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Cherry Scones & Broken Bones: A Very Cherry Mystery by [Darci Hannah, Robin Taylor]

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At the Cherry Orchard Inn, "Cherry Scones to Die For" turns out to be all too true!

Tainted by a recent murder, the Cherry Orchard Inn is struggling to attract guests--until celebrated portrait painter Silvia Lumiere books a room for the summer. Whitney Bloom, the inn's new manager, can't believe her good luck. Between her scrumptious scones and the painter's remarkable talent, the inn swiftly becomes the center of the Cherry Cove art scene.

However, all is not the bowl of cherries it appears. There's a rotten core in the portrait painter that only Whitney and her friends can see. And just as Whitney's baking skills and patience are pushed to their limits, another death occurs at the inn. With all fingers pointing at her, Whitney realizes it will take all her cherry-tastic talents to bake her way out of this one.

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21 February 2022
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Praise for Cherry Pies & Deadly Lies, Book 1 of the Very Cherry Mysteries

"The first in an amusing new series features a fearless, reckless sleuth who unravels a complicated mystery while juggling her sex life and her future plans."--Kirkus Reviews

"Whitney is a well-drawn, sympathetic character, and the small-town frame, with a close-knit community and a cherry orchard, will appeal to cozy readers who enjoy Joanne Fluke's Hannah Swensen mysteries."--Booklist

"Hannah displays...talent."--Publishers Weekly

"Great fun and extremely well-written. The crime, the characters--everything comes together...an extremely tasty story you will definitely devour in one sitting."--Suspense Magazine

"Set in a quaint cherry-themed B&B in a small Wisconsin tourist town, Cherry Scones & Broken Bones is a hoot, featuring ex-Chicago ad exec turned innkeeper and amateur sleuth Whitney Bloom ... It's the myriad red herrings and dangling carrots this imaginative author uses on the path to solving this puzzling case that are definitely the standouts in this novel."--Mystery Scene

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Darci Hannah (Howell, MI) is the author of two previous works of historical fiction, The Exile of Sara Stevenson and The Angel of Blythe Hall (Ballantine). When she isn't whipping up tasty treats in her kitchen, she's hard at work writing. Cherry Pies & Deadly Lies is her first mystery.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09T3VKCRX
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Piffle & Bombast; 2 edition (21 February 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1208 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 363 pages

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Cozy mystery author, Darci Hannah, is a native of the Midwest and currently lives in a small town in Michigan. Darci is a lifelong lover of the Great Lakes, a natural wonder that inspires many of her stories. When Darci isn't baking for family and friends, hiking with her furry pals, Ripley and Finn, or concocting her next cozy mystery, she can be found wandering around picturesque lakeside villages with her hubby, sampling baked goods, and breaking for coffee more often than she should.

Darci's books include:

MURDER AT THE BEACON BAKESHOP 1st in the Beacon Bakeshop Mystery Series (Kensington 2021), CHERRY SCONES & BROKEN BONES (Midnight Ink 2019), CHERRY PIES & DEADLY LIES (Midnight Ink 2018), THE ANGEL OF BLYTHE HALL (Ballantine Books 2011, 2nd edition by Piffle & Bombast 2016), THE EXILE OF SARA STEVENSON (Ballantine Books 2010)

You can learn more about Darci and her books at www.darcihannah.com

Connect with Darci on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDarciHannah

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A Murder That Makes You Laugh

Reviewed in the United States on 19 June 2019

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I do enjoy Ms. Hannah's writing style. She has the ability to make me laugh out loud, then write a scene that fosters tears in my eyes.

Whitney Bloom is a baker of all desserts that are cherry. In this second novel of the series, Whitney has her bakery at her family's bed and breakfast working full time. The Inn is trying to recover from a murder in book one. The market needed a bit of a boost so Whitney lowered the prices of the suites to entice 'guests.' Whitney never dreamed of the coming nightmare...a portrait artist with the temperament of an angel/snake. This is a murder mystery so I was not surprised at the death of this guest but, was seriously entertained by Whitney's antics trying to get herself removed as suspect number one!

Added to this blend is Whitney's best friends and families. They are the most amazing bunch. I would love to meet them in person. Alas, this is a fictional tale but nothing stops one from reading and re-reading this wonderful series.

I sincerely look forward to book three.

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Goats upstaging an artist followed by a murder where Whitney is the main suspect

Reviewed in the United States on 16 June 2019

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This book was quite a bit better than the first one, and I have to say I'm over the moon about the triangle outcome. It made for a very sweet ending. In this case (as opposed to the first one where a sweet older man that we never got to know was killed) the person who was killed tended to probably deserve it, at least in the fictional sense. Silvia was a brilliant painter, but everyone admitted that she was obnoxious and sometimes downright mean to people and used them mercilessly. Whitney was the main suspect since she had been the main butt of Silvia's sharp tongue and criticism, but one of her scones was used to kill the woman.

There were a couple of great goat scenes! If you haven't read the first, the police chief inherited a couple of mischievous billy goats when he got the little cottage used for the police station. I think the funnier scene that had me laughing out loud was the goat yoga! Then there were infuriating relationship scenes where I felt like pounding someone, but everything worked out, the killer was brought to justice, and life at the inn got back to normal. Aside from the juvenile-sounding expletives that are used throughout the book, it's otherwise very well-written and I will keep reading the series. I'm hoping as the series progresses, those annoying phrases and J/C-bombs will fade away, because otherwise, the characters can and do sound mature and professional most of the time.

AJ

Fun second installment!

Reviewed in the United States on 31 December 2021

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I really enjoyed the second book in the series. This book revolves around a painter who is staying at the Cherry Orchard Inn which brings a lot of business to the Inn after the murder in the first book, but then another murder occurs. Unfortunately, Whitney becomes the prime suspect and is determined to clear her name. I enjoyed the mystery, and the way Whitney went about figuring out clues and potential suspects. I feel like Whitney matured some from the first book. She has settled in managing the Cherry Orchard Inn. She becomes more sure of herself and what she wants by the end of this book. There was a love triangle starting in the first book and it is more prominent in this book. I’m not a fan of love triangles, but I think the author handled this one really well. I’m happy with how it ended. There are some funny expletives that were also present in the first book that I wasn’t sure how I felt about in the beginning, but they grew on me. I really wish that this series had continued because I loved the setting of Cherry Cove, and I found the characters to be entertaining. I do hope that now that the author has the rights to the series, she will release a third book.

R. Moore

fun and charming cozy mystery

Reviewed in the United States on 16 March 2022

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I really enjoyed the second in this series. The characters and secondary characters are great. I enjoyed the tension between Whitney and Jack and guessing who the real murderer was.

Robin

I Love Cherry Cove!

Reviewed in the United States on 22 February 2022

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Cherry Pies and Deadly Lies was one of my favorite cozy mysteries and I couldn’t wait to “get back” to Cherry Cove! I love the way the characters come to life and the addition of the furry friends. I’m looking forward to making all three of the Cherry recipes, too! If you’re looking for an escape from everyday life, Cherry Cove is a great place to visit (minus the murders, of course! Lol,!).

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