Double Grudge Donuts by Ginger Bolton is just days away from Emily and Brent getting married.

Can Emily and Brent solve the bagpiper's mysterious death?

Emily Westhill
Emily Westhill is over the moon about getting married to Brent in a few days. She loves having her parents in her home, her job, Dep - the cat, and, of course, her soon-to-be husband. The Fallingbrook Arts Festival is in full swing before Emily's wedding, and all the acts are great. Emily gets unwittingly involved in solving the mystery since she wants to help the police, and it doesn't help that people always talk to her. I love Emily as a character, and I'm glad she is getting a happy ending again.

The Mystery
Emily Westhill was walking to work with Deputy Donut, Dep, the cat, and that is when they found the dead body of the bagpiper. Let's say that there are a lot of clues and connecting puzzle pieces that had my head spinning. I got who did it but then wrote them off until I put them back on the suspect list, just as Emily did again. This time, Ms. Bolton got me.

Five Stars
I am giving five stars to Double Grudge Donuts by Ginger Bolton, and I'm also recommending this series. Ms. Bolton does an incredible job of writing this whole series. When you read this series, I suggest you have a donut or two so you won't be craving them.

Ms. Bolton has put recipes in the back of the book. The recipes are Double Fudge Donuts, Fudge Frosting, Lemon-Curd Long Johns, and Lemon Curd.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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Until the next time,
Karen the Baroness

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Loved this visit to Deputy Donuts and Emily and Brett. The wedding is two weeks away, but the latest murder may delay the nuptials. With plenty of suspects and Emily asking questions, the list gets shorter, until a different person shows their true colors. Emily and Jocelyn end up with the killer and must care for each other to get out of the mess. This was a fun book and ends with a HEA for our favorite donut maker. The surprise killer added to the twists in the story. Well written and plotted. It was difficult to put this one down.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for a fair review.

Another delicious installment of the Deputy Donut mysteries!! In this book, Emily and Brent are finally getting married! Fallingbrook is having it's first arts festival with traveling performers visiting local businesses during the week. The fun is interrupted when an obnoxious bagpiper decides to disrupt other's performances and eventually winds up dead.

While I enjoyed the book, I didn't have much sympathy for the murder victim. However, the whodunit was a good twist that I never saw coming. My one disappointment with the book was that I felt Emily and Brent's wedding was a bit of an afterthought. I mention this because her BFFs, Misty and Samantha, have gotten married in prior books and I felt their weddings got more fanfare. Just my personal opinion,

My thanks to Kensington Cozies and Netgalley for this ARC. I do hope the series will continue!

I love this series so much and really enjoyed this one! The best cat sidekick Dep plus Emily and all her friends make this town feel super cozy and like a wonderful place to live where everyone seems connected and comfortable. I can see myself sitting in Deputy Donuts on the patio and enjoying the arts festival. The mystery was enjoyable to follow and I love how Emily does not fall for red herrings easily and is cautious around anyone she suspects. I also love how everyone (including her hunky police fiancé Brett) encourages her, but also do their best to keep her from being alone and try to keep her safe. I was shocked by the ending (love that) and the final scenes have such a flare of drama that kept me turning the pages as fast as I could. And a wedding! I am a SUCKER for a cozy wedding and this one had my heart eyes and I am already missing these characters.

Double Grudge Donuts was such a great book. It was great to see Emily and Brent finally get married. I can't wait to see how they adapt to married life in future books. The murder mystery was very intriguing and different. It kept me guessing until the very end. I can't wait for the next book in this series.

This is the eighth book in the Deputy Donut Mysteries by Ginger Bolton. Emily Westhill and Brent Fyne are planning their wedding at Brent’s home to occur after the Fallingbrook Arts Festival. Unfortunately, an obnoxious bagpipe player, Kirk, keeps interrupting day and evening performances.

Emily and Dep come across Kirk’s body in a parking lot on the way to work. There are plenty of suspects, twists and turns, and surprises. I loved the clues that led to the reveal. The rooftop scene was nerve racking.

The book is well-written and plotted, has strong central characters, and moments of tenderness. I enjoy this series. The book may be read as a standalone.

Netgalley gave me an advanced readers copy. I am not required to leave a positive review.

While I don't have the same appreciation for bagpipe music or Taps as some of the characters in this book, I enjoyed this story as much as the rest of the books in this series. It's been a lot of fun to watch life changing for Emily and her friends, and as the story approaches her wedding it's really nice. Lots of great descriptions of donuts, as usual, and a solid mystery with interesting characters.

The newest Deputy Donut mystery finds Emily investigating the murder of a bagpiper in the weeks leading up to her wedding to Brent.

Another good mystery in this series, although not my favorite. *SPOILER AHEAD* I think part of it was the murder weapon of a coffee mug felt so unrealistic. Like it would almost be accidentally (where the motive was clearly premeditated)? Also especially since the mug was only slightly cracked. I also wish we had gotten a little more preview of what Emily and Brent's wedding had looked like! Despite that, still a fun read.

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

Emily Westhill is busy not only planning her upcoming wedding but working at Deputy Donuts which is busy thanks to a week-long Arts Festival in town. The last thing she needs is for one of the participants at the festival to be murdered and someone leaving clues that point to her donut shop. Her fiancé is investigating the crime but Emily can’t help doing some investigating herself but will her questions put her in real danger?

“Double Grudge Donuts” is the nicely done eighth book in Ginger Bolton’s A Deputy Donut cozy mystery series. I love everything about this series starting with Emily who rebuilt her life after her husband’s death including owning a donut shop with her father-in-law and falling in love with his partner. I also love her parents, in-laws, friends, and co-workers – and I can’t forget her cat who helps reveal an important clue in this book. I also loved the descriptions of various events of the Arts Festival – they were not only fun to read about but provided a murder victim and plenty of suspects. The mystery was well done and well plotted with more than a few twists thrown in along the way. There are some suspenseful moments towards the end of the book – I thought for sure Emily was going to do something incredibly stupid that would make me roll my eyes but Bolton had a trick or two (or three) up her sleeves. I will say that Emily was the calmest bride I have ever read about – no worries about flowers, her dress, caterers, the weather, if Brent would solve the case in time – if only planning for real life weddings went as smoothly as hers did!

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley.

He might have won the contest but he also ended up dead. And Emily, led by her cat Dep, finds the dead bagpiper. Her fiance Brent is part of the investigating team but that makes this case even more awkward because they're meant to be getting married in two weeks. The mystery of the bagpiper is classic cozy stuff- he was obnoxious and annoyed a lot of people. I like this series for the characters and I've enjoyed the growth in the Emily-Brent relationship. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. A nice addition to the series that's also going to be just fine as a standalone.

This was a fantastic cozy mystery. I liked the plot and the characters were a lot of fun. Very much recommend this book.

I love this series. Even it plays on the stereotype that police love donuts. But it actually adds to the story. and of course the cat deputy donuts is so adorable.

Book 8 in the series, and as usual you do not have had to read the previous books to drop in (pun intended) to see what is going on at the best donut shop in Fallingbrook. Emily's parents are staying with her in town for the festival, as her mother has helped to organize it and to help with wedding planning. Everything seems to be going great until a bagpiper with an obvious chip on his shoulder keep taking away the star moments from other performers. When he ends up dead, there is no shortage of suspects. But why kill him? With as many suspects as clues, it will take a full team effort to solve this one! A fun quick ready, fans of the series will delight in the extra turns in this one, and new fans with love the series- just be warned, don't read on an empty stomach!

DOUBLE GRUDGE DONUTS is the eighth book in the Deputy Donut Mysteries by Ginger Bolton. With a fun week of events planned for the Fallingbrook Arts Festival, a mere two weeks before her wedding, Emily Westhill has her hands full baking up donuts at Deputy Donut. What she didn’t need was a disruptive bagpiper stirring up trouble with participants and keeping townsfolk awake at all hours of the night playing the pipes. Ms. Bolton sets the stage for a riveting murder mystery and delectable donuts with vivid descriptions and wonderful characters. I’ve enjoyed watching Emily progress over the course of the series (and while this can be read as a standalone, if you love character development, then start with the first book) and I was so excited to finally “see” her walk down the aisle. I also liked how her former in-laws and her parents were prevalent throughout the story and, of course, her feline, Deputy Donut, steals each scene she inhabits. In fact, Dep helps discover the victim and points to a vital clue!

Upon the discovery of the pesky bagpiper’s body, Emily gets pulled into the investigation. With her fiancé, Brett, being one of the detectives investigating the crime, Emily knows to be careful and to turn over any uncovered clue to law enforcement. I enjoy how Brett relies and trusts the information Emily finds and how he’s happy for her to call for backup anytime she feels the need. With suspects galore, there’s many people to question, and Emily is just the gal to do it with donuts in hand. People have a way of opening up to her that they wouldn’t with the police. The pacing was good, interspersed with running the donut shop and enjoying the cute festivities, especially the skits put on by the kids in town. As the suspects dwindle and clues point to a specific person, Emily tries to play it safe, but in the end takes some risks alongside her employee. The surprising twist at the reveal provided a heart stopping moment, and I couldn’t turn pages fast enough. When all was said and done though, the pieces fell into place and my questions were answered… just in time for Emily and Brett’s wedding!

First a thank you to #NetGalley and #Kensingtonbooks for an opportunity to read this book. This is a series I usually enjoy and with Emily and Brett's wedding in two weeks we can anticipate some joy! Emily's folks are staying with her as they are judging some of the musicals acts as part of an Arts Festival taking place in town. While the acts do some roaming and preforming on outside patios like the one at Deputy Donut, during the day, there is also a judged event every evening at the town gazebo. When a bagpiper starts showing up everywhere and interrupts many of the acts, he really annoys a lot of people. When he shows up dead the suspect list is long. Can Emily help point the police in the right direction so that the wedding can move forward without an interruption? I enjoyed this mystery but will admit to being annoyed that the normally well grounded Emily did some risky things, especially before her wedding. I think readers of this series will be happy with how it all turns out.

I enjoyed this book. I like the characters and settings I feel bad for the performers that were affected by the bagpipes. . I love the rooftop part of the book. #DoubleGudgeDonuts #NetGalley

The Fallingbrook Arts Festival ends on a Scottish note when a bagpiper takes first place in the first night’s competition. But events quickly become complicated when Emily and her feline tabby, Dep, find the bagpiper murdered.

In addition to dealing with a murder, Emily and Brent are counting the days until their upcoming wedding. Between trying to solve the mystery with too many suspects, Emily discovers an essential clue on Deputy Donut’s rooftop that helps direct her investigation.

Ginger Bolton executes her complex plot with well-developed characters, especially the antics of Dep, the feline sleuthing partner, and the deft combination of mystery clues with wedding prep activities. Double Grudge Donuts is an excellent addition to the Deputy Donut Mystery series.

This is the 8th book in the charming Deputy Donut series. Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity. I have enjoyed each book in the series . Emily and her smart cat Dep are a good detective pairing and I enjoy her adventures in solving crimes. This was a fun addition to the series with a mysterious bagpiper disrupting the town, a murder, a fun festival and Emily's upcoming wedding. The sleuth kept me guessing in this fun read to conclusion. A perfect exciting addtion to this fun cozy series. This is a cozy series I highly recommend.

I've jumped around a bit in the series and missed a few, but I do enjoy the donut shop these and the small town setting. Well written with a mystery that keeps you guessing.

This a fun cozy mystery series. I love that they have a cat mascot for the diner. It can be a standalone, but recommend reading the whole series so you can get to know the characters.