This book is a very cute and fun mystery cozy. The characters are friendly and the pig is an extra treat. The story is quite sweet. Charlotte volunteers to run the candy cane exchange fundraising to make enough to get costumes for the manger play. It turns out to be quite successful and Charlotte receives a few addressed to her from a secret admirer. Now she has a mystery on her hands. This was actually a super read. I would recommend it.

Got to love a book with a cute pig on it.
A fun Christmas secret admirer story.
Part 5.5 of the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series.
This one focuses on cousin Charlotte.
A fun quick read that can be read alone. I recommend reading whole series, because it's good

While this is a self contained novella and has a sweet Christmas story, I don't think new to the series readers will get much out of it.

I was surprised and happy to find that it's from Charlotte's perspective. I enjoyed it for the different POV. The cover may lead you to believe this is a Jethro (the pig) based story, however he just has a very short cameo.

I, as someone who's read all the full length novels, enjoyed the story and Charlotte's POV though if you don't pick this one up you wouldn't miss much. I'm sure the one new element that comes up will continue in future books.

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

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this short entry into the Amish Candyshop series.

Bailey's innocent cousin Charlotte is tasked with running a candy cane exchange and discovers she has a secret admirer!
This would be great but it's a cozy mystery, so....
I love the characters in this series so much!

This is a new to me author but I was able to get this book through NetGalley and I just loved it. Started and finished it in one sitting.

Bailey owns a candy shop and hosts a tv show as well. She also solves crimes so when one of the women in the town came to her and asked her to take on the Candy Cane Exchange she said she was just too busy so her cousin Charlotte decided to take it on.

The candy Cane Exchange is where you pay $1 and your note to someone special to you is put on a candy cane and delivered to them for Christmas. She takes this new job seriously and she discovers some of the notes are addressed to her from a Secret Admirer. So she goes through town trying to figure out who that could be.

A well written story with a great cast of characters. A must read if you like Christmas books. Now I need to check out more stories by Amanda Flowers.

Through NetGalley, I received a free copy of CANDY CANE CRIME (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery Short Story) by Amanda Flower in exchange for an honest review. Between her television show, the usual Christmas candy business boom, and the additional business attributable to her television show, Bailey King has no time and zero patience left. So, when the town event coordinator thanks Bailey for the handmade candy canes she finagled Bailey into creating for a Christmas Pageant fundraiser by trying to put Bailey in charge of the entire fundraiser, Bailey refuses, and refuses, and is about to refuse rudely when sweet Cousin Charlotte intervenes and volunteers for the task. Charlotte learns she is to retrieve messages from a central drop off, make sure the messages include payment, attach the messages to a candy cane, and drop them off at the church in time for the youth group to deliver the seasonal greetings. After retrieving the initial batch of messages, Charlotte discovers a sweet and anonymous note addressed to her and is soon stalking the drop off hoping to identify her admirer. However, being out and about in the nasty weather reveals somethings shady. When confronted with the truth about some members of the local Amish community and about the identity of her secret admirer, Charlotte is faced with the reality that it may be time to make some decisions about her future.

I enjoy this series and really like these short stories featuring Charlotte. I recommend the series to fans of cozy mysteries featuring Amish, candy shops, small towns, quirky pets, and prejudice.

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Candy Cane Crime was a nice little Christmas Amish cozy mystery. It is a quick read with well written characters and a fun Candy Cane theme. The story is about the woman who takes over the Candy Cane note project only to start finding notes addressed to her in the box. Soon she is staking out the post box waiting to catch a glimpse of her secret admirer. It is a fun quick read.

I love that you get to know more about others characters in this book. Charlotte and Luke are both great characters that you get to know better!

This novella, part of the Amish Candy Shop series, is Charlotte's story where previously it's all been from Bailey's POV. Instead of a murder mystery, we have a sweet mystery for Charlotte to solve. Readers of this series will know the answer to the mystery right away, so if you're looking for something hard to solve you'll need to look elsewhere. But as with all of Amanda Flower's books, it is definitely worth a read!
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for this digital ARC. All opinions are my own. This review can also be found on my Goodreads page.

This story is told from the perspective of Charlotte, Bailey’s cousin.
Charlotte is pleased to take on the task of collecting notes and money for the Candy Cane Exchange.
When she discovers some of the notes are meant for her, she spends her time tryin to discover her secret admirer.
Even though there wasn’t a murder investigation, a crime was still committed and Charlotte is determined to find the answers.

This is a cute, fast paced story, filled with great characters.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. This was a fun quick read. My first in this series. Will definitely read more in this series.

Candy Cane Crime is the 5.5 book in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series.

Once again, Bailey’s cousin, Charlotte, steps to the front in this novella.

Christmas is just a few days away and Bailey is busy finishing up on mail orders for her family’s delicious sweets. The success of her TV show, Bailey’s Amish Sweets has had everyone very busy keeping up with store sales and mail orders. Bailey is putting the finishing touches on the last of the day's orders, when the last person she wants to see, Margo, approaches Bailey. Margo has organized a Candy Cane Exchange, to raise money for new costumes for the Christmas Manger cast. Bailey has already provided the candy canes and now Margo wants her to attach the notes folks will put in the Candy Cane Exchange box. Bailey explains that she will be leaving for New York City to meet with people from her cable show and won’t be able to help. Charlotte overhears this conversation and says she would be happy to take over and attach the notes to a candy cane and have them to the church on Christmas Eve so they can be delivered by the youth group.

Charlotte is anxious to start her job, so after closing Swissmen Sweet’s, she walks through the newly fallen snow to the square to check if there are any notes. There are and she is most surprised to find one for her from a “secret admirer”. She will receive several more. Charlotte is so surprised that she has an admirer and has no idea who that might be an Englischer or an Amish man.

No murders in the book, but there is a theft, and Charlotte will play a part in the apprehension of the thief.

It’s always a joy to visit with the folks of Harvest, Ohio.

Includes a delicious-sounding recipe.

Also, a sneak peek at the second book in An Amish Matchmaker Mystery series,

Told from the perspective of Charlotte, Bailey's 22 year old cousin, this book by Amanda Flower has all the makings of a great plot. Whereas a murder has not committed, there is still a crime and other issues to solve. The story, set at Christmastime is perfect for any time of year. The characters are always pleasant to visit with and the twists and turns keep you reading.. Not only that, but who couldn't resist a cute Jethro on the cover?

An easy and fun Christmas read. This one is a little different than the others in the series, since it doesn't focus on Bailey, but instead it focuses on her cousin Charlotte. She volunteers to be in charge of the candy cane exchange, and discovers notes addressed to her from her secret admirer. With a few men to chose from, she is not sure who it can be from. No murder in this one, just a theft. And of course Jethro the pig shows up a few time as well. Highly recommend this one, and it should put you in the holiday mood.

What a sweet story for the holidays.It had all the usual characters, but Bailey and Aiden were absent through most of the bok. Charlotte took center stage as she wondered who was sending her notes signed from her secret admirer. There was no murder, although a theft occurred. I really enjoyed reading this short novel, and will definitely be reading more of the series.