Brenda H. (booksinvt) - , reviewed on 7/22/2019 + 465 more book reviews

Toxic Toffee is the fourth installment in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series set in Harvest, Ohio and featuring chocolatier, Bailey King. Bailey has been in New York City for the past six weeks shooting her new TV show for the Gourmet Network accompanied by Charlotte Weaver, her Amish Swissmen Sweets assistant who is currently on rumspringa.

Minutes after returning to Harvest, Bailey is faced with pushy Margot Rawlings who has put herself in charge of all the town festivities and events. Margot is planning Easter Days, a week long celebration and not only has she filled the town square with white rabbits but she is demanding that Bailey carve a giant chocolate rabbit to be put on display with the catch that the rabbit needs to include toffee. But things take a deadly turn when Stephen Raber, a respected elder in the Amish district and owner of the bunny farm, dies on the square apparently poisoned by none other than a toffee treat.

When Stephen's son Eli approaches Bailey and asks her to find his father's killer, she is hesitant knowing that her boyfriend Sheriff Deputy Aiden Brody isn't going to be happy with her meddling in his investigation. But with encouragement from her Grandmother and other Harvest townsfolk, Bailey sets out to track down the killer and once again make peace between the English and Amish.

A fast paced, laugh out loud plot that sees the return of many series regulars including Aiden's mother Juliet and her polka dotted pig, Jethro. The author does a wonderful job taking the reader deeper into the lifestyles of the Amish and introduces a delightful new furry friend, Puff. A relationship twist at the end will leave readers grinning and looking forward to the next adventures of Bailey and the residents of Harvest.

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