Spellbound by Murder - (A Mystic Hollow Bookshop Mystery) by Stacie Ramey (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Gilmore Girls meets Charmed in this spellbinding cozy mystery featuring a magical bookshop run by three generations of women.

When 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.

Hoping 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.

As 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.

Witty 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.

Review Quotes

Praise for Spellbound by Murder
"Magic is sprinkled throughout . . . A competent cozy."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Set in the beguiling New England village of Mystic Hollow, Spellbound by Murder will entrance readers with its witty characters, magical elements, and unpredictable mystery."
--Ellen Byron, USA Today bestseller and Agatha and Lefty awards winner

"Ramey writes an enchanting mystery with a mother-daughter sleuthing duo that will charm readers of magical mysteries and family entanglements."
--Amanda Flower, USA Today bestselling author of Not They Who Soar

"Veronica Blackthorne moves to New England with her teenaged daughter to help her grandmother run the Mystic Hollow Bookstore, a source of spells and charms. But when a famous author falls to his death, magic can't stop Veronica and Gran from being Suspect One and Suspect Two. A fun-filled, delightful start to a new series."
--Allison Brook, author of the Haunted Library series and the Books on the Beach series

About the Author

Stacie Ramey is the award-winning author of The Sister Pact, 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 Coming of Age: 13 B'nai Mitzvah Stories.

Her newest project, Spellbound by Murder, a cozy mystery set in a magical New England bookstore and featuring a close-knit cast of intergenerational women, will be released in 2026.

Stacie 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.