Cake, Vows and Extortion

Cake, Vows and Extortion: Apple Creek R-Park Department Mysteries Book 3

Montie Red

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

Margaret Willow is the head of the Recreation Parks Department where she manages the country club, among other jobs. Things get crazy when the golf course manager fires the caterer and brings in his own hire right before the wedding of Margaret’s sister’s best friend. To make matters worse, the bride’s heirloom necklace disappears a couple of days prior to the wedding. Margaret finds herself in the midst of all the chaos when she agrees to help find the necklace. Can she get to the bottom of the missing necklace before the wedding?

This book had its pros and cons. On the positive side, the writing was fast-paced and the main characters were likable. There were several twists and turns which kept me guessing until the end of the book. On the other hand, there seemed to be too many characters and that made it hard to keep every one straight. I felt it was lacking some character background development but wonder if this was because it is the 3rd book in the series. The basic plot was strong, but there were some side stories that pulled me away from the main narrative. Overall, I think this author has some good things going for her and would give this book 3.5 stars.

*I received an ARC of this book. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.