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The Harvest Crown: The harvest festival must go on...but where is the queen?

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🍂 Sometimes retirement is anything but quiet... 🍂Beth and Mark Bennett thought their biggest decision would be where to spend their first autumn as retirees. They never imagined they'd be hunting for a missing harvest queen in the corn fields of Iowa.


👑 THE MYSTERY 👑Three weeks before the harvest festival, Jenna Walsh—the beloved festival queen—vanishes without a trace. The tight-knit farming community refuses to crown a replacement, leaving her throne empty in an act of unwavering faith.

But when retired teacher Beth Bennett joins the festival committee, she discovers Jenna was running from a violent past that may have finally caught up with her.


🔍 YOUR NEW FAVORITE DETECTIVE DUO 🔍Beth & Mark Bennett - Recently retired teachers who complement each other • Beth's natural people skills unlock community secrets • Mark's scientific mind methodically analyzes every clue
• Together, they prove life's best adventures begin after retirement


🌽 WHAT AWAITS YOU 🌽🎭 Small-town secrets buried deeper than corn roots
⏰ Race against time as the harvest moon rises
🤝 A community that refuses to give up hope
🧩 Clever clues and satisfying twists


📖 SERIES LAUNCH 📖The Harvest Crown launches The Seasonal Sleuths Mystery Series—follow Beth and Mark as they discover every season brings new mysteries to solve!

🍂 The Harvest Crown
❄️ The Winter Gulf Coast Mystery


🎯 PERFECT FOR FANS 🎯✅ Cozy mysteries with heart
✅ Amateur sleuths over 50
✅ Small-town settings
✅ Clean mysteries without graphic violence

Ready for a mystery that proves retirement can be the most exciting chapter yet?

🛒 ONE-CLICK TO START THE ADVENTURE! 🛒

203 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 25, 2025

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Paulette Lake

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November 5, 2025
Wonderful Read

I loved the book although some of the repetitiveness got to me. Too much repeating clues we were already given in the story. The plot was wonderful though and I loved the characters.
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