One Little Lie by Colleen Coble - Review of the first book in the Pelican Harbor series

 

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IT STRTED WITH ONE LITTLE LIE. BUT JANE HARDY WILL DO EVERYTHING IN HER POWER TO UNCOVER THE TRUTH IN THIS GRIPPING NEW ROMANTIC SUSPENSE.

Jane Hardy is appointed interim sheriff in Pelican Harbor, Alabama, after her father retires, but there's no time for an adjustment period. When her father is arrested for theft and then implicated in a recent murder, Jane quickly realizes she's facing someone out to destroy the only family she has.

After escaping with her father from a cult fifteen years ago, Jane has searched relentlessly for her mother---who refused to leave---ever since. Could someone from that horrible past have found them?

Reid Dixon is well-known for his documentaries, and his latest project involves covering Jane's career Jane has little interest in the attention, but the committee who appointed her loves the idea of the publicity.

Jane finds herself depending on Reid's calm manner as he follows her around filming, and they begin working together to clear her father. But Reid has his own secrets from the past, and the gulf between them may be impossible to cross---especially once her father's lie catches up with them all.

MY  REVIEW

WOW, just WOW!! The prologue was intriguing, then the story began. I was confused for a short time but soon figured it out and the author pulled me in slowly, then a little faster, faster, and the last few chapters I could not put the book down until I finished it.

I have enjoyed Colleen Coble's books since I happened upon one several years ago and she has not disappointed me yet. This is a must read and I am anxiously waiting to read the second one in the series to see where things go from here. 

Marshmallow Malice by Amanda Flower - Review of the fifth book in An Amish Candy Shop Mystery series

 

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Caught in a sticky situation . . .

With Juliet Brody and Reverend Brook tying the knot in Ohio's Amish Country's most anticipated nuptials of the year, Bailey King is determined to do everything in her power to make the event a sweet success. Except midsummer heat waves and outdoor ceremonies don't mix, and an exasperated Bailey soon finds herself struggling to fulfill bridesmaid duties and keep her stunning marshmallow-frosted wedding cake from becoming a gooey disaster. Then much to everyone's shock, the entire ceremony crumbles when a guest drops dead, and the cause isn't sunstroke . . 

Turns out, the uninvited victim came equipped with lots of dirt on the devout reverend's hidden past. As Reverend Brook tops the murder suspect list on what should have been the happiest day of his life, Bailey and her sheriff's deputy boyfriend vow to clear his name. Can the duo boil down a series of baffling clues before Juliet considers her marriage a bad mistake---or the killer whips up another deadly surprise?

MY  REVIEW

Another great cozy from Amanda! This one keeps you on your toes, trying to keep everyone's 'secret' straight isn't as hard as it sounds, but is everyone telling Bailey their 'secret' telling the full story, and are some  connected in ways you'd never think? Better grab a copy and get started on figuring this one out.

Oh, and do NOT read if you are hungry! The treats in this story sound absolutely YUMMY!!

Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower - Review of the fourth book in An Amish Candy Shop Mystery

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Bailey King's in New York wrapping us a six-week shoot on her first cable TV show, Bailey's Amish Sweets when she gets a call from her Ohio town's resident busybody. With Easter around the corner, Bailey's been recruited to create a giant toffee bunny for the weeklong springtime festival that will also feature live white rabbits. But back home in Harvest, death becomes the main attraction when Stephen Raber keels over from an apparent heart attack---with Bailey and Raber's pet bunny as witnesses.

Except it wasn't Raber's heart that suddenly gave out---a lethal dose of lily of the valley was mixed into a tasty piece of toffee. Who'd want to poison a jovial rabbit farmer who reminded Bailey of an Amish Santa Claus? To solve the murder, she and her sheriff deputy boyfriend Aiden must uncover a twenty-year-old secret. She'll need to pull a rabbit out of a hat to keep a healthy distance from toxic people, including one venomous killer . . .

MY  REVIEW

Another cozy that will entertain you as well as make you hungry for chocolate! A good mystery that keeps you guessing until the very end. Oh, and the recipe for Charlotte's Toffee Pieces is included! On to the next book in the series, Marshmallow Malice.