The Cider Shop Rules

by Julie Anne Lindsey

Overview

Autumn in Blossom Valley means pumpkin patches are ripe and Winona Mae Montgomery and her Granny Smythe’s cider shop is flourishing. But with this season comes . . .

A FATAL HARVEST

The Fall Festival is in full swing. Civil War reenactors from three counties are partaking in Blossom Valley’s tribute to John Brown. Blue Ridge Mountain foliage is in full bloom. And best of all is Jacob Potter’s pumpkin farm where his hayrides, piglet races, pumpkin picking and corn maze are time-honored draws for locals and tourists alike. That’s why it’s such a shock when Mr. Potter is found dead, hidden under a tarp in the back of Winnie’s pickup truck. This certainly betrays Potter’s reputation as one of the town’s most popular citizens. Fortunately, when it comes to solving a murder, no one has a patch on Winnie. Now, all eyes are on her to do it. Unfortunately, that includes those of the killer who’ll do anything to keep an orchard full of secrets buried.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496761637
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	08/05/2025
Series:	A Cider Shop Mystery , #3
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Julie Anne Lindsey is an award-winning author of mystery and romantic suspense novels, including the Cider Shop Mysteries, the Beaumont Brothers Justice series, Not Quite By the Book, written as Julie Hatcher, and many more. A winner and double-finalist of the National Readers Choice Award, she is also a recipient of the Daphne du Maurier Award, the Maggie Award, and the Golden Quill Award. She is an active member of Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Independent Book Publishers Association, Midwest Book Publishers Association, Mystery Writers of America, Women’s Fiction Writing Association, and Novelists Inc. A regular speaker at writers’ conferences, libraries, and book clubs, she lives in northern Ohio and can be found online at JulieAnneLindsey.com.

Editorial Reviews

2021-05-19
A shrewd West Virginia businesswoman’s curiosity becomes life-threatening.

Winona Mae Montgomery saved her granny’s orchard, built up her own cider shop and event business, and gained quite a reputation as a sleuth after helping the new Blossom Valley sheriff solve several murders. Said sheriff is the object of her desire, but she’s not sure if he returns her regard. Potter’s Pumpkin Patch is having a jam-packed Fall Family Fun Day when Winnie and Dot, her bestie, arrive to pick up some decorations for her granny. A distracted Mr. Potter loads her order as they pay, and while they’re in town for a sweet treat, they meet a Civil War reenactor who looks amazingly like Sheriff Colton Wise—whom Winnie calls when she discovers Potter dead in the bed of her pickup. Blake Wise, Colton’s younger brother, is another sheriff who pitches in to help and flirt with Winnie. Everyone but Colton thinks that Winnie should investigate, and she admits that she’s addicted to crime-solving despite his reminders that she was almost killed during her first case. On top of this new crime, Colton’s worried about Samuel Keller, a murderer he arrested who’s now escaped and set his sights on Colton. In the course of the investigation, Winnie meets Colton’s family and gets to know him so much better that not even the death threats she gets from Keller can quench her curiosity.

A down-home cozy with plenty of likable characters, budding romance, and a clever mystery.

Kirkus Reviews