Ellery Novel

From USA Today bestselling author Sally Kilpatrick comes a folksy, uplifting story of everyday sinners and saints. All Beulah Land wants is to play piano in her favorite honky tonk, take care of her elderly bestie, and thumb her nose at the church across the road. Life has other plans. Soon Beulah finds herself playing piano in the very place she swore she'd never enter again. The church choir goes on strike, the minister is as irritating as he is handsome, and everyone has an opinion on what Beulah should do with her life. So what's a girl to do? Create her own misfit choir out of barflies. In the process, she creates a community who challenges her to rethink all she's held to be true. But, in the end, will Beulah be able to overcome her bitterness and grief? Laugh out loud funny yet poignant with life's grittier side, The Happy Hour Choir will have you singing along with its reminder that everyone deserves to be loved.

From USA Today bestselling author Sally Kilpatrick comes a country-fried take on Romeo and Juliet. The second worst thing Romy Satterfield ever did was fall in love with Julian McElroy. The first was to marry him. For decades, her family and his have been locked in a feud—their farms separated only by a narrow creek and thick band of bad blood with both sides committing their fair share of sins. Once upon a time, Romy and Julian thought they could change that—right up until the moment he stood her up on their wedding night. When her father breaks his leg, Romy reluctantly returns to care for him and the family farm. Seems like the universe is saying it's time to get that divorce—especially since she's engaged to Nashville's most eligible bachelor. All she has to do is get Julian to sign the papers—too bad he's never been one to make things easy for her.

From USA Today bestselling author Sally Kilpatrick comes a touching laugh-out-loud story of ghosts of the past and hope for the future... Presley Cline turns heads and stops clocks. The prettiest girl in town, she ran off to Hollywood only to find Tinsel Town is full of the prettiest girls from hundreds of small towns—and their ghosts. Since Presley can commune with the dead, she would know. Not that she can tell anyone. Declan Anderson is dead tired of the funeral business. He has other dreams, modest they may be, but he's never been able to leave town like Presley did. He's burned out and stuck in a rut. Then Presley shows up with her cosmetology case. A few folks in the funeral home—one living, many dead—now know Presley's secret. Will the meddling of the dearly departed help both her and Dec to follow their own dreams? Or will long lost secrets and a slew of unmet dying wishes keep them from truly living?

From USA Today bestselling author Sally Kilpatrick comes a wickedly divine tale of one woman's quest to make sense of life, love, and faith. Posey Love doesn't ask for much: a loving husband, charming children . . . oh, and for people in town to stop blessing her heart. She married Chad for that very reason, but now he's left her homeless, penniless, and childless. So, what's an ex-preacher's wife to do? Give up church for Lent and explore the Seven Deadly Sins, that's what. Her new course of action has plenty of positives, from reconnecting with her bestie to hooking up with her long-time crush, but will breaking the rules be the key to healing her heart, or will Posey instead lose everything she's ever wanted?

Return to Ellery, Tennessee for Sally Kilpatrick's saucy new novel about two warring barbecue houses. Emma Sutton promised herself three things: she would never move back to Ellery, never work in the family barbecue restaurant, and never have anything to do with Ben Cates ever again. Losing her job and her home might've forced her to break the first two, but she's determined to keep the third. Unlike Emma, Ben Cates has made peace with his hometown. He wants nothing more than to make his restaurant something his father couldn't: a success. But between his hellraising little sister and Emma Sutton's return to Ellery, his dream could easily be snatched away. Emma and Ben might've made each other's childhood a living hell with their endless pranks, but the only way to finally get rid of the other is to win the coveted contract for Ellery's annual barbecue festival. Seems easy enough—until attraction ignites like a charcoal flame, and happiness seeps in like a surprising new flavor. Can they find the courage to forgive bitter past mistakes and let trust into the mix, or will devastating secrets burn everything down again?