This was a great start to a new series. It had a great mystery and awesome characters. The setting was wonderful, and I wish it was real so I could visit! I'm definitely looking forward to the next book.

Bailey King has temporarily left her high-pressure New York City life as a chocolatier to return to small-town Ohio to check in on her Amish grandparents. Her grandfather has had heart problems and is in poor health and her grandmother is struggling to take care of him and of their family chocolate shop.

All is not well in their small community. A rich outsider has been buying up Amish businesses and only Bailey's grandfather stands in his way. When the tycoon is found murdered in the chocolate shop, suspicion switches to Bailey and her family.

The narrative moves right along but I had a hard time warming to these characters. Bailey is shallow and ethically-challenged but of course has the predictable change of heart near the end of the book. It is the first in a series, so Bailey will presumably grow and mature in future entries. The Amish element and the chocolate details make for an interesting setting.

I received an ARC via Net Galley in return for my honest review.

I really enjoyed this book, looking forward to more in the series. Liked how the situation worked out at JP's, sorry about the situation that got Bailey to stay. I enjoy reading books set in Amish locals and look forward to finding out what the sheriff's issue is.

I don't often go for the Amish setting mysteries, but the candy shop portion is what drew me to this book in the first place. Nice juxtaposition of Amish and English worlds which can be tricky to pull off and I have to admit Jethro the pig was my favorite (the cute animals always suck me in!). A good book, with some twists, and I can't wait to try the recipe.

Assaulted Caramel is the first in an Amish Candy Shop Mystery series. Bailey King, a very fine chocolatier for a J.P. Chocolates in Midtown, New York. A phone call from her Maami, Clara King, who lives in the tiny village of Harvest, Ohio, takes Bailey from New York to Ohio. Jebediah King, Bailey's Daadi, has been in the hospital and the prognosis is not good. Bailey's grandparents are owners of Swissmen Sweets, an Amish Candy Shop, known for their wonderful fudge. The relationship between Bailey, who's parents are Englischers and her Amish grandparents is endearing and reminds me of what I would have been like if I had known my grandparents. Being this is a mystery of course there has to be a who done it to solve. This book combines a murder to solve as well as romance. The incorporation of candy and small time life will keep you not wanting to put the book down.

Chocolatier Bailey King rushes back to Ohio to her Amish grandparents home after receiving a call from her grandmother about her grandfather's health, even though it puts her promotion in danger.
She arrives in the midst of an argument and after retiring, wakes to a body in the kitchen of the sweet shop.
Bailey jumps in with both feet to help her grandparents, she's stuck there anyway, being a murder suspect...and decides to do a little snooping on her own. Her best friend Cassie was sent to bring her back to New York, but ends up as an aide, both in preparing sweets for a wedding and snooping.
After Cassie is called back without her, Bailey discovers the real killer and is about to be murdered when there is a timely intervention.
There are twists and turns and plenty of suspects to eliminate.
I requested an ARC from NetGalley and thoroughly enjoyed it.

This was such a fun read! Also, I enjoyed reading a new mystery by Amanda Flower, especially in the Amish genre. Bailey, who lives in New York and works for a top Chocolatier, travels to Amish country in Ohio to visit her Amish grandparents. While Bailey herself is not Amish, her father grew up Amish before he married an "Englisher". She is visiting her grandparents because her grandfather is having heart troubles, and she wishes to help in his sweet shop- as her grandfather is the one who nurtured a love for chocolate and candy making in Bailey. When Bailey arrives in town it is to discover a ruthless real estate developer is trying to bully all the Amish business owners to sell their stores to him. Bailey's grandfather is the only one refusing. This argument leads to a mild heart attack for Bailey's grandfather.
Bailey stays in town despite risk of losing a promotion, as she is determined to help her grandparents and to also clear their names and hers, as they are the prime suspects in the sudden death of the businessman trying to buy the sweet store. Her search for answers leads her on alternately amusing and sinister twists and turns within the community. I do not wish to spoil the story for fellow readers, and will simply say I highly recommend "Assaulted Caramel."

Thank you for letting me read and review this book . I have read Amanda flowers books before and enjoyed each one and this is no exception, as I have never read any stories about the Amish community's this was new to me . The way of life and in keeping with the modern world mixes very well.. I am so glad that Bailey got her self sorted out and is staying with her grandmother to run the shop .Im not sure if I missed something but did Bailey and Cass make up ? I hope so . I never guessed who the killer was and I certainly didn't like deputy Carpenter .. Looking forward to Amanda's next book .many thnaks .

Leaving New York, even temporarily for the Amish country of Ohio can't be easy. In this book Bailey King returns to Harvest Ohio, home to her childhood memories. Daadi, and Maami are slightly suffering with their Candyshop Swissmen Sweets. Bailey decided on whim to help her grandparents. Jebediah is Bailey's sick, dying Daadi, who falls the instant Bailey gets to Harvest. After the diagnosis that Daadi does not have long Bailey decides to help (whether for the long term or not.). The murder of Tyson was seeming very obvious. Though I was distracted and enthused with the wedding and the rest of the characters. The clues were always leading to some one else. What is up with the Pretzel shop? I really was starting to suspect the Amish, which was shocking. The ending left my heart racing until the last pages. A very quick read. I would give the book a 4.7 is at all possible. I definitely need more from this series.

This was entertaining and fun. It's the first cozy mystery I've read all the way through in a very long time. This one captured my attention and actually held it throughout.

I did guess the killer very early on, but that's okay. It still had twists and turns that make me second-guess myself a few times. And I enjoyed the Amish focus more than I thought I would. Though I thought the chapter endings could have been stronger. They didn't necessarily always make me NEED to turn the page. And they sometimes felt like very abrupt endings. But the story was enough to keep me coming back, and I'm glad I read it. Thanks!

Assaulted Caramel was pleasant, very much a cozy mystery with few highs and lows. I was able to figure out what would happen in the end right from the start, but as to the whodunnit, I didn't. There were plenty of possibilities.

I would be interested in reading the second book, but after finishing Caramel I wasn't in a rush to read another. Flower's Living Museum mysteries are much more interesting to me.

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower is the first book in her new Amish Candy Shop series and was a delightful read from the first page.
Bailey is a very likable character. The love, respect and loyalty that she shows to her Amish grandparents made her feel "real" to me. She is also smart and determined to help her grandparents as much as she can while she is visiting. Her epiphany while visiting made me realize that she might live in New York but she hasn't lost her midwestern values. Ms. Flower's descriptive writing clearly paints Harvest, OH and the Amish community that lives in and around the area. The dialogue was often funny and included some great one liners from her best friend, Cass. All of the characters were well developed but with plenty of room for growth as the series progresses. Oh, and there is a totally different pet featured in this cozy story, a polka dotted pot bellied pig named Jethro who nips the people he likes. I was totally smitten with Jethro. The plot was steady paced with enough twists to keep me guessing until the reveal and that was a shocker for me. I will be looking forward to reading more in this series.

ASSAULTED CARAMEL by Amanda Flower. Amish Candy Shop Series and Kensington Publishers
Her grandfather was the most important thing for Bailey, if he was ill she needed to be there, a phone call was used by Amish only in emergency. Swissmen Sweets her grandparents shop, center of town, owning for over 50 years. Delighted to see his grandchild, but will she lose the vote to be head Chocolatier, by coming, working for 5 years to be. Go back and get the job for me, the grandfather asks her. I'm not going anywhere yet, nor selling to the English. Not sleeping decided to check her phone, which was downstairs. Door didn't want to open, her feet didn't want to move, and the screams were they her's. Why, here in this shop, death had come, this was the man in the suit wanting to buy shop. A delightful story with the twist of murder, and with family. Given ARC by Net Galley for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.

I started out slow then BAM, POW it hit me and I loved it that the characters and the setting. This is a different take on a Amish mystery and it shows how some people in various communities deal with them and how they judge them because they are Amish. It also shows the Amish as being human regardless of their beliefs they are still human like the rest of us. I love how she final gets her spunk towards the end and makes the right choice for her.

This is a delightful new cozy mystery with a compelling plot, interesting characters and a glimpse into the world of the Amish, Bailey King is living her dream in New York as a chocolatier at an exclusive chocolate shop, waiting to hear if she is going to be promoted to head chocolatier when she receives a phone call from her beloved Amish grandmother telling her that her grandfather is very ill. She hurries to their home in Harvest, Ohio when they own a candy store and where her grandparents taught her to love and make chocolate. When she gets there the first thing Bailey sees is her grandfather having an argument with an "Englisher" man, a developer who has bought up the other stores on their block and now wants her grandfather's store as well. Bailey's grandfather refuses and has another heart episode, but later that night Bailey finds the "Englisher" stabbed to death in their store - stabbed with the rare chocolate knife that Bailey had given her grandfather. When some of the police seem to think her grandfather was behind the murder (despite the kindness shown by the cute officer Aiden) Bailey decides to investigate herself as she does not trust others to know that her grandfather could not have done this. I enjoyed this book and hope to read more about Bailey in the future.