The Amish Candy Shop Mystery series is wonderful. This book gave the series a new voice. We got to see things from Charlotte this time. It was around the holidays and the town is busy preparing. Charlotte had an important role that let to a new twist in the series. Highly recommend.

I received this ARC via Netgalley and Kensington Books, in return for an honest review. While this novella follows the fifth book in this series, it is easily read as a standalone. I do encourage you to enjoy the books that precede it as they introduce you to the quirky and kind (for the most part!) people in Harvest, Ohio. In the middle of Amish country, Harvest contains both ‘Englisch’ (e.g. non-Amish) and Amish members. Charlotte works in her cousin’s sweet shop, Swissman Sweets. Charlotte’s an aberration as she’s in her early 20s and still hasn’t fully committed to the Amish way of life. As Christmas approaches, the town mayor wants Charlotte’s cousin, Bailey, to run the town’s Candy Cane fund raiser. Bailey is crazy busy and, since she can’t do it, Charlotte volunteers. Each day, Charlotte collects notes and the money deposited in the box on the town square. For each note, she attaches it to a candy cane that will be delivered on Christmas Eve. Charlotte’s amazed when she finds notes addressed to her, as the sweetest girl in the village! The mystery is who’s sending her the notes and are they Englisch or Amish? There’s a theft in this book and Charlotte’s personal mystery to solve. It’s a sweet, seasonal treat of a novella and one that any cozy lover should enjoy.

If you enjoy reading cozy mysteries, you won’t want to miss the new Christmas mystery by Amanda Flower.

Small town feel, Christmas celebration, mysterious notes, and possibly a new-found love will make Charlotte continue to question her Amish roots and if she wants to join the church.

This is a very quick read and I highly recommend this book. Thanks to Kensington Publishers and NetGalley for the advanced readers copy. All opinions expressed are my own.

Another great story from Amanda Flower. I love everything she writes. Don't know what else I can say except thanks to Kensington Books, NetGalley and Ms. Flower for the advance review copy.

Charlotte has volunteered to take charge of Margot's Candy Cane Exchange, so Bailey can attend to the business of the candy shop and filming a promotion for her TV show. When she discovers that some of the accompanying notes are for her, she is surprised -- and curious.

This is another half-step book in this series, probably intended to tide readers over until the release of the next book in the series next spring. I don't usually like these in-between books, mostly because they're too short to develop a good story.

However, I like this series enough to not want to miss anything, even if it's not really crucial to the overall story told in the series. I also enjoy getting to know Charlotte better, as many of these shorts tend to be told from her point of view.

I would love to visit Harvest, Ohio, at any time of the year, but especially at Christmas so I could see the town's festivities for myself, and possibly even meet Melchior and Jethro. It was pretty easy to figure out the identity of Charlotte's secret admirer, but that did not take away from the story itself. I look forward to reading the next full-length installment of this series when it comes out next year.

I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review from Netgalley.

This is book 5.5 in the series, and like previous novellas in the series, this is about a theft rather than a murder. But, our narrator is again cousin Charlotte, like in Criminally Cocoa. This time, the Christmas season is upon us, and there’s a fundraiser for the nativity costumes- a candy cane exchange with notes. When Charlotte starts receiving notes, she realizes she has a secret admirer. This is both a sweet little story about her possible future romance and a really good theft story that wraps up something we’d probably all been hoping for for quite some time. I like the way this ended; though we have a few more questions for the next book, we get to move other things along and have something to look forward to.

4.5 stars

Candy Cane Crime is the 5.5 installment in Amanda Flower's Amish Candy Shop Mystery series. This fun Christmas themed novella is told from the perspective of Bailey's cousin, Charlotte, who has volunteered to run the Candy Cane Exchange, a fundraiser to buy new costumes for the town's annual Christmas pageant. For one dollar, residents can purchase a candy cane with their personal note attached that will be delivered to their desired recipient on Christmas Eve. While tying the candy canes to the notes, Charlotte finds notes for her from a secret admirer. Naturally, she wants to know her admirer's identity and decides to do some sleuthing.

This is a delightful addition to the series. I enjoyed getting to know Charlotte better and seeing Harvest through her eyes. Her character and storyline are developing wonderfully and I can't wait to see what's in store for her in the future installments. There's no murder to solve, however, the mystery of Charlotte's secret admirer kept me engaged until the reveal.
All in all, I enjoyed this cozy, feel-good Christmas story and eagerly await the next book in this series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Candy Cane Crime is book 5.5 in Amanda Flower's Amish Candy Shop series. It is a cute ,quick novella told from Charlotte's perspective. Charlotte is Amish and needs to decide if she is going to remain Amish or leave the community and become English (Amish say Englisch). It is just before Christmas and their. candy shop, Swissman Sweets, is extremely busy. Charlotte's cousin Bailey is bringing in alot of orders with the online store and her TV show. Margot, the town event planner, needs someone to organize the candy cane exchange. Bailey is busy and stressed so Charlotte volunteers to do it. It is fun to attach the notes from Villagers to a candy cane for delivery to someone special on Christmas Eve Day and the money collected is for the church's pagent costumes. Then Charlotte receives one herself from a secret admirer. She needs to know who it is from. That is the mystery. No deaths or injuries. Very enjoyable! #NetGalley #CandyCaneCrime

Candy Cane Crime is book 5.5 in the Amish Candy Shop Mysteries. Most of the stories are told from the viewpoint of Bailey but this one is told from the viewpoint of her Amish cousin Charlotte. Charlotte is on the fence on whether or not she wants to join the church. I like it that her Bailey and Bailey's Amish grandmother Clare are very supportive of her. All the quirky characters from the previous books are included in this book. An appearance by Jethro the pig is always a hoot. Unlike the other books no bodies turn up but there is a mystery involving Charlotte. She is in charge of attaching the notes to the candy canes and a couple of the notes are addressed to her only as a secret admirer. She racks her brain as to who could it possibly be. In the end she does discover who it is and I'm looking forward to seeing what she does with the knowledge.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Kensington Books. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I love a good Christmas story. This was the perfect book for me to read. As with previous novellas in this series, it was written from Charlotte's point of view and I loved that. Charlotte volunteered to run the Candy Cane Exchange, a fundraiser so the town could get new costumes for the Christmas Pageant. People leave notes in a bin and Charlotte is tasked with tying each note to a candy cane that will be delivered to its recipient on Christmas Eve. Charlotte finds notes for her in the bin from a secret admirer. She is naturally curious as to who they are from. I loved this story. I knew right away who was sending her the notes and it was so cute to see her figure it out. There is also a theft in the book that Charlotte helps solve. I received this book from netgalley and Kensington publishing in exchange for a honest review.

A nice short entry into this series told from Bailey's cousin's perspective and sprinkled with Christmas cheer. A well written quick read.

This is a wonderful addition to the Amish Candy Shop series! I love that it tells the story from Charlotte's perspective and allows her to put her sleuth hat on! The book really did a great job of taking her character a bit deeper and making her feel like a more rounded person. I can't wait to see what the future has in store for all the characters from the candy shop series, but especially excited to see what path Charlotte takes in the future. I love when the author takes a bit of a break from a main character to allow a "sidekick" to surface and become more three dimensional and the author did so very well in this book! This book was so much fun that I flew through the pages and was done before I knew it!

Candy Cane Crime is a novella (5.5) in the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series. It's Christmastime in Harvest, Ohio and thanks to Bailey King's television show, online and in person orders have nearly doubled for her families candy shop, Swissmen Sweets.

Bailey is going to be in New York City doing promotion for her show and doesn't have time for Margot Rawling's latest fundraiser, the Candy Cane Exchange. Community members will put notes for family and friends along with a dollar in the candy cane mailbox, then the notes will be attached to candy canes and will be delivered on Christmas Eve with the proceeds going to replace the worn out costumes worn at the annual Christmas pageant.

Still conflicted about her future, to either stay among the English or return to her Amish district, Cousin Charlotte volunteers to take over the Exchange thinking it would be a good opportunity to learn more about an English tradition. Charlotte is enjoying herself until she starts receiving notes addressed to her from a secret admirer. Is someone really interested in her romantically or is someone playing a cruel prank on her?

A quick and cozy afternoon read, no dead bodies or a murder to solve, instead an opportunity to get to know Cousin Charlotte a little better. Readers of the series may be disappointed that the usual series regulars (and the beloved Jethro) play a very small role in the story, but will still walk away with a smile, a host of new candy recipes and a hankering for peppermint. The novella ends with a tease regarding Charlotte's future and I'll be looking forward to following this latest development in future additions to the series.

I received an advanced copy of Candy Cane Crime from NetGalley via Kensington Books. While not required to write a review I am happy to offer my honest opinion.

I really liked reading a story from Charlotte’s point of view. And it’s nice that the author fills in the time between books with short stories. But I think readers who’ve read the series will enjoy this more than people who haven’t.

Candy Candy Crime is a sweet little novella offering a "between the novels" peek into life in Harvest, Ohio. It is book 5.5 in Amanda Flower's Amish Candy Shop mystery series which follows Bailey King, a former NYC chocolatier who has relocated to a rural Ohio town to help her Amish grandmother run the family chocolate shop, Swissmen Sweets.

This novella centers around Bailey's cousin Charlotte, who is struggling with whether to be baptized into the Amish Church or to leave behind her Amish roots. To help Bailey, Charlotte has taken responsibility for the Candy Cane Exchange, wherein people can purchase a candy cane with their personal note attached that will be delivered to their desired recipient. As Charlotte works, she discovers that she is the intended recipient of some candy cane messages from a secret admirer.

Naturally, Charlotte goes about attempting to determine who her secret admirer is, and discovers some interference for one of the town's more unpleasant residents, whom Charlotte fears may also be her secret admirer.

As a novella, this is a quick read, and it's lovely to see a story from the POV of one of the secondary characters in the series. I highly enjoy the plotline about Charlotte and I look forward to learning whether she decides to follow her family's wishes and join the Amish Church, or whether she abandons the Amish way of life.

Thanks go to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for this sneak peek into Christmas in Harvest, Ohio. This sweet novella would be a great way to get in the mood for the holidays but I loved it even on this warm August afternoon.
Candy Cane Crime was my first book in this series by Amanda Flower and I can see by member reviews that it is well loved.
I liked the characters and look forward to getting to know more about them in future books.

I love this series. This book is not about Bailey but Charlotte. I really liked this peek into Charlotte's life. It seems she is picking up some of Bailey's sleuthing abilities. Charlotte volunteered to run the candy cane exchange for Christmas. But when she goes to get the first notes she finds one for herself from a secret admirer. Thus begins our mystery. This is a cute, sweet, short book and gives a bit of a glimpse of what might be for Charlotte. A very enjoyable read.

This novella is the Amish Candy Shop series, is set at Christmas time in Harvest, Ohio. While the main character Bailey is occupied with the debut of her New York City cable show and internet sales, Swissmen Sweets is busier than ever. When Charlotte is asked to handle the candy cane exchange, she feels honored and ready to handle the responsibility. But when what arrives in the Candy Cane "mail box" are notes addressed to her, she is both and excited and nervous.

Both myself and my husband enjoy this series very much. The prior books are all written from Bailey's point of view but this one is from Charlotte's. She is a hard-working woman who is shunned by many in the Amish community because she has not yet been baptized and is living with Bailey's grandmother, instead of her own. I really admire her for not bowing to this pressure; it must be incredibly difficult. The ending is really a beginning and I am looking forward to the next "full" book in this wonderful series to see where her candy cane messages lead.

Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington for an ARC. My review is voluntary.

This is a change from the normal candy mysteries as it is told from the perspective of Charlotte. It is actually a novella so it is a very fast read. There is no murder, just a basic crime. Overall it is a very sweet holiday story. It one that you could read as an intro to the series and not feel lost, but it also works well as a small side note withing the series continuation.

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced reader copy of Candy Cane Crime by Amanda Flores. This story is told by Charlotte, which was a bit different than the other stories. The book was fun to read and interesting. Charlotte, cousin Clare and Bailey all work in an Amish candy store. I enjoyed the plot and development.