You can easily read this book without having read the rest in the series, but once you’ve read this one, you’ll want to read them all.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
About Amanda Flower
Amanda Flower, a USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning mystery author, started her writing career in elementary school when she read a story she wrote to her sixth grade class and had the class in stitches with her description of being stuck on the top of a Ferris wheel. She knew at that moment she’d found her calling of making people laugh with her words. Her debut mystery, Maid of Murder, was an Agatha Award Nominee for Best First Novel and her children’s mysteries, Andi Unexpected and Andi Under Pressure, were an Agatha Award Nominees for Best Children’s/YA Novel. Andi Unstoppable won the Agatha Award for Best Children’s/YA Novel 2015. Amanda is a former librarian living in northeast Ohio. Visit her at www.amandaflower.com
