The secret, book & scone society /
Adams, Ellery,
The secret, book & scone society / Secret, book and scone society Ellery Adams. - First Kensington hardcover edition. - 290 pages ; 22 cm
Includes a reading group guide (pages [289]-290).
Miracle Springs, North Carolina, is a place of healing. Strangers flock here hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. If none of that works, they often find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked "comfort" scone from the Gingerbread House bakery, they exchange their stories with owner Nora Pennington in return for a carefully chosen book. Thats Nora's special talent prescribing the perfect novel to ease a persons deepest pain and lighten their heaviest burden. When a visiting businessman reaches out to Nora for guidance, she knows exactly which novels will help. But before he can keep their appointment at Miracle Books, hes found dead on the train tracks. Stunned, Nora forms the Secret, Book, and Scone Society, a group of damaged souls yearning to gain trust and earn redemption by helping others. To join the society, members must divulge their darkest secret the terrible truth that brought each of them to Miracle Springs in the first place. Determined to uncover the truth behind the businessman's demise, the women meet in Nora's cramped and cozy bookstore to share stories and trade support. And as they untangle a web of corruption, they also discover their own courage, purpose, and a sisterhood that will carry them through every challenge proving its never too late to turn the page and start over . . .
9781496712370 1496712374
2017944855
Secret societies--Fiction.
Female friendship--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
North Carolina--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
The secret, book & scone society / Secret, book and scone society Ellery Adams. - First Kensington hardcover edition. - 290 pages ; 22 cm
Includes a reading group guide (pages [289]-290).
Miracle Springs, North Carolina, is a place of healing. Strangers flock here hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. If none of that works, they often find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked "comfort" scone from the Gingerbread House bakery, they exchange their stories with owner Nora Pennington in return for a carefully chosen book. Thats Nora's special talent prescribing the perfect novel to ease a persons deepest pain and lighten their heaviest burden. When a visiting businessman reaches out to Nora for guidance, she knows exactly which novels will help. But before he can keep their appointment at Miracle Books, hes found dead on the train tracks. Stunned, Nora forms the Secret, Book, and Scone Society, a group of damaged souls yearning to gain trust and earn redemption by helping others. To join the society, members must divulge their darkest secret the terrible truth that brought each of them to Miracle Springs in the first place. Determined to uncover the truth behind the businessman's demise, the women meet in Nora's cramped and cozy bookstore to share stories and trade support. And as they untangle a web of corruption, they also discover their own courage, purpose, and a sisterhood that will carry them through every challenge proving its never too late to turn the page and start over . . .
9781496712370 1496712374
2017944855
Secret societies--Fiction.
Female friendship--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
North Carolina--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.