Once Upon a Time in Dollywood: Reese’s Book Club

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER ∙ REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ AMAZON BEST ROMANCE BOOK OF THE MONTH

Sometimes the best stories find us when we’re running away from our own. Ashley Jordan’s stunning debut will wrap around your heart like the Tennessee mountain mist—beautiful, mysterious, and impossible to shake.

Meet Eve Ambroise: rising playwright, spectacular mess, woman in full retreat mode. After blowing up her engagement and cutting ties with her family, she lands in the Smoky Mountains claiming she’s on a “writing retreat.” (Spoiler: she’s absolutely not fine.) Enter Jamie Gallagher, the gorgeous single dad next door who’s rebuilding his life one careful piece at a time after a brutal custody battle. Neither of them is looking for love. Neither of them stands a chance.

What begins as a summer fling transforms into something achingly real—the kind of connection that makes you believe in second chances and fairy-tale endings. But Eve’s spent a lifetime protecting herself from loss, and letting Jamie and his family in means risking everything she’s carefully guarded.

“A moving, captivating, beautiful debut! I can’t wait for the whole world to read it.”—Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author

Jordan crafts a romance that’s sexy and smart, exploring trauma and healing with remarkable depth while delivering laugh-out-loud moments and swoon-worthy chemistry. Library Journal calls it “an entertaining, sexy novel that boldly explores trauma and healing yet still manages to be laugh-out-loud funny.”

Perfect for fans of emotional contemporary romance, readers who love complex characters finding their way home, and anyone who believes love stories can be both heartbreaking and hopeful.

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