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Celia Roman

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Mystery, Paranormal, Fantasy

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Celia Roman lives in the Southern Appalachians, surrounded by generations of family and myth. Her stories are inspired by a natural interest in the paranormal and too many late night reruns of Supernatural.

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Average rating: 4.23 · 1,461 ratings · 209 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors

	Between a Witch and a Hard Place (Vanessa Kinley, Witch PI #1) 4.22 avg rating — 305 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greenwood Cove (Sunshine Walkingstick, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 252 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Witch and Her Familiar (Vanessa Kinley, Witch PI #2) 4.20 avg rating — 124 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Witch Rising (Vanessa Kinley, Witch PI #3) 4.41 avg rating — 111 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deep Wood (Sunshine Walkingstick #2) 4.18 avg rating — 101 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Witch Called Justice (Vanessa Kinley, Witch PI #4) 4.36 avg rating — 89 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witch Hollow (Sunshine Walkingstick #4) 4.38 avg rating — 82 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cemetery Hill (Sunshine Walkingstick Series) 4.15 avg rating — 84 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devil's Branch (Sunshine Walkingstick #5) 4.33 avg rating — 60 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunshine Walkingstick Omnibus One: Books 1, 2, and 3 4.25 avg rating — 52 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Incorporating local legends into fiction

Note: First published in my newsletter on 1 February 2025.

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When I first created the Sunshine Walkingstick story world back in 2015, I drew heavily from a wide variety of mythologies, including local lore, Cherokee and Greek mythologies, and Legends of Charlemagne by Thomas Bullfinch.

For example, several local legends relate to the building of the Lake Burton dam in the 1910s. Whole communiti

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Celia Roman wrote a new blog post Incorporating local legends into fiction Note: First published in my newsletter on 1 February 2025. ***When I first created the Sunshine Walkingstick story world back in 2015, I drew heavily Read more of this blog post »
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