I enjoyed this visit to Amish country. I had read this book when it first came out but forgot to write a review, so I re-read it and it was like a new book. It reminded me of how Puff and Millie (featured in one of Flower's other series) were introduced.

The concept of a toffee bunny escapes me. Despite the descriptions in the book I just can't visualize it. Drove me a little nutty.

The mystery keeps you guessing. The one bad thing is the bad guy outs themself. There was no real proof.

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

Amanda Flower is an awesome storyteller and this book is no exception. I enjoyed it from the beginning to the last sentence. I like the characters and the setting of the Amish town. This book has lots of chocolate, a huge Easter bunny and murder. As always, amateur sleuth and chocolatier, Bailey King jumps in to help the local police to solve the murder mystery. Delightful cozy mystery!

I adore Amanda Flower and visiting Harvest Ohio!!

This series has a fabulous group of characters, settings and great plots.

Definitely one of my favorites series.

Keep em coming!!!

I love Amish stories and I love cozy mysteries, so I couldn't miss this book.
Bailey leaves New York to go home to Ohio and help her Amish grandmother with her candy store. They are organizing an Easter festival in the city and during the preparations a rabbit breeder dies suddenly falling to the ground while talking to Bailey. At first it looks like natural death but he was poisoning. The victim's son asks her to investigate and her boyfriend, the sherif agrees because he knows that the Amish community will talk to her but not to him.
All the characters are lovable, realistic and credible. I loved the way the Amish community interacts with the English one. Bailey's relationship with her grandmother is truly special and enviable, her grandmother is adorable, very sweet and calm.
An Easter festival, many bunnies including one more than 6 feet tall made of toffee, poisoning, a well-built and charming setting, a well-woven and flowing plot make this book a truly compelling reading
I can't wait to read the next episodes of this series.

Honestly, this series just keeps getting better. Amanda Flower is one of my favorite cozy mystery authors and this series is one of my favorite series. The mystery kept me guessing until the very end. I really hope there are many more books to come in this series because I'm definitely ready for more.

Note: I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of this book from Netgalley.

This fun and warm hearted cozy mystery is set in an Amish town where you will find a giant toffee rabbit, a cute pot bellied pig running amuck, and also a bit of murder!
I just love the setting of this book and every mystery in this series is better than the last. The author is a definite favorite with her well planned mysteries and interesting and likable characters.
I look forward to reading the next book in this series.

I am so in love with this series. Bailey is finally dating the handsome deputy Aiden, and is fresh off filming her series on candy making. Of course as soon as she returns to Harvest, she gets caught up in another murder. She witness s a murder, and feels she needs to help prove who would dare hurt a sweet old rabbit farmer. If you haven’t read the rest in this series, you really need to before diving in to this one, but you won’t be sorry. Absolutely recommend.

Title: Toxic Toffee

Author: Amanda Flower

Series: Amish Candy Shop Mystery Book 4

Chapters: 40 plus epilogue

Pages:304

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Rating: 4 stars

Publisher: Kensington

Toxic Toffee is the fourth book in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series. Bailey King is back in Harvest Ohio after filming a cooking show in New York when she's hit with an Easter crisis to make a giant bunny made out of toffee for the town's Easter celebration.

However, she finds herself in the midst of another murder when the Amish rabbit farmer drops dead in front of her. Aiden the sheriff's deputy wants her to stay out of it before she becomes the next victim.

Each of the Amish Candy shop mysteries gets better than the one before it, especially now that Bailey is starting to see Harvest Ohio as home she's got a stake in the community and solving the murders and making sure the Amish community is treated fairly something her and Aiden can agree on even if the sheriff doesn't see it that way.

I look forward to the next book in the series. As well as other books by the author.


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.

If you love Amish cozies, then you should be familiar with Amanda Flower. If not, pick up one of her books today. I am in love with these. With fun, witty characters and a clean read, the Amish Candy mysteries add to the ever growing stories Amanda has put out that will have you smiling and guessing 'who done it to the end. Kudos!!

I really looked forward to this book coming out. I didn't enjoy the third one as much as I enjoyed the first two because of the setting being in New York. I was glad that this book had a lot of the town of Harvest in it and loved all the bunnies. I recommend this book and series

The mystery is full of carefully placed clues and surprising twists and turns that are woven throughout the whole story, and concludes with an intriguing capture of the culprit. The characters are well written, well developed, enjoyable, and quirky in their own way. The author also introduces the matchmaker who is the main character in her new mystery series.

I like the relationship between Bailey and Aiden and how Bailey discovers things about herself because of the relationship. I hope that they will move beyond just quick pecks on the lips and cheeks, in the next book and their relationship will grow and they might actually go out on some real dates that don't involve solving a murder of some other type of crime. I enjoyed the introduction of the matchmaker this was a nice lead in for the authors new mystery series. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series Marshmallow Malice, to see what the residents of Harvest are up to.

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley and Kensington Books for my review.

Bailey King has returned from NY to help her Grandmother at the candy shop in preparation for the Easter candy rush. Bailey witnesses a man keel over dead from an apparent hear t attack but it is later determined that he had been poisoned with a bit of toffee..The man murdered was a rabbit farmer and was well-liked by everyone, so who added the poison to the toffee?

Bailey is enlisted as go-between by the man's son who wants nothing to do with the police, but accepting that position could put her in the path of the murderer.

The story was fun because the mystery was interspersed with Bailey's romance woes. Fun, fun, fun!

Toxic Toffee

by Amanda Flower

As I read Amanda Flower’s latest cozy mystery, Toxic Toffee, I was delighted to see familiar characters, like Jethro the polka dotted pig. I was amused by the introduction of a huge fluffy pet bunny named Puff and intrigued by the mysterious death of a rabbit farmer whom everyone loves. Reading about the construction of a ten foot toffee rabbit and other Easter treats was appealing to this chocoholic as well.

All of this sweetness is wrapped up in an intriguing mystery that starts in New York City where Bailey, chocolatier extraordinaire, and her naive Amish relative Charlotte have been filming candy making for a TV show. They soon leave the fascinating Big Apple where Charlotte’s Amish is frequently “showing” as she encounters a very unfamiliar world. They return to Holmes County, Ohio, where they help Bailey’s grandmother in their Amish candy shop. Bailey is approached by the son of a murdered man with a request that she help solve the mystery of his death. She agrees because of her community ties. Although “Englisch,” her ancestry is Amish and her grandmother is very respected in the community.

Threatening notes and a late night attack ramp up the danger level for Bailey and the concern level for her boyfriend, Deputy Aiden Brody. There are plot twists, turns, and surprises all the way to the end. Suspense, humor, and interesting characters make Toxic Toffee a must read for cozy mystery lovers.

I would like to extend my thanks to netgalley.com and to Kensington Books for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 5/5

Category: Mystery

Notes: 1. #4 in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series.
2. I believe this could be read without reading the previous books in the series, but I think this is one of the best so far in the series.

Publication: June 25, 2019—Kensington Books

Memorable Lines:

“Not lucky. Blessed. Luck is an Englisch idea, not an Amish one.”

…I couldn’t live in fear. I would be afraid enough to be careful, but I would not allow myself to be stifled by fear.

“In my opinion, it’s better for a young person to leave the faith and be Englisch than force themselves to be Amish and make everyone around then miserable.”

Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower is the fourth book in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series. I was so happy to see this book set in Amish country rather than New York City. Bailey is back from shooting her cable tv show and finds herself in the middle of Harvest's Easter Days. She is tasked with making an enormous toffee rabbit for the town square. The death of an Amish man who raises rabbits finds Bailey in the middle of another mystery. I absolutely adore this series. The setting, characters, and mysteries make it one of my favorites. I enjoy the combination of the English and Amish worlds. I hope there are many more books to come in this series.

This series is one the keeps getting better as the characters and their relationships evolve. I love the way that Bailey interacts within the Amish community and the respect that she shows them.

This mystery was well-crafted and had me guessing until the last few pages. Nice twists and turns along the way that kept me turning pages.

I can't wait to see what happens in the next book!

Toxic Toffee is about Bailey King who is in New York wrapping up a six-week shoot on her first cable TV show, Bailey’s Amish Sweets. When a man named Stephen Raber keels over from a heart attack which is really poison mixed with Candy, Bailey and her sheriff boyfriend, Aiden, must find the killer. I loved this book. The characters are all friendly, as well as the town. I enjoyed reading about the Amish ways and how they mixed with the Englishers. Very fun that Bailey was commissioned to build a large bunny out of toffee.

Wow! What a book! Of course my first ever Amanda Flower book. A book that truly makes you want to drool while you're reading because of all the sweets! Yum!
The cover of the book is cute too. I admire ppl who can design the book covers. It is a work of art.
There are wonderful characters in here but Bailey is my favorite! Bailey is a mystery solver and she'll keep you on the edge of your seat and keep you turning the pages as fast as you can to see who did it. A wonderful cozy mystery.
The time of year is Easter. One of my favorite holidays. Used to be when I was A kid because of all the candy until I learned the true meaning of Easter.
I enjoyed this book because of all the action, mystery and murder and it kept me guessing of course! Don't you just love books like that? I sure do and now I know I will have to play catch up. As usual I jumped into the middle again! I'm always doing that!!
There are some humorous moments in the story as well and I like that too.
I will be adding this author to my very long list of favorites.
5 stars for a plot well written.
I recommend this book.
My thanks to Netgalley. NO compensations were received. All opinions are my own

It's Easter time and Bailey King has just returned from filming a television cooking show in New York, but she has been chosen to design and prepare a giant toffee rabbit for the town's festival. She has just met the jovial Stephen Raber and his giant fluffy rabbit right before he literally drops dead at her feet. Now Bailey has a personal interest in solving his murder by toffee and finding a good home for the pet rabbit, all while working closely with her sheriff boyfriend, Aiden.

I really enjoyed this Amish mystery and I am looking forward to more to come.

Thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for an ARC; all opinions are my own.

This is the 4th book in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series, and I've read them all. In my opinion, the books get better and better as the characters progress in their stories. It isn't necessary to have read all the books in the series but it definitely helps keep the characters straight.

All the main characters are back as Bailey returns from shooting her TV show in NYC. She finds the candy shop going strong and the Spring Festival about to begin. Unfortunately, there's another murder for her to get involved with. I really like this book. The setting is so well described and the murder isn't violent. The characters are fun and quirky and I love the glimpse into Amish culture.

Thanks to Kensington Books an NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Toxic Toffee earns 5/5 Bunny Treats...Engaging Fun!

I have long enjoyed Amanda Flowers writing style with descriptive language, dialogue to illustrate tone and personalities, humor, admirable and quirky characters, Amish influence, and in this fourth novel...candy, lots of candy including a recipe for Charlotte’s Toffee Pieces sans the toxicity. Bailey King is a delight as a talented chocolatier who has returned home to Harvest, Ohio, to help run the family-owned candy shop, Swissmen Sweets. Her Amish roots make it easier to fit into the community, but it’s having solved a few caramlized, licorished, pepperminted, and cocoa-laced murders that have made her invaluable. This fourth toffee-enriched mystery is clever keeping me totally engaged with Easter festivities, eight-foot toffee bunnies, real bunnies, and murder! The local Amish rabbit breeder collapses in front of her, and after being determined to be poison, she is compelled to discover the identity of the killer. While babysitting a prize rabbit, she uncovers long hidden secrets best kept secret, but delightful problems arise, her budding relationship with the local sheriff is complex, and some personal peril makes this an enjoyable read!