Blueberry Blunder by Amanda Flower

 

Once again Margot has Bailey neck deep in preparations for another celebration on the town square. The first ever Blueberry Bash is gearing up to be another success for Margot and the people of Holmes County. Bailey doesn't have time for this though as her new factory is going up and Bailey just had to fire her contractor. When that contractor is found dead in Bailey's building the Sheriff is more than happy to have an open and shut case.

I enjoyed this installment of the Amish Candy Shop series. As always the characters were humorous and likable. The animal characters are entertaining as well. Jethro the pig and Bailey's cat and bunny make me laugh out loud! Bailey and her boyfriend Aiden's relationship is progressing slowly but surely with Aiden's mother Juliette trying to push them along every step of the way. Charlotte, Bailey's cousin, is showing some investigative skills of her own and also has the opportunity to mend some fences with her family. I was hoping the "who-done-it" was the person I was thinking it was, and it was! But the getting to the who-done-it was entertaining and kept this reader turning pages. An entertaining read and a great installment to the series.

Edge of Steele by Susan Sleeman

 

Ryleigh Steele is the last of the Steele's to join the family business. A former FBI agent she is now standing at the site of a logging company that her family was hired to protect. Unfortunately a bomber had different ideas. As Ryleigh sees it, it is now her job to figure out who the bomber is and bring them to justice. Former SEAL Finn Durham was hired also to protect the logging company so he sees it as his job to find out who the bomber is. Neither of them will be working on the case if Sheriff Russ Maddox doesn't approve.  

Wow! So much going on in this last book of the Steele Guardians series. I love Ryleigh and Finn's characters. That they had a past together was helpful to their relationship as well. It added tension and also romance as they rekindled buried feelings for each other. We are introduced to the Maddox brothers who will star in the next series. They are all intense and I'm sure will bring lots of suspense and romance to the series. We got to catch up with some of the Verita's group which is always fun. I love how the author has researched cutting-edge technology for the group to use in their work to catch criminals. I love the spiritual lessons learned in this story. Both Finn and Ryleigh have had to struggle with plans they had for their life taking different turns in order for God to work HIS perfect plan for them. An excellent and exciting end to the Steele Guardians series!