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Book Review of The Secret, Book & Scone Society

The Secret, Book & Scone Society
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The Secret, Book and Scone Society is the first in the new Ellery Adams series set in the small town of Miracle Springs, NC. Nora Pennington is the owner of Miracle Books, she possesses the ability to listen to your stories and match you up with the perfect book to help ease your troubles. Hester Winthrop owns the Gingerbread House, she will listen to your story and create a one of a kind scone just for you that somehow helps soothe your pain. June Dixon works at the Miracle Springs Thermal Pools, the mineral springs are well known for its healing reputation. Estella Sadler owns the Magnolia Salon and Spa, she has the eye for makeovers that will allow you a new start on life.

The four women all have a secret that is holding them in the past, all are virtual loners unwilling to trust. When travelling businessman Neil Parrish meets his death in front of the local train, the Sheriff dubs it a suicide. But, the four women through chance encounters with Neil feel that there is something more to his death and they find themselves drawn together in an effort to solve the crime.

Much more than a cozy, this book will draw you in from the first page. A murder that needs to be solved, a tangled web of evil that involves a few of the prominent locals, and the heartwarming personal stories of each of the four women make for thought provoking read.