My blog posts have be farther apart the last two months. The only excuse I have is it has been a frantic season for me. I sprinted to finish Blueberry Blunder, Amish Candy Shop Mystery #8, that will release next year, and I am finding having a farm is a full time job in and of itself. There is so much to do. Planting, weeding, moving rocks, mowing, and the list goes on and on. The good weather window to get all those tasks done is short in Ohio, so from April to October, I can be a touch overwhelmed with my to do list. And on top of that, I’ve been trying to spend more time with family and friends. Like most people, work/life balance is a huge challenge for me. However, I’m recommitting to the blog in July. I do love this space where I can share with you! Below are some photos from my summer so far! Happy Summer!
Amanda
P.S. Peanut Butter Panic, Amish Candy Shop Mysteries #7 release August 23, 2022!
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Emily Dickinson and her housemaid, Willa Noble, realize there is nothing poetic about murder in this first book in an all-new series from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Amanda Flower.
January 1855 Willa Noble knew it was bad luck when it was pouring rain on the day of her ever-important job interview at the Dickinson home in Amherst, Massachusetts. When she arrived late, disheveled with her skirts sodden and filthy, she’d lost all hope of being hired for the position. As the housekeeper politely told her they’d be in touch, Willa started toward the door of the stately home only to be called back by the soft but strong voice of Emily Dickinson. What begins as tenuous employment turns to friendship as the reclusive poet takes Willa under her wing.
Tragedy soon strikes and Willa’s beloved brother, Henry, is killed in a tragic accident at the town stables. With no other family and nowhere else to turn, Willa tells Emily about her brother’s death and why she believes it was no accident. Willa is convinced it was murder. Henry had been very secretive of late, only hinting to Willa that he’d found a way to earn money to take care of them both. Viewing it first as a puzzle to piece together, Emily offers to help, only to realize that she and Willa are caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse that reveals corruption in Amherst that is generations deep. Some very high-powered people will stop at nothing to keep their profitable secrets even if that means forever silencing Willa and her new mistress….
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