After years on her own, Millie has been busy adjusting to married life once again. Meanwhile, her best friend, Lois Henry, is still salty that Millie didn’t have a big wedding where she could get dressed up and be maid of honor. But there’s a way Millie can make it up to her: with a dreary January upon them, it’s the perfect time for a girls’ trip to the Amish community in sunny Pinecraft, Florida. Oft-divorced Lois is decidedly not Amish, but she thinks it will be a hoot.
With the blessing of her sweet husband, Uriah, Millie agrees to go. On the tour bus that transports Ohio’s Amish snowbirds to Florida every year, Millie and Lois strike up a friendship with a young woman traveling alone. She reminds Millie of her beloved niece, and Millie takes her under her wing. But even before the end of their first day in Florida, tragedy strikes.
Millie and Lois find their new friend dead on the beach, seemingly drowned. But who would want to hurt the sweet young woman? Is there a murderous snowbird among them? Or was it someone vengeful from her past? Clearly, vacation time is over for Millie and Lois, and it’s time to dive beneath the surface to hook a killer . . .
Release Date: Nov 25, 2025
Series: Amish MatchmakerÂ
Book: 6
Publisher: Kensington
Imprint: Kensington Cozies
Price: $7.99
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This is the sixth book in the Amish Matchmaker series, a spin-off of the popular Amish Candy Shop series. Some old friends from that series, including Jethro the mischievous pig, appear in this book. The two main characters of this book (and the series) are best friends Millie and Lois.
Millie Fisher is an Amish woman who recently remarried after being widowed many years ago. Her longtime friend is Lois Henry, who has been married several times and is always on the lookout for her next husband. She is not Amish, but the two women respect each other’s beliefs, even when they don’t always agree, and are the best of friends.Â
This book finds the two friends taking a bus trip from their home in Ohio to Florida. Millie is thrilled to leave the cold behind, but will miss her husband and her two pet goats. On the bus, Millie befriends a young newlywed who seems to be having some problems in her recent marriage. Millie is shocked and saddened when she, Lois, and Jethro find the young woman dead on the beach shortly after they arrive in Florida. Lois doesn’t call Millie the Amish Marple for nothing – Millie is determined to find out who killed the young Amish woman. From the clues in the story, I was able to identify the killer, but was surprised by the motive.
This was a fun book in an entertaining series. If you’re new to the series but enjoy Laurien Berenson’s Peg and Rose series, you’ll like the “opposites attract” vibe between Millie and Lois and the humorous situations they find themselves in.
~ Christine
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