Caught Bread Handed by London Lovett [Review]

Caught Bread Handed (Scottie Ramone Mystery #4) by London Lovett
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: April 28, 2024

Scottie Ramone Mystery
0.5. Banana Chiffon and Bad Deeds
1. Heads Will Cinnamon Roll
2. Better Off Shortbread
3. Dead Gingerbread Man Walking
4. Caught Bread Handed - Paperback | Kindle
5. A Pie for a Pie
6. Bad to the Scone

London Lovett
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Scottie Ramone couldn’t be happier with the way things are going in her new bakery. She has an amazing assistant, and the town locals flock to her shop every morning for their breakfast treats. If only life outside the bakery was going as smoothly. Scottie is still confused about her friendship with Cade Rafferty. In the meantime, Dalton Braddock, the town’s ranger and Scottie’s lifelong crush, has been rethinking his marriage to Crystal Miramont.

The discovery of a possibly rare, valuable coin throws the whole town into disarray, and when the owner of the coin is murdered, there are plenty of suspects to go around. Scottie puts her personal troubles aside and throws herself into the case. She soon learns that some pennies are lucky and some are most decidedly not.

Thoughts on Caught Bread Handed: Oh HO! Things are coming to a head with Scottie's potential romantic interests and it's only making it more confusing for poor Scottie. Plus, there's a dead body or two she needs to deal with. You know, as tends to happen when Scottie's around.

First, the mystery. A rare coin that could be very valuable is at the heart of it all. Well, a rare coin and a little rivalry between some coin collectors in the small town. Or maybe I should say the rivalry leads to a fair pool of suspects for Scottie to sort through. Add in the way the coin was obtained and there are PLENTY of suspects to go around this time.

On the romance front, things could be heating up with Cade, but Dalton still makes Scottie's heart skip a beat whenever she sees him. However, Dalton's upcoming wedding (to someone who is not her) has her trying to be realistic about those heart skipping moments. Then THINGS HAPPEN and somehow the brakes get put on all the potential romance all around. Which is a little off-putting, but maybe everyone just needs to step back and take a breath. Or something.

Anyway. A little danger, a little sting operation, pastries, kisses, coins, and Scottie right in the middle of it all. *thumbs up*