Shelby McDonald has her hands full running the Love Blossom
Farm but she's excited about the annual county fair. She's
entering some of her homemade jams and jellies into the
county fair's contest while her son, Billy, is in a riding
competition. Unfortunately, not all of the events at the
county fair go smoothly as a dead body is found during a
Jaws of Life demonstration and Shelby's neighbor, Jake, is
the prime suspect. Can Shelby uncover who the murderer is or
will Jake end up in jail?
SOWED TO DEATH is the second book in the Farmer's
Daughter Mystery series but can easily be read on
its own merits. Peg Cochran does a marvelous job at
displaying the coziness of Lovett County and its residents.
I love the way the farmers barter and exchange produce with
one another and the various recipes created by Shelby and
her friend, Bert Parker, sound absolutely scrumptious! I
would love to visit the Lovett County Fair and witness the
various competitions, even considering the drama surrounding
the pie contest.
However, it is the character of Shelby herself who makes
SOWED TO DEATH so much fun. Shelby's inquisitive nature
puts her in some precarious situations, but her loyalty and
love for her family and friends is unconditional. The fact
that her teenage daughter, Amelia, can still turn to her in
situations many other teens would avoid their parents is a
refreshing change and says a lot about the strength of their
relationship even during the challenging teenage years. I
especially love the "Dear Reader" blog entries that are
interspersed throughout the storyline as they are both
entertaining and give great insight into Shelby's thought
processes.
SOWED TO DEATH continues the warm, cozy environment we first
saw in NO FARM, NO FOUL and has me hooked! I look forward to
further adventures with Shelby, Bert, and the rest of the
town's residents. If you love cozy mysteries with a small
town atmosphere and plenty of yummy sounding recipes, then
look no further than SOWED TO DEATH.
In the latest Farmer’s Daughter Mystery from the national
bestselling author of No Farm, No Foul, farm owner
and blogger Shelby McDonald must field another murder
mystery....
The county fair is the highlight of the year for the small
town of Lovett, Michigan—especially for food-and-lifestyle
blogger Shelby McDonald, who writes as the Farmer’s
Daughter. She’s submitting jams and jellies she’s created
from the produce she grows at Love Blossom Farm in hopes of
harvesting a blue ribbon.
But the townspeople get more than just the excitement of
hayrides, tractor pulls, and cotton candy when Shelby’s
neighbor and volunteer fireman, Jake Taylor, extricates the
body of Zeke Barnstable instead of a dummy during a
demonstration of the Jaws of Life. The fact that Jake and
Zeke were known to be at odds plants suspicion in the minds
of the police. As evidence against Jake grows, Shelby knows
she has to plow through the clues to weed out the true
killer and save her friend.
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