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A Treasure Map, Some Kidnappers, and the King of Rock 'n Roll

In The Treasure of Moonlight Rdge, book three of The Moonlight Ridge Series, winter weather on the mountain goes from unusually cold to undeniably arctic, and a half-frozen stranger appears at the door. His mysterious message from long ago brings intrigue, danger, kidnappers, mishaps, and a search for ancient treasure. * The Moonlight Ridge books are southern fiction, a mixture of fact and fiction based loosely on my childhood and stories I heard from my parents and grandparents. The stories are set in the 1950s Alabama backwoods and a small Alabama town called Eden, which for hometown people is actually recognizable as my hometown of Leeds, Alabama. There's a lot of adventure as the two protagonists, Lily Claire and her "twin" cousin Willie T., explore the woods, finding mystery, magic, and occasional danger. As my character, Lily Claire, says, "We have always lived with ghosts on Moonlight Ridge." Living so close to nature, surrounded by seemingly endless woods, isolated woodlands, country folks who are constantly experiencing strange and unexplainable events, magical realism is a part of everyday life. There is magic all around us, all the time. In these environs, you don't have to imagine or invent the magic, it happens all around you and there is just no way to ignore it. What we now call the supernatural or the paranormal, was so constant in my family as I was growing up, my stories naturally reflect magic, beauty, and mystery as I have always known it. * If you like Southern fiction, you're in for a treat!

Book Trailer: Sweet Music on Moonlight Ridge: Music by Roy Burkett and Nancy Veldman

Treasure Review from Don Noble

❤ Erskine Batson is a walking vocabulary lesson who never uses a simple word if a long word can be found. When he is late collecting the garbage he exclaims, “I’m derelict in my duties. I feel somewhat remiss.”

https://www.apr.org/show/don-nobles-book-reviews/2022-05-16/the-treasure-of-moonlight-ridge-by-ramey-channell?fbclid=IwAR0Fd0yLJzcjiDgw6H9012WCI7BkYXoLZc_Q30Ru6zE99M48OTPkajSFZ7c

5 Star Review from Readers' Favorite

Reviewed by Rolanda Lyles for Readers' Favorite : Two cousins, Lily Claire and Willie T., are more than just cousins; they are best friends. They do everything together. They are more like siblings because Willie T. never seems to go home! It's getting close to Christmas in their backwoods town of Eden, Alabama. The cousins are together while their parents are at church "hanging the greens." They find themselves face to face with a desperate stranger at their front door, near-naked in the middle of a snow storm! The stranger turns out to be rock-n-roll star Neon Leon and he is on the run in need of help. The fearless cousins, along with their teacher, Mr. Erskine Batson, find themselves knee-deep in chilling circumstances beyond anything they had ever imagined. The gang works together to help Leon escape from his captors and make a discovery that leads them all on an unsuspected adventure. Ramey Channell's The Treasure of Moonlight Ridge is an amazing children's adventure full of excitement and imagination. Set in a small backwoods town in Alabama in the 1950s, the language and personality of the characters show that much thought and consideration of the time period was taken. I appreciate Channell's witty writing of the characters and their humor and motives. This dynamic duo is fearless and always willing to perform a task when needed. A story that both adults and children can enjoy, Ramey Channell's The Treasure of Moonlight Ridge is sure to knock your socks off. I look forward to exploring again with Lily Claire and Willie T. in more of Channell's writing. https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/the-treasure-of-moonlight-ridge

There Is Magic All Around Us!

Thanks so much to Bradley Sides and Alabama Writers' Cooperative for this interview on the AWC Blog!

https://alabamawriterscooperative.org/news/2022/4/25/there-is-magic-all-around-us-a-conversation-with-ramey-channell

Fun Times on Moonlight Ridge!

I once lived on a mountain called Moonlight Ridge, and it seemed like a mystical place then. Looking back, I still think there was more than a little bit of enchantment there. We lived and played like wild children of the woods, and we never imagined that there was any life or any home more desirable than our own.

Share the fun, surprises, and magic on Moonlight Ridge, just east of Eden!