{"product_id":"spellbound-by-murder-a-mystic-hollow-bookshop-mystery-9798892424127","title":"Spellbound by Murder: A Mystic Hollow Bookshop Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilmore Girls\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eCharmed \u003c\/i\u003ein this spellbinding cozy mystery featuring a magical bookshop run by three generations of women.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her grandmother suffers a nasty fall and asks for help managing the family business, coffee-addicted single mother Veronica Blackthorne moves her sixteen-year-old rom-com-obsessed daughter to Mystic Hollow, Connecticut. Veronica is ecstatic to return to New England, but when she arrives, she quickly finds out that Mystic Hollow Books, her grandmother's pride and joy, needs more than a little TLC. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoping to save the bookstore from a big-box rival, Veronica enlists her sometimes mentor and sometimes crush, Adam Whitford, a controversial but popular author, as the keynote speaker to kick off a literary festival that will hopefully bring in a new wave of customers. But when Adam turns up dead, all that romantic potential turns into a nightmare as Veronica becomes the prime suspect in his murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the local sheriff investigates his murder, Veronica decides to take matters into her own hands to solve the case and clear her name. With the bookstore's future on the line, the stakes couldn't be higher. Until her gran reveals the biggest secret of all--the bookstore is magical, and it was a botched love spell that led to this entire mess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWitty and heartfelt, this mystery explores the price of magic and how it might be more hefty than one can hope, perfect for fans of Amanda Flower and Nina Simon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stacie Ramey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crooked Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.59w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798892424127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacie Ramey\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sister Pact\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a YALSA 2016 Popular Paperback and a 2015 PSLA Top 40. Her other novels earned Florida Book Awards as well as critical acclaim. Her short story \"Without Being Asked\" appears in the anthology \u003ci\u003eComing of Age: 13 B'nai Mitzvah Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer newest project, \u003ci\u003eSpellbound by Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, a cozy mystery set in a magical New England bookstore and featuring a close-knit cast of intergenerational women, will be released in 2026. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStacie lives in a tiny Florida village where wild parrots flock. When she isn't writing, she can be found locked in heated Netflix wars with her children, playing Scrabble with her husband, or cheering on the Florida Gators and Penn State Nittany Lions.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Stacie Ramey \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47733888745629,"sku":"9798892424127","price":47.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_96eeea33-7905-4835-81d5-d03401a15ab5.jpg?v=1773737879","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/spellbound-by-murder-a-mystic-hollow-bookshop-mystery-9798892424127","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}