Local Author Fair at Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library

The following titles are written by authors local to Ross County. Many will be in attendance at Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library's Local Author Fair. Celebrate our local talent and be introduced to your next favorite book!

Updated March 31, 2025
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Thief of Roses
Karille, Valtinen Erik
Paper Book
When a Rivani woman faces a series of misfortunes on the road, she takes shelter in a crumbling fortress where old magic slumbers. When she discovers roses, long believed to be extinct, she makes a fateful decision that brings her face to face with the Fir'Darl, the most terrifying of the Rivan gods...
Sometime after midnight
Philips, L.
Paper Book
"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist meets Cinderella in this thoroughly modern romance." --HelloGiggles Late one night in a dingy Los Angeles club, Nate and Cameron meet and discover they have much more in common than their love of an obscure...
Bread Crumb Trail : a journey through chronic illness to wholeness
Altman, Angel Nicole.
Paper Book
In The Breadcrumb Trail, author Angel Nicole Altman takes readers on a deeply personal journey of healing, showing how reconnecting with the mind, body, and spirit can unlock the path to lasting transformation. Drawing on powerful inner child work, mindfulness, and holistic practices, this...
Odd men out
Betts, Matt
Paper Book
The Civil war has ended but not because the South surrendered, instead it's on hold while both sides face a new enemy--the chewers, dead men who've come back to life. Cyrus Joseph Spencer didn¿t fight in the war and couldn't care less about the United Nations of America that resulted from it. His...
Mariah Sommers has finally become the designer she always wanted to be, but not without a fight from the newly fired Rebecca Walters. Through all the drama, Mariah meets Dorian, the elusive CEO of the company. They are inexplicably drawn to one another and she feels like fate has brought him to...
The Battle for Airamaris / the child of the prophecy
Days, Adam
Paper Book
In the magical realm of Airamaris, a foreboding shadow grows as the Dark Lord, an ancient spirit of malevolence, begins to reawaken. His dark influence spreads through the Western lands, threatening the peace of the realm. Despite the growing threat, the Great Order of wizards and witches remains...
The Relic Detectives: A Hocking Hills Mystery
Sams, Roxanne.
Paper Book
Eleanor and Oliver go on a camping adventure in the Hocking Hills expecting some fun with friends, learning more about nature and history. However, they did not expect to stumble upon a centuries old mystery that only they can solve. Camping is not all s'mores, hikes, and animal encounters, but...
Whispers from the Shadows: an Underground Railroad Mystery
Sams, Roxanne.
Paper Book
Oliver and Eleanor move into a strange old house full of secrets. They start to uncover clues about the house's long history and begin to piece together the secret lives of the people who lived there in the past. Being new kids can be hard, but especially new kids from the city moving to rural Ohio...
Beneath the calm and bucolic appearance of Ross County, dark things await.  Chillicothe's iconic Majestic Theater is a veritable haunted hotspot. Numerous homes in Huntington Hills report strange occurrences, and ghostly shadows appear nightly at Mound City. Unbeknownst to many, a...
Haunted enough? : terrifying tales to tell your friends
Parks, Neal
Paper Book
Journey if you dare into the realm of fear and darkness. Most books pertaining to ghosts and hauntings end on a happy note, you won't find that to be the case in this book.Immerse yourself in tales of terror and stories that will make you shriek in absolute horror. "Haunted Enough?" will leave you...
Paper Book
Haunted Chillicothe. True ghost stories and local legends. My experiences, our research and the history and mystery of Chillicothe Ohio.

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