Bound by Secrets (Boone's Book Nook Bookstore Mysteries, #1)

Former New York acquisitions editor Sadie Whitfield never expected a rare first edition to change her life.

After traveling to the tiny town of Normal, Kentucky, to purchase a valuable copy of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Sadie discovers its owner dead before the deal can be completed. With the murder weapon missing, the priceless book gone, and Sadie as the last outsider seen with the victim, she quickly becomes the sheriff's prime suspect.

Determined to clear her name, Sadie reluctantly joins forces with Normal's delightfully nosy Laundry Club Ladies, a group of Southern sleuths who believe every casserole, cup of coffee, and piece of gossip might hold the key to solving a murder. As clues point toward rival collectors, old grudges, paper angels crafted from torn books, and secrets buried deep within the close-knit community, Sadie realizes someone is willing to kill to keep the truth hidden.

While searching for a murderer, Sadie finds something she never expected in the postcard-perfect town tucked inside the Daniel Boone National Forest: friendship, a fresh start... and an empty cottage storefront that just might become the bookstore she's always dreamed of owning.

But before Boone's Book Nook can open its doors, Sadie has to survive long enough to solve her very first mystery.

Welcome to Normal, Kentucky... where every street has a story, every neighbor knows your name, and every chapter begins with a secret.