Ellery Novel

USA Today bestselling author Sally Kilpatrick presents a Southern-fried Christmas story full of both humor and heart. Widowed romance writer Ivy Long is stuck in a rut. She's hardly the best candidate to play Mary in the annual Drive Thru Nativity: she still sneaks cigarettes, isn't a virgin, and definitely isn't with child. Gabe Ledbetter has problems of his own. He's hiding out with his estranged father during an unwanted leave of absence from his pediatrics practice. He's also been talked into playing Joseph along with Ivy and an assortment of less-than-cooperative animals. When Ivy finds an honest-to-goodness baby in the manger, that's the first of many surprises for her and Gabe. Both have been burned by love before. However, if they can find the courage to open their hearts while taking care of a baby and coexisting with their prickly families, then it just might be a Christmas miracle.

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?