Overall I enjoy this series.  In this third book Christmas has arrived in Harvest and the town is getting ready for the Christmas Festival with lots of Peppermint and a Live Nativity.  Bailey's ex NY boyfriend also arrives with a camera crew to film a Christmas segment for his reality cooking show.  When the producer is found dead and he is the prime suspect Bailey sets out to clear his name.  I enjoy the Candy Shop and Amish background.  The characters in town are fun and Jethro the pig is going to be a star.  The mystery was good with lots of suspects and red herrings.  The book is easy to read and perfect for the Holidays.  Enjoy

This is the first Christmas Bailey will spend in Amish country. When her ex from New York walks into her family owned Swissmen Sweets, nothing good will happen next. I liked being in Harvest during the holidays, Lots of interesting details about Amish life that dovetail with the murder investigation.

what an adorable cozy!! This was a quick read for me and easily can be read without first reading the others in the series however now I want to go and read the first 2!!

I've attempted to read this book several times and I'm just not getting into it. I'm not making a connection.

I apologize due to a death in the family I was unable to read and review this book. I apologize to the author, publisher and Netgalley for my inability to follow through.

I enjoyed reading this book, I was hooked from the very first page. I love when a book is well written and pulls you in from the beginning. I recommend this one to others.

This was a fun, cute cozy mystery! I love the theme throughout, and I will definitely be continuing with the series.

Bailey King is getting ready for the Harvest Christmas Market and the Swissmen's Sweets shop is concentrating on Peppermint candies.  Just as she thinks everything is under control, Bailey's ex-boyfriend,Eric, a celebrity chef, turns up thinking that he'll rekindle their romance as well as use the Amish candy shop as a Christmas venue for his show.  Before any actual filming takes place, the producer is killed, and of course, Eric is the chief suspect. 

Bailey is caught between trying to clear Eric and manage the candy production needed for the market.  The new producer doesn't seem to think that anyone wouldn't want their business to be front and center in the TV spotlight, but Bailey has to live with the Amish way of life and get their approval before things can proceed.

A fun cozy with great characters and delicious sounding candy!

I quite enjoyed this book, particularly the setting. The main character was well written but I found the story line a bit slow.Some of the characters were not that nice and I found that a bit sad considering the book was set in Amish country.

I LOVE THIS SERIES!! I think that the characters are amazing and so well written.

Christmas is Bailey King’s favorite time of year. For her first Yuletide in Harvest, Ohio, she is ready to participate in the Holly Days with candy from the sweet shop she runs with her Amish grandmother. Everything goes down hill when her ex boyfriend and New York celebrity chef Eric Sharp and his TV crew have arrived to film an authentic Amish Christmas. Bailey’s not about to let her beloved town—and Swissmen Sweets—be turned into a sound bite. Unfortunately, she gets more publicity than she bargained for when Eric’s executive producer is found strangled to death—and Eric’s the prime suspect. 

Bailey decides that she needs to help clear Eric’s name and find out who the real killer is. I love the character of Cass and I am thrilled by her playing both Bailey and a certain mischievous pigs agent!!

I really enjoyed this book. It was nice to visit Harvest, Ohio again and catch up with some of my favorite characters. Bailey and Jethro the pig are still my top favorites. 

The mystery in this book was really well written. There were several suspects to choose from and the mystery kept me guessing until the very end! The killer took me by surprise.

This book is the 3rd in the series and my favorite..... so far... Its Christmas time and Bailey is surprised when her ex-boyfriend Eric shows up in town with a news crew. When the producer is murdered, Eric becomes the prime suspect. Bailey investigates and helps solve the mystery. The story reminds me of a reality tv show and the banter between the characters is enjoyable, especially Bailey and Cass.

Best. One. Yet.

Bailey is an English, a non Amish person, living in Amish country. She had previously given up on her NYC lifestyle and her fancy Chocolatier job, to help her grandmother run the Amish candy shop after her grandfather's passing. In this installment, her NYC life comes to Harvest, OH.  When her ex boyfriend shows up with a tv production crew to film a Christmas segment for their show, Bailey is very suspicious.  Using the Amish town and Christmas on the square, the producer thinks it will be a good way to soften Eric's image and a possibly rekindle any romance that is left.  If that isn't all stressful enough for Bailey, she stumbles upon the body of one the crew members in the middle of the town square.  

With a visit from Cass, Juliet trying to make Jethro a television star, to Bailey and Aiden playing Mary and Joseph in the live nativity... this book made me laugh out loud many times.  Even though there is a murderer on the loose and the fact that Bailey has a few tough decisions to make, the book is hilarious.  I had a little of all the feels in this one.  

Amanda Flower just has a way of making you fall in love with her core characters and delivers a plot and setting that sucks you in.  I am sad that I am almost caught up on this series.  I am starting Criminally Cocoa, book 3.5, and I will be impatiently waiting for Toxic Toffee, book 4, in June.

In addition to the digital ARC I received from NetGalley, I also have the audio version read by Rebecca Mitchell. She does a great job with the accents and drawing you in to the story.

I'm not sure why I didn't start this book sooner as it was one that I didn't want to put down once I started the read.  I enjoy the location and find the characters very interesting.  Also, I do love 'Christmas' books.  The mystery is top-notch.  Even though I had part of the mystery solved, I didn't have the 'killer' until the very end.  I read this one while traveling and it kept me turning the pages, even after the plane landed.  I'm looking forward to the next one in the series!!!

Premeditated Peppermint is an exciting holiday adventure in Flower's Amish Candy Shop mystery series.  Bailey King is excited for her first Christmas helping her grandmother run their Candy Shop as well as her first participating in the town's Christmas Market.  Just as the holidays were getting closer, Bailey's ex Eric showed up with a television crew needing her help for his show.  Things go from bad to worse when a member of Eric's television crew is murdered leaving it up to Bailey to clear Eric's name.

Flower does a great job at setting up a great holiday read full of holiday spirit, romance, humor, and murder.  Bailey is really tested this holiday as she tries to decide what she really wants, needs to put her past relationship with Eric to bed, tries to work on starting a relationship with Aiden, and solves a murder.  I like how Flower set up a story that shows how much things have changed for Bailey as she takes stock of what she wants and where she wants to go from here.  I also loved the secondary characters because they helped make the story even more enjoyable and special.  The book's mystery was well done keeping the reader guessing until the end.  Overall Premeditated Peppermint is a great holiday read that you can enjoy all year long.  I look forward to reading Bailey's next adventure.

Received a copy of Premeditated Peppermint through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

Premeditated Peppermint by Amanda Flower is a wonderful read as usual.  I love getting lost in this author's books and feel you will enjoy them too!!

Another good installment in the Amish candy mysteries. I loved the television show aspect, and was thrilled with the idea of Bailey having her own show. Having Cass visit was a fun twist. Her and Bailey make a good team. The murder was interesting and had me guessing and second guessing. I loved Bailey and Aiden's relationship making a bit of progress. Overall, I loved the book and can't wait for the next mystery in the series.

An absolutely adorable cozy mystery! I've never read this series before, but it was very easy to follow the story. A must-read for Christmas!

I really enjoy this series and seeing the new candies that Bailey comes up with and how she works around some of the Amish rules and still manages to make great candy.  She finds herself trying to work around making her candies and her ex coming to town wanting to film at her shop.  She does not want him there and when a murder occurs, she has to figure out a way to solve it and find out the truth about what and why the murder happened.
     Great series and can't wait to see what Bailey will get into next.

Title:  Premeditated Peppermint 

Author: Amanda Flower 

Series: Amish Candy Shop mystery book 3 
  
Chapters: 38 plus epilogue 

Pages: 341

Genre: Cozy Mystery 

Rating: 4 stars 



Premediated Peppermint is the third book in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series by Amanda Flower.  Bailey King's favorite time of year just happens to be Christmas time. Especially now that's she back home in Ohio helping run her grandparents Amish candy shop.  This Christmas is bitter sweet as it's Bailey's first without some close to her.  She's growing to a certain deputy sheriff. Whom his mother and her pet pig are trying to play matchmaker. However what Bailey didn't count on her ex-boyfriend showing up with a TV crew in tow. But then when the producer is found murder her ex-boyfriend becomes the prime suspect.  Bailey is determined to clear his name so she can get home out of her town.
Since Christmas is also my favorite time of the year I enjoyed this Christmas cozy mystery.  I think it may be my favorite of the series so far. Gotta love Jerto the pet pig 
Bailey is one of my favorite cozy mystery sleuths.  I can also relate to part of what Bailey is going through in the book of getting through that first holiday season without a loved one.   This book is perfect for fans of cozy mysteries. Christmas mysteries and Christmas books in general.  This book is a fairly quick read perfect to read in either November or December. Or anytime if you want that Christmas feeling say in July.   
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.