My Nails and My Book Review - Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower

**NetGalley**

Title: Lethal Licorice

Series: Amish Candy Shop Mystery #2

Author: Amanda Flower

Goodreads Summary: Too many sweets spoil the murder . . .

Harvest, Ohio, is a long way from New York City, where Bailey King left a coveted job as a head chocolatier to take over Swissmen Sweets, her Amish grandparents’ candy shop. Now, while caring for her recently widowed grandmother, she plans to honor her grandfather’s memory by entering the annual Amish Confectionery Competition. But between lavender blueberry fudge and chocolate cherry ganache truffles, Bailey may have bitten off more than she can chew when the search for a missing pot-bellied pig turns up a body suffering from sugar overload—the fatal kind . . .

A candy maker from a neighboring town who wanted Englischer Bailey disqualified for being an outsider, Josephine Weaver died from an allergy to an essential licorice ingredient. The suspects include: Josephine’s niece, a young woman going through her rumspringa, or running around time, and Bailey herself. Now it falls to Bailey, who’s sweet on the local sheriff’s deputy, to clear their names and entice a killer with a cast-iron stomach for cold-blooded murder . . .

Recipe Included!

My Review: **I voluntarily read this ARC**
A great addition to a wonderful series. The setting is beautiful. I love the contrast of the Amish views and Bailey's modern views. I also enjoyed how this naturally caused some conflict throughout the story. The ending wasn't my favorite, but I really enjoyed the rest of the book.

My Manicure: Today, I was inspired by two themes in the book - candy and Amish simplicity. I went for a simple black and white color scheme with stamped candies. I started out with a base of Sinful Colors Black on Black. Then I stamped the candies with Bundle Monster 306 and Bam! White.

~Kelly