"The man on the park bench stared at the empty space above the knuckle of Nora Pennington's pinkie finger."

--from The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams

This week I'm featuring the first book in a cozy mystery series set in a small town with a main character who helps to heal people's problems by recommending books to them. I especially like this opening line of the first book (and therefore of the series) because it immediately sets up the fact that the main character has been through something traumatic. It also engenders sympathy for her, as thinking about someone staring at you like that is enough to make anyone self-conscious.

I'm eagerly awaiting the next book in this series, which comes out in October, but for now, you have six books that you can dive into in the meantime.