10/25: Author Event- Desolate Reading and Signing with Kelli Smith!

Name: 10/25: Author Event- Desolate Reading and Signing with Kelli Smith!
Start: 2025-10-25T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-25T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Booksweet

Schedule

Sat Oct 25 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Booksweet | Ann Arbor, MI

Join Kelli Smith at Booksweet to celebrate the release of Desolate! We will have a reading, author signing and Q&A, and refreshments!
About this Event

10/25: Author Event- Desolate Reading and Signing with Kelli Smith!

Booksweet is thrilled to welcome Kelli Smith to celebrate the launch of her first YA novel, Desolate! Join us for an author reading, Q&A, book signings, refreshments, and more!

About The Book//

A time-bending mishap forces a witch to navigate a new reality and an unexpected romance. Can Mia find her way back home, all while stopping a killer?

Being a witch with ADHD has its challenges. When Mia gets distracted while performing a spell, she becomes an accidental time-traveler.

Waking up in 1992, she comes across supernatural creatures attacking a young woman, and she taps into strange, unknown powers to save her. But as Mia starts falling for the enchanting near-victim, she discovers the girl will soon die.

She might be the only person who can stop her killer, yet everyone knows messing with time can have dire consequences.

As she works on finding a way back to her timeline, Mia quickly realizes she needs to make a choice. Let history happen, or stop this dark destiny from coming to pass.

Kelli Storm's debut YA urban fantasy, Desolate, is a spellbinding novel for lovers of LGBTQ+ heroines, character-driven plots, neurodivergent representation, and bewitching twists. Join Mia on her journey of the choice between destiny and saving the ones we love.

About The Author//

When the 2008 recession hit, KELLI STORM found herself without a job and with too much time on her hands. To fill the void, she began writing fan fiction. She soon developed a following, and her readers encouraged her to write an original story. Kelli’s debut book, HIS SMALL-TOWN CHALLENGE (Harlequin Special Edition, 2025), is an ode to her love of boy bands.

Kelli earned her bachelor’s from Grand Valley State University. She’s the author of the Challenge Accepted series for Harlequin Special Edition and the young adult fantasy series, The Assembly Hearts, which includes DESOLATE (Tiny Fox Press, 2025). She lives in the Great Lake State with three rescue dogs and a fifteen-year-old fish named Henry O’Malley. Sign up for her newsletter and learn about her other books at https://www.kellistorm.com/.