I thoroughly enjoyed "Crime and Cherry Pits" by Amanda Flower! The story follows the charming and resourceful Camryn Brooks, a talented but awkward young baker, as she navigates the small-town secrets and scandals of her beloved Cherry Hill, Ohio. With a delightful blend of humor, wit, and suspense, Flower expertly weaves together a tangled web of clues and motives as Camryn works to unravel the mystery behind a suspicious death at the local cherry festival. The characters are well-developed and relatable, with a cast of quirky suspects and allies that add to the charm of the story. Overall, "Crime and Cherry Pits" is a delightful and engaging read that will leave you eagerly anticipating the next installment in this promising new series.

Great story with lots of details and fun characters. Love this series and look forward to what this author has in store next

Thank you to Netgalley for a copy for an honest review

I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend and I can’t wait to buy a copy for myself 🙂

Rating 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book was ok. I wasn’t overly impressed, it didn’t hook me at all. I didn’t feel invested in the characters although I wanted to be. Hazel & the dog & cat were the best part. #CrimeandCherryPits #NetGalley

Shiloh Bellamy continues in her attempts to save her family farm. She has gone organic, added sheep to her Chery Tree field to keep the weeds down and chickens for farm fresh eggs. She's now baking pastries and making soap using the cherries that are less than picture perfect. All of her hard work is starting to pay off. Bellamy Farm has met the rigid standards required to participate in the annual Cherry Farm Market in Traverse City, Michigan. It's a huge win in her master plan to bring the rundown farm back to life...... until her cousin boyfriend is murdered at the festival and Shiloh must prove that her cousin isn't a killer.

As always, I really like this series of books.

Another great little mystery by Amanda Flower and a great addiction to the series. I also just adored the cover of this book even though I only had the kindle version of it! Shiloh goes on another journey to find out who murdered her cousin's ex-lover! I once again enjoyed the silly shenanigans that she went on and I can't wait until the next book comes out.

This is book 4 in the Farm to Table Mystery series. I have read one other book in the series. I enjoyed the setting of Winter in Michigan and the return of the characters of previous books. The community is celebrating their cherry pit spitting contest when one of the contestants drops dead. Shiloh has a booth at the festival and her farm is actually starting to get a reputation as a stand out in cherry production. She becomes a major suspect in the murder. A good read with a mystery you can follow the clues to solve.

oh. my. goodness. this book was absolutely incredible!!!! i had so much fun reading this book. it was lovely and wonderful and amazing. thank you so much to netgalley for letting me read this book before the publication date!!!

Shiloh's organic cherry farm may be new, but she's excited to have secured a coveted booth at the Traverse City Cherry Farm Market. Unfortunately, things don't go smoothly when a man dies during a cherry pit spitting contest, and Shiloh is drawn into the accidental (?) death. Once again, Shiloh has to put on her sleuthing cap and figure out whodunit before she finds herself accused of the crime.

I adore Amanda Flower's writing. I'm thoroughly entertained every time I read one of her books. And this one was no exception. Good characters, interesting mystery, and enough clues and red herrings to hold my attention until the end. I did take away a few points because of, ugh! love triangles (sorry!).

Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias or favor or expectation.

Shiloh Bellamy managed to score a highly coveted booth at the Cherry Farm Market in Traverse City, Michigan. But the festival takes a dark turn when a man entered in the famous cherry pit-spitting competition chokes and dies. When it turns out to be more suspicious than a cherry Pitt down the wrong pipe Shiloh finds herself a suspect. When they find out her cousin Stacy dated the man in question and find out he was married Shiloh feels everything she worked for is in jeopardy. With the help of the police and her trusty pug Huckleberry they hope to put the real killer behind bars. This was a very enjoyable story with a great plot and characters. I would recommend to everyone!

I enjoyed the writing style, however I found the plot a bit slow. I enjoyed that at the very end there was a recipe for homemade soap I think that was a cute detail.

This is the 4th installment in the Farm to Table mystery series. Shiloh Bellamy has a coveted booth at the Traverse City Cherry Festival and is hoping to make some strides in reducing the debt on their family farm Bellamy Farms. In the last installment, Shiloh has found the treasure her Grandmother mentioned in a letter to her and she is trying to do the right thing with her Father and Cousin Stacey to split it fairly. Her cousin thinks Shiloh is trying to keep all the money for herself when in fact it is Shiloh’s father who wants it all to go to the farm. As the festival opens, Shiloh wants to talk to Stacey to try and clear this up but instead runs into one of the actor’s Dane from Stacey’s play at the festival who also happens to be Stacey’s recent ex (as of that morning). Stacey finds Dane talking to Shiloh at her booth and goes bonkers and creates a huge scene with Shiloh but more importantly Dane her leading man who was also married. She fires him on the spot. While taking a break from the booth with Hazel (her friend Quinn’s 12 year old daughter) they go the Cherry Spitting contest and unfortunately Dane is in the competition and appears to be choking on the cherry pit. Shiloh jumps in to try and save him with the Heimlich but the cherry pit is not causing the problem. The medics arrive but it is clear to Shiloh that Dane is dead. Stacey tracks down Shiloh and demands she investigate his murder and accuses Dane’s wife Lily of being the killer. She drags Shiloh to Lily’s studio to question her. When Lily shows up Stacey disappears but then the police arrive shortly thereafter. Sheriff Milan Penbrook who Shiloh has never answered his question to a dinner date, arrives with the chief of police for Traverse City. She is warned off by both men not to investigate and Milan warns her it does not look good for her cousin Stacey. So once again Shiloh gets embroiled into a murder investigation and is treated poorly by her cousin Stacey and her Father Sully. Once again a good solid mystery with lots of suspects and many twists and turns. It appears the love triangle is finally over and I am glad for that. Another cliff-hanger at the end of the book so can’t wait to see what happens with that. Highly recommend.

This is very much on the cozy mystery side. I think that I needed to have read the first book in the series to really understand what the tension was between many of the characters. It’s an easy read but somehow was lacking a bit in the character building, Which could have been done in the first book.
The main character Shiloh has been helping her dad to get their family cherry farm up and running and she finally has a booth in the Cherry festival. During the festival a death occurs and it was Shiloh’s cousins ex boyfriend. Ex as in a few hours ex. I think a couple of things that made this book a little harder to read was:
1. Her dog I love dogs I really do but my goodness, every other sentence she is talking about her dog or her love of her dog or how amazing her dog was. I got very irritated with this dog. Now the chicken on the other hand was hysterical!
2. The love triangle. Now I will admit I am not a love triangle person so take that with a grain of salt. However these guys are like stumbling all over themselves and like so hating on each other. Ugg Love triangles. The worst.
Overall it was an easy simple read and I will admit that I didn’t see who the killer was for a while. When it came it made sense and i liked it. So this book was a 3 star book for me.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

I always have a good time with Amanda Flower's books. This book kept me entertaining from the beginning until the end. I had some characters I didn't like and others that I did like. This is a typical cozy mystery, light hearted and fun, and I did not figure out whodunit in advance. I like when I can find a book that has me stumped. The cover of this book is so cute! The cover made me want to read it. I had a fun time with this book and would definitely recommend it. I would also recommend her other books. Grab a cup of coffee and sit down with this mystery.


Thank you NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for allowing me to read this ARC for my honest opinion.

Shiloh loves cherries, farming, and trouble - and she finds tons of each in this new installment of the Farm to Table Mysteries.

After earning a much coveted spot in the Traverse City Cherry Farm Market, Shiloh Bellamy feels like she is on her way. Being a featured farm in the festival is a huge win for Shiloh, however, her life is no bowl of cherries. Town busy body-cum-journalist, Penny Lee, is tap dancing on Shiloh's last nerve, and Dane Fullbright, a local acting professor and the married man her cousin Stacey has been seeing, dies while competing in the annual cherry pit spitting contest. There's no shortage of suspects or red herrings for the amateur gumshoe, but will she solve this crime before becoming a victim herself?

Shiloh is a gentle, likable character. The reader will be happy that she has friends like Chesney, Kristy, Hazel, and Huckleberry; but it's a bit hard to like her family. Shiloh's father and cousin Stacey are a bit harsh. And I’m just going to say it: the romantic tension between Shiloh and Quinn is stronger than that between her and Milan. It's obvious that Milan is all in for Shiloh, but Shiloh seems hesitant and twice sends Milan away in preference to Quinn. Ouch! This is a new-to-me series, so I’m not totally aware of the history between Shiloh and Quinn, but I’m not optimistic for Milan.

Based on the ending, I'm sure there will be a fifth book, but a more detailed ending to book four was the missing cherry on this cozy mystery lover's sundae.

Thank you Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press for an advanced copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.

Shi has a cherry farm and she is participating in a local festival. A man gets murdered and her cousin is blamed. Shi will have to find the killer.
Thanks to publisher Poisoned Pen Press and to NetGalley for the ARC.

I now want to take a trip to Traverse City, MI to go to the cherry festival. While I know that there won't be a murder mystery to solve it still made me want to take the journey during the cherry festival.

Shiloh Bellamy is trying to get her cherry farm back up and running to make a profit. For the first time ever her families cherry farm is invited for the festival. However, during the festival someone is poisoned during the cherry pit spitting contest and her cousin, Stacey is one of the prime suspects. Even though Stacey and Shiloh aren't getting along Shiloh feels the need to clear her name.

Thank you #NetGalley for the advance copy!

This is a great cozy mystery that hooks you on the first page and doesn't let go. It's full of twists and turns and will keep you guessing until the end. It's a great addition to the Farm to Table series, but it can be read as a stand alone.
I received a complimentary copy from Poisoned Pen Press via NetGalley and was not required to write a review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Shiloh is excited she was chosen to be a part of the Cherry Farm Market, her family has never been picked. It's a huge win and will definitely keep her busy for the next week. Things are going delle until a man dies during the cherry spitting contest, Shiloh tried to save him thinking he was choking but it turns out to be something else. When Shiloh's cousin becomes a suspect she knows it's time for her to start investigating. She soon learns the man was not only married but also cheating. Did his wife find out and kill him or was it someone else? Follow along and see where Shiloh's investigation leads her, will she find a killer or will someone else end up dead?

4.5 stars

Excellent cozy mystery series with an interesting locale (organic cherry farm in Michigan) and engaging and relatable characters. After returning to Michigan from her TV producing career in Hollywood to save the family farm, Shiloh Bellamy has found herself at the center of a number of murder investigations. It's not that she doesn't have her hands full already with an aging father not dealing comfortably with aging and health issues, a family feud over an inheritance and just trying to make the farm profitable. While honored by her farm's acceptance as a vendor at the cherry festival, she's struggling to keep the booth stocked with fresh cherry baked goods. No time to get involved with an investigation except that her cousin just may be the prime suspect.