Welcome to the Weekly Book Report and Book Review Link-up #13!
Every Wednesday I will be sharing my latest read – which could be a cookbook, a celebrity chef biography or memoir, a lifestyle book, a gardening book, a homemaking book or maybe even a cozy kitchen mystery book. They may be paper books, eBooks, or audio books. I have challenged myself to read or listen to at least one book per week, and I plan to share that with you all here.
In addition to my Book Report, there will be a Book Report LInky – a chance for all of you to share your own book review blog post (ONE per blog, please). We want to see what had you page flipping, can’t put it down, totally captivated.
Lastly will be a Featured post from the previous week’s shared posts. This will be a post picked at random by the host. Each host will likely pick their own feature – so that’s three chances to be featured!
If you have any suggestions for me on book I should check out – please let me know!
Title: The Secret, Book & Scone Society
Author: Ellery Adams
Publication Date: October 2017
Published by: Kensington
Listed Price: $5.49 (Paperback), $16.99 (Hardcover)
About the Author:
Ellery Adams is the USA Today & New York Times bestselling author of over forty mystery novels. She’s written multiple series including The Secret, Book, and Scone Society, The Book Retreat, and The Books By the Bay mysteries. Invasive Species, her genre-blending novel about four suburban women struggling to tame their inner monsters, releases in April 2026.
Ellery grew up on a beach near the Long Island Sound, went to college and grad school in Pennsylvania, and now writes from her home in central North Carolina. She considers herself “baked in the North and buttered in the South.” She loves rescue animals, jigsaw puzzles, coffee, college football, and stuffing her shelves with beautiful books and vintage knickknacks.
Brief Description of the book:
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. That’s Nora’s special talent—prescribing the perfect novel to ease a person’s 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, he’s 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 it’s never too late to turn the page and start over . . .
My Review:
A murder mystery that brings an unlikely group of women together over their love of books, cheap wine, fresh baked goods and the truth. This book is a fun weekend binge read. And a few weekends to come as it is the first of an 8 book series. The main character Nora is so well written, you really just want to be her friend. I always love a “Fresh start” story when someone sets out to reinvent themselves and discovers they are more than they gave themselves credit for.
This Week’s Feature Post:
This is a post that stood out from the list of linked up posts last week. I hope you will hope over and check out their review. And don’t forget to link-up your own book-centric posts – YOU MIGHT BE NEXT WEEK’S FEATURE!
The Korean Vegan Cookbook
Shared by Gluten Free from A to Z
The Book Review Linky
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I enjoyed that book too and always meant to read the rest in the series but I haven’t made the time to do that yet.