The Pumpkin Patch Puzzle

by Amy Rafferty

215 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 20, 2026

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Amy Rafferty writes uplifting, clean romance filled with heart, healing, and the kind of hope that lingers long after the last page. Known for her coastal settings, later-in-life heroines, and unforgettable family bonds, Amy's books offer second chances and emotional journeys wrapped in love and mystery. When she’s not dreaming up her next story, she’s sipping tea by the sea and treasuring time with her family.

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Reviews

[Merry Chapman]

The third book in the Fall At Harvest Hollow series highlights Teodora (Teddy). She has kept the secret of her divorce, feeling ashamed from her sisters and is feeling absolutely down as she packs her Maine apartment, until she spills it to her sisters and they rush to help her and bring her home to the farm. It is her turn to run the Harvest Festival as she tells her sisters she can do it. This book shows how Teddy has shut herself off from not only any help from anyone, but from her sisters and anyone else that tries to get into her orbit. She is stubborn and afraid. But with the help and extreme patience of veterinarian, Kent Hillion who has loved her since they were kids. She keeps putting up barriers to her feelings for him afraid of being hurt together they still dig into the mystery of the women who stayed on the property. Can Teddy open up to her sisters and to Kent? Can her barriers to letting people in break? Or will she run off to Maine afraid of facing what could be if she realized what she was doing to herself? This is an amazing series and I can't wait for more. I highly recommend this entire series! I received an ARC of this book but the opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

[Heidi Sturgess]

Teddy is busy packing up her life , freshly divorced from Ian ( you’re better off honey ) and she’s heading home to Harvest Hollow , the place that hugs you and welcomes you home 😍🤗

Teddy is gifted with her hands, an artist with a difference, she has a gift and my heart does break for her because she’s always felt invisible and unseen and she’s been hiding her device from her sisters and she had her reasons which I understand but now it’s Teddy ‘s time to grow , blossom and be the beautiful human she is , she needs to accept herself and let go , live a little ….

Junie and Dahlia are the first to help Teddy pack up and move home and this is her season at Harvest Hollow , she’s no longer the woman hiding and feeling defeated , she’s the woman choosing to move on 🥰

Teddy is a little resistant at first but she’ll come around , having watched Junie and Dahlia manage their seasons I know something Teddy doesn’t and it’s going to be fun to watch it all unfold 🤗

Prue you’re such a sweetheart , a peacemaker and you make teatime a special event 😍

Teddy has alot of baggage and resentment to let go of and my heart really aches for her but be patient with her she’ll get there 😉

Kent , the local vet , shares a history with Teddy that she long forgotten but he hasn’t , when people treated him like he didn’t matter she was the one who treated him with kindness and made he feel like he belongs and that’s something he’s not forgotten even as an adult , goes to show a little kindness goes a long way ….also both have burdens of silence that tie them and their families together with the mystery surrounding Rosalind ….

Kent is a gentle man with a big heart just look at the way he’s with the animals he cares for and how protective he is of his mother while having empathy with Teddy , he’s torn basically between the women he loves …. I’ll give him this much he’s a gentle force , he knows how to read and handle Teddy 😉

We finally get to meet Hannah and the girls’s search for the truth ruffles feathers but as time goes on more of more of Rosalind’s secret is revealed and it’s bigger than just Rosalind and my heart just wants to burst at the seams ….. these woman are a quiet force , a “synchronised presence “

The ending had me trying to read through a waterfall of tears 😭 and I’ve questions but my heart is full and grateful for people like Rosalind , her friends and family 😍

One sister , one Autumn and one more secret to be uncovered , I can’t wait to read The Pumpkin Patch Promise !

[Mary Ann Speel]

Another great book in this series where we get to really meet the third sister as she returns to the farm and assumes management of the third fall harvest. When she arrives her sisters tell her that based on their experiences with the previous two fall harvests and festivals they have everything organized so that she will not be overwhelmed like they were. She gets very upset telling them that she didn’t need to be managed. They tell her that what they really need is for her to use her expertise and repair the cedar barn. With reluctance she does and as she is doing it she realizes that she needs help. This is when the H comes to assist her. He has been watching her as he always does when ever she comes home. He has cared about her since they were kids and she helped him, the new kid, who was ignored by everyone. He noticed her needing help and came to her rescue. He continued to work with her on the restoration and as they do so get involved in figuring out what had happened in the past at the farm and which included his mother. She told them what she could but that was not all of it. At the end of the harvest festival and incident occurred that led to the women who worked with their mother in helping women who were fleeing from danger, telling the four daughters and the H, who was a young child when they came needing help and then stayed on to help others with their mother. The H and the daughters never knew what was happening. In the end the daughters are given the information that their mother left for them only to find out that one of them is not a blood sister but had been brought into the family as a newborn infant and always treated like the other daughters. Thus the story ends with another mystery. I hope you get this book and enjoy it as much as I did, and join me in reading the last book to find out the answer to the last mystery. Enjoy.

[Sheri Jelinek]

I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book for free, and this is my honest review.

A cozy, slow‑burn small‑town romance woven with sisterhood, emotional vulnerability, and a family mystery that deepens the heart of Harvest Hollow.

Amy Rafferty gives Teodora “Teddy” Marchetti her long‑awaited season in Book 3 — and it’s tender, raw, and quietly powerful. Teddy has always been the independent one, the sister who never asked for help and never quite felt like she belonged. She arrives at her autumn determined to get through it, cast her vote, and finally leave Harvest Hollow behind.

But then there’s Kent Hillion, the town vet who remembers every kindness Teddy has forgotten she ever gave. Their slow‑burn connection is soft and deeply emotional — the kind of relationship built on being truly seen. Kent doesn’t push; he simply shows up, again and again, offering the belonging Teddy has spent her whole life pretending she didn’t need.

As Teddy restores the crumbling cider barn, she uncovers strange carvings, hidden compartments, and long‑buried secrets that make the town’s beloved “aunts” nervous. And when the locked cabinet finally opens, what she finds reshapes everything the sisters thought they knew about Rosalind — and about each other.

This is a beautiful 4.5‑star autumn read about learning that strength isn’t isolation — it’s allowing yourself to lean, trust, and be loved. Cozy, clean, and full of crisp fall charm, The Pumpkin Patch Puzzle is a heartfelt addition to a series that feels like coming home.

[Wendy]

The third book in Amy’s most recent series. This time around it’s Teddy’s turn to run the harvest season and is told from Teddy and Kent’s POV. I find it often frustrating and yet so very realistic that each time so far the other sisters are able to tell the sister at the center all of the ways she should be opening up to them and allow them to help and yet when they are in the center they miss this for themselves. The fact that it so true of pretty much all of is probably why I find it so frustrating. It feels so spot on.

Teddy’s the strong one who felt left out growing up because as she saw it she had to be so capable and of pulling her weight that it then caused her to feel unseen and forgotten. Her pain led to her marriage and the aftermath. Her story and Kent’s are intertwined with each other and the mystery of what was going on on the farm to hide and protect vulnerable women.
The sisters are still dealing with the fallout of their Mama’s death and the more they learn the more they realize they didn’t know as much as they thought they did and along the way they find a new perspective about their mama and themselves.
A true beautiful story that only gets better with each installment.
Amy is on top of my “if she writes it I’m in” list.
The thoughts are my own. I was blessed with an ARC of this book.

[Terry T]

Is a sweet, clean, small town, second chance, later-in-life, sisterhood romance with a cozy mystery.

Some of the lines I really like --- "We don't love you because you're strong or because you never cause trouble. We love you for exactly who you are." --- "If you want a future here, and if you want a relationship built on genuine trust, you've got to be the person who opens the door. You've got to decide whether you're willing to risk letting someone in." ---


What does Eleanor (Nell) know? What records and documents must be protected at all costs? Who lived on the hidden 6 acres? Why is there no record? Who is Hannah Hillion? What's in the locked cabinet hidden in the cider barn?
Who lived at 17 Hollow Road? Who's Ruth Dwyer? Will Teddy stay or go back to Maine? What's Cecilia up to? Some questions will be answered and other questions will be answered in book 4.

I loved Teddy and Kent's story and I'm sure you will too. I've loved everyone of her books that I've read and I can't wait to read "The Pumpkin Patch Promise" Book 4.

[TJ]

A PUMPKIN PATCH PUZZLE by Amy Rafferty is a captivating, heartfelt story of sisterhood, family mystery, long-kept secrets, sanctuary, belonging, and the power of unconditional love.

Our FMC is strong, independent, capable, and guarded, with unyielding determination, while silently feeling invisible.
Our MMC is loyal, protective, steadfast, and honorable, with unyielding integrity, who sees past her walls to the woman who wants to belong.

This sweet story easily draws you in as treasured memories are shared, secrets are revealed, doors are slowly opened, bonds are strengthened, connections are deepened, and some mysteries remain unsolved, ensuring that you return for another season.

I'd definitely recommend this heartwarming book, as well of the series. Looking forward to reading more by this talented author.
I was able to read an advanced copy and am voluntarily leaving my honest review.

[Joy]

Teddy’s life is in shambles. Her marriage is over and she decides to finally tell her sisters and move back home. Teddy was the strong one, the reliable one to get things done. She never asked for help, but will she continue not asking?

Kent has loved Teddy since they were in high school but never let her know. When she gets back to Harvest Hollow for her year to run the harvest, their lives are thrown together. Will she let him in or keep on insisting she can do everything on her own?

The secrets of their mother are finally revealed and the girls see how much love and help she gave to strangers. But, there is one more secret they need to reveal. Will it tear apart the delicate sisterhood they have rediscovered? Only the next and final book can answer that.

[Roslyn Simonin Jenkins]

As the story opens we learn that Teddy's marriage was over before her Mother died. She had kept the secret, feeling ashamed and abandoned, again. As she is packing to leave Portland, she breaks down, and calls her sisters and confesses everything. They show up and help her pack up and drive to Harvest Hollow together. It's her turn to run the Fall Festival, and try to find a life. They tell her, they are all there to help. Will she listen?
Love it AMY. Get me to #4, quick. The is an ARC and my honest review.

[Paula Corregan]

This was a great third addition to the series. It is Teo's autumn harvest turn. She is having to deal with personal issues such as her recent divorce. She decides that she wants to leave Harvest Hollow after the harvest season. Town veterinarian, Kent Hillion, has been in love with her for a long time. Will he give her a strong enough reason to stay? Find out by reading this delightful book, which I highly recommend to other mystery/romance readers. I received an ARC of this book, and the opinion expressed is strictly my own.

[Lucille]

I received an arc by the author in return for an honest review.

This third book in the Fall At Harvest Hollow series focuses on the third sister, Teddy, the one who never felt at home on the farm and felt she never could tell her sisters of the breakdown of her marriage and her subsequent divorce. When she finally does, they immediately help her and bring her home to the farm. It is her turn to run the farm in this installment and she assures her sisters she can do it. A poignant sequel to the first books.

Yet again, a well-deserved 5 stars for this author!

[Jacqueline Johnston Cotton]

This amazing series gets better and better book after book with secrets/mystery around every corner! Another well written and entertaining story the flows smoothly from page to page. Book 3 is for Teddy and I love her character. She's strong, independent and easy to relate to. I adore how her sisters rally when she needs them. I'm pretty sweet on Kent too. All the characters feel like family and friends. I really enjoyed this story. It has all the elements I love fall, family, friendship and romance.

[Dianne Hall]

Secrets!

Another fantastic book in the Fall at Harvest Hollow series as Teddy returns to stay with her three sisters and take her turn running the farm.  Teddy is an independent soul and struggles to work with her sisters and accept her value with her family and friends.  As some secrets are revealed, another major secret is left unanswered.  I can't wait to read the next book in this series.

I read this book as part of an advance reader team.  I am voluntarily writing this review.

[Deborah K DeLaVina]

An amazing puzzle unraveled in a very unique way. Four sisters brought together after their mother passes. Per the mother’s will each has to go through an harvest season at the farm. After the fourth completes her journey a secret life is revealed. Their mother left a box explaining their lives on the farm & the secret passage of women in trouble who sought sanctuary in the valley.it’s a great mystery that is now being solved

[Linda Ann Foster]

The third book in the series is Teddy's story, and her turn to be in charge of the Fall season at Pumpkin Patch Farm. She actually tries to go against her sisters and the stipulation. She’s also keen to solve the mystery of the six acres and the “unknown” people. It’s an interesting read. Highly entertaining and enjoyable.
So looking forward to Book 4 and the Finale with the fourth sister Prue. Recommend

[Doris Abramson]

I could not wait for the the third title in this series and was so overcome with such joy in reading this!
From the cozy descriptions of the fall season, to the secrets of this town to the understanding of the characters--it was sheer pleasure!
I am eagerly awaiting the conclusion of this series, but will be disappointed when it does come to the conclusion.
Read this feel-good and most delicious book--you will enjoy each and every word!

[Bernie]

The series continues with the 3rd sister's tale, Teodora aka Teddy. She is the most distant emotionally and keeps her life closely guarded. Fiercely independent and rejects help, believing she is fully capable and doesn't need it. There are plenty of people willing to support her, including Kent, the man who turns up, with his calm presence. He is stable and reliable. Thee mother's secrets surrounding the plot of land is and unidentified individuals are beginning to reveal

[Barbara Kaake]

This a awesome story about the sister Teddy and Kent and her other sisters find answers about the mysteries of the farm and being like a Underground Railroad for abused women to start new lives and some telling their story. And the mystery of a dead woman and her baby might be one of the sisters. Thank you for this wonderful story.

[Becky]

I read this book as an ARC.

This is Teddy’s season to run the orchard. Kent is the veterinarian who’s been in love with Teddy since they were kids. Teddy has always felt like an outsider in her family. Always was the good girl who wanted to please her mother. Will she take down her walls and realize that she deserves the unconditional love of her sisters and Kent.

[B E]

This is Teddy and Kent’s story. It is Teddy’s turn to run the farm. She hasn’t told her sisters about the problems in her marriage but now lets them know she’s divorced. Kent has loved her since high school. Being together develops feelings. They find more about her mother but still some secrets remain.

[Melonie Hill]

Amy Rafferty books never disappoint. This series is so much fun this time of year with all the Fall festivities. More secrets unfold for the sisters and a big secret revel cliff hanger. I simply am so excited for the next book. I have my ideas and can't wait to see if I am right and to watch the final sister's story unfold. I highly recommend this book.

[Vickie Milton]

Kent and Teddy’s story started years ago. But they each had heartache they had to overcome. Loved this story. I received a free copy and I’m voluntarily leaving my honest review.

[Lisa L]

These sisters have been through a lot. Great series. Teddy and Kent’s story is no different.

[Sonia]

Mixed review

There's a lot of repetition, I don't like having to wait for the next book and I don't like how things are left hanging in this one.

[Judy]

Our sister in this book has a very hard time seeing her worth, other than to work hard and bury herself in refurbishing old timbers. Unfortunately, the one who can help her see her true worth will have great difficulty getting into her plans. So many mysteries and puzzles will make this an extremely complex, but you will truly enjoy this family's journey where they will grow together through it all.