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Quick reminder! We will have three amazing featured poets here to tonight, among others, and we hope to see you here! Starts at 7:00pm. Going until...? Open mic to follow.

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Come see CAW (Cartersville Area Writers) at the Rose Lawn May Market, May 2–3, 2026!

Meet local authors and connect with fellow writers. Discover how CAW can support your writing journey.

For more information, find us on Facebook or visit CartersvilleAreaWriters.com.

Rose Lawn May Market: Rose Lawn Museum, 224 West Cherokee Avenue, Cartersville, GA 30120 https://www.roselawnmuseum.com/events/may_market.php

#CartersvilleGA #LocalAuthors #CAW #CartersvilleAreaWriters #RoseLawn #SupportLocal #GeorgiaWriters #AuthorEvent #MayMarket

Spellbound by Murder by Stacie Ramey

Veronica Blackthorne’s grandmother suffers a fall and asks her to come to help her with the bookstore, so Veronica immediately moves herself and her sixteen-year-old daughter to Mystic Hollow, Connecticut.

They arrive just in time to help with the book festival.

A handsome male author invites Veronica to meet him in the bell tower. She goes at the designated time but instead of meeting, she climbs to the top and finds his body on the ground below. Did he jump or was he pushed?

When it is discovered that the author had been poisoned, it is determined that he was murdered.

Granny becomes a suspect.

Veronica, her daughter and quirky townspeople work together to solve the murder.

I was kind of excited about reading this one. I do like a cozy mystery and stories with witches. I thought the cover was appealing.

This book didn’t work for me. I do enjoy cozy mysteries and so, I would have been fine with this premise. What didn’t work was that the author decided to make these characters more like Gilmore Girls fan fiction.

Don’t get me wrong, I loved the Gilmore Girls but there were things on the show I didn’t like, and this book is full of all the things I didn’t like about the show.

I always hated it when Lorelai and Rory started talking fast. They shared their sarcastic remarks about whatever subject and talked as fast as they could. Half the time I couldn’t catch what they were saying. It didn’t work on television, and it really didn’t work in print. Most of the supposedly humorous lines weren’t that humorous. They were snarky and snarky never worked for me. Usually when someone gets snarky with me, I walk away.

I wish the author had forgotten the fan fiction and developed her own characters with their own personalities instead of copying what someone else had done.

The description on Goodreads describes it as a Gilmore Girls meets Charmed. I did enjoy Charmed for a while but didn’t really see so much of that connection in this book. Yes, it is a community of witches, but the magic spells used seemed too far fetched for me to dismiss my disbelief.

The book didn’t work for me. There will be some readers who will love this book and that is great but when reviewing a book, I must be honest with how it made me feel and I didn’t enjoy it. I almost didn’t finish it more than once. I did finish it because I received it with a request to review. If it helps, I have only had a couple of books that I wasn’t able to finish and I did finish this one.

Reading a book is always a personal experience. I belong to a book club that has been around for over 30 years. We just discussed a book this month that I loved, half the group hated it. That group can be tough. They hold nothing back. Luckily most of us did love it and I have added that author to my to read more list.

If you love cozy paranormal mysteries, this may be a good fit for you. Thankfully we all don’t like or dislike the same things, and you may really enjoy this one.  

First published March 10, 2026.

Thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for sending this book for review. All opinions are my own.

I include links to purchase for readers who can’t wait to get their hands on a book. As an associate, I earn from qualified purchases.

Books by Stacie Ramey:

Spellbound by Murder

The Sister Pact

The Secrets We Bury

What I am currently reading:

Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron

Everyone in this Bank is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson

I will be attending several author events over the next few months. I will share that information as it happens. If you could meet any author, who would you like to meet?

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Local author Sawyer Cole Hobson and more authors will be on hand for the Soul Purpose Book Fair coming up in a few weeks! Details-->#Wisconsin #BookSky #AuthorEvent #BookFair #SoulPurpose #BayParkSquare #Ashwaubenon #GreenBay #Bookstagram @colesbooknook @soulpurposegb #WisconsinAuthors #LGBTQIA

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We are going to hold the scheduled Open Mic tonight! We hope you will join us at 6:30.

#fireflybookstore #keepinitkutztown #lehighvalley #indiebookstore #berkscounty #openmicnight #poetryreading #authorevent #poetryevent #openmic

Join us tomorrow 2–3:30pm for a conversation with Diane Lauer Hallman, author of Nurturing Wisdom! Explore the S.I.M.P.L.E. System and meet the author at Firefly Bookstore. Free event, and open to all.✨

#fireflybookstore #keepinitkutztown #lehighvalley #indiebookstore #berkscounty #authorevent

TOMORROW Saturday! We will have Jennifer Ott visiting us and sharing her YA book of viking adventures and a talking skull. Please stop by and say hello!

#fireflybookstore #keepinitkutztown #lehighvalley #indiebookstore #berkscounty #booksigning #meettheauthor #authorevent

Meet the author Suzy Shaw tomorrow at Firefly. She sharing her experiences of raising boys. Saturday 10/18 @ 3:30

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Today at 4pm PST join me and author Eve Rickert as we discuss the second edition of her nonmonogamy book “More Than Two”! We’ll be on Facebook Live - join us here https://facebook.com/events/s/eve-rickert-in-conversation-wi/1421177869112150/ #nonmonogamy #books #authorevent

Tomorrow! I’m all set for another @reread_used_books author event - bags packed, outfit picked out… now I just need to decide which milkshake I’ll get from @mscstittsville 🤔

#ottawa #ottawaevents #ottawa613 #stittsville #authorevent #localauthors #ottawaauthors #bookstagram #books #horror #scifi #fantasy

Saturday will be a unique offering: Spring Author Fest! 4 authors with a variety of different stories will be here in the store. Please stop in and meet them and their books! 1-5 pm.

#fireflybookstore #keepinitkutztown #lehighvalley #indiebookstore #berkscounty #booksigning #authorevent

Saturday will be a unique offering: Spring Author Fest! 4 authors with a variety of different stories will be here in the store. Please stop in and meet them and their books! 1-5 pm.

#fireflybookstore #keepinitkutztown #lehighvalley #indiebookstore #berkscounty #booksigning #authorevent

An Evening of Mysteries, Hauntings, and Cryptids with Author Eric Mintel! He will be presenting his casebook from the video program Eric Mintel Investigates. An evening of odd happenings!

#fireflybookstore #keepinitkutztown #lehighvalley #indiebookstore #berkscounty #booksigning #authorevent

Tonight! This will be a fun evening of stories and poetry. So exciting to have Jinx back in the store! Note: Not-kid friendly

#poetry #poetrycommunity #poems #fireflybookstore #keepinitkutztown #lehighvalley #indiebookstore #berkscounty #booksigning #author #booklaunch #meettheauthor #authorevent

Monday night! This should be a fun evening of stories and poetry. Not-kid friendly though, so bring your adult sensibilities!

#poetry #poetrycommunity #poems #fireflybookstore #keepinitkutztown #lehighvalley #indiebookstore #berkscounty #booksigning #author #booklaunch #meettheauthor #authorevent

Today! Paranormal Investigator Jeffrey A. Dengler will be in the store talking about his newest book, "The Homestead Haunting of the Oley Valley". Stop by and meet Jeffrey, and have him introduce this tragic tale to you. Starts @1pm
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This Saturday, Paranormal Investigator Jeffrey A. Dengler will be in the store talking about his newest book, "The Homestead Haunting of the Oley Valley". Stop by and meet Jeffrey, and have him introduce this tragic tale to you. Starts @1pm

#keepinitkutztown #lehighvalley #berkscounty #authorevent

Tomorrow night is the next Open Mic Night! The KU arts and literature magazine Essence will be hosting with some exciting young voices! March 27th at 6:30pm!

#fireflybookstore #kutztownuniversity #indiebookstore #berkscounty #openmicnight #poetryreading #authorevent #poetryevent #openmic

We are very much looking forward to the next Open Mic Night! The KU arts and literature magazine will be hosting with some exciting young voices! March 27th at 6:30pm!

#fireflybookstore #kutztownuniversity #indiebookstore #berkscounty #openmicnight #poetryreading #authorevent #poetryevent #openmic

Here tomorrow! Ali Watkins will be discussing her book The Next One is for You. An amazing story about suppling weapons to the IRA from Philadelphia. It's a tale for those who are interested in the history of The Troubles, & True Crime. #fireflybookstore #keepinitkutztown #booksigning #authorevent

We are delighted to welcome Kerri Andrews back to Stow tomorrow night at the Cloudhouse Cafe and Gallery for the launch of her latest book, Pathfinding. Free tickets available by emailing us or by popping into the bookshop. We are open 10-4:30. #scottishborders #authorevent #localbookshop

Please join us! Ali Watkins will be discussing her book The Next One is for You. An amazing story about suppling weapons to the IRA from Philadelphia. It's a tale for those who are interested in the history of The Troubles, & True Crime. #fireflybookstore #keepinitkutztown #booksigning #authorevent

Good morning! Very excited to be welcoming The Ghost Cat author and Times Bestseller Alex Howard to Stow this week, 7pm on Thursday - book now before all the free tickets disappear!

Email us at [email protected] to reserve your space. #authorevent #scottishborders

🌟 Exciting news! Author Matthew Hale will be at the Sunshine State Book Festival in Gainesville, Florida, on February 1st! 📚✨ o take you and your child's learning experiences about Black Historical Figures throughout history . Don't miss this chance to meet the author behind "WeGonnaLearnToday.org"!

#MatthewHale #SunshineStateBookFestival #AuthorEvent #GainesvilleFlorida #WeGonnaLearnToday #BookLovers #MeetTheAuthor #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoricalFigures

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Last Open Mic night of the year. 11/25, 6:30pm. Come to listen or share! A welcoming audience for emerging voices. #fireflybookstore #keepinitkutztown #lehighvalley #indiebookstore #berkscounty #openmicnight #poetryreading #authorevent #poetryevent #openmic