A great book with a surprise ending! ( )

Millie returns home after caring for her sister for ten years. A quilt maker and a matchmaker, Millie can see that the man her niece is going to marry is not right for her. But when he turns up murdered, suspicion falls on her niece. Millie, with the help of her colorful English friend is determined to find the real killer. This mystery is a good one - and not easily solved. The characters are real and well developed. I especially liked the crossover with characters from the author’s other series. It made the story more engaging and interesting for me. It’s a good start for a new series, and it will be interesting to see if the future holds some romance for the matchmaker. The audio version was well narrated by Vanessa Daniels. ( )

First in the Matchmaker Mystery series. I had enjoyed the character of Millie in the Amish Candy Shop series and learning more about her did not disappoint. For me, a little of Ruth Yoder goes a long way, but she makes a good annoying character for the town. Lois and Edith were good characters and Lois was a hoot. I'm sure she'll be in more of these books because she's so entertaining. The Sunshine Cafe is a good addition to the main street of Harvest so that the characters aren't constantly going to the Cheese Shop or the Pretzel Shop as well as Swissmen Sweets (and where did they get the name of that shop - no one has explained). Poor Aiden Brody is going to get a complex with all these women poking their noses into his murder cases (and would you live in a town so small that had had [as far as I've read so far in the two series] 5 murders in less than a year? Yikes!). Aiden is not incompetent, but he has to follow the clues he has and he's not Amish, seriously impeding his investigation since the Amish often won't be open and helpful. I look forward to more in this series. ( )

This is a spin off from Amish Candy Shop series by Amanda Flower. Despite it being in the same town, Harvest, Ohio with some familiar faces it was much slower pace than her other books. I don't know if I like matchmaking theme with a lot of religious teaching into the mix. ( )

Millie Fischer, an Amish lady with the unique ability to be able to tell if a couple is right for each other, has returned to her hometown of Harvest and her own small farm. She has noticed that her widowed niece, Edith, who is engaged to Zeke Miller, is not happy and knows it is because the match is not right. Without having to persuade her, Edith tells Millie that she has decided to break the engagement but does not explain why. When Zeke Miller is found murdered in Edith's greenhouse a few days later, Millie is concerned that Edith will be blamed so she enlists the help of some of friends to find the real killer.

I really enjoyed this mystery for multiple reasons. The story itself helped to show the differences between the Amish and the Englishers, carried characters over from the Amish Candy Shop series, and was a well-written mystery showcasing new characters.

Looking forward to seeing Millie again! ( )