Like any construction project, rebuilding a life rarely sticks to the plan.
Back to Blue Holly: A Novel
By Beth Pride
Dottie is divorced and depleted and desperately needs a reset when she returns to Blue Holly, the Quinn family's beloved lake town retreat. She expects a warm welcome and a fresh start at Aunt Lo's art gallery. Instead, she finds the mountain town has an identity problem; a local busybody is shutting down everything fun, and Lo is packing to leave.
As a peace offering or maybe a plan, Lo hands Dottie the keys to a condemned Red Arrow hardware store and says, "Fix it up, and it's yours." There are just a few issues: Dottie can't get a loan, is thoroughly over being alone, and has no clue how to use a drill. But inspiration strikes when she stumbles across an old moonshine still, and Dottie decides on a new direction—Blue Holly will have a brewery, and she will build it.
It's going to take more than good spirits to pull this off, what with the small-town politics, personal ghosts, and mysterious forces working against her. But with the help of a crew of determined locals—including the handsome and steady Crawford Woody—Dottie throws herself into reviving the Red Arrow. One way or another, she's about to find out just how much fight—and love—she has in her.
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"BACK TO BLUE HOLLY is a sparkling debut. Beth Pride has penned a heart-song to the places that shape us and the natural world that calls us if we are willing to listen. Witty, wise, and brimming with romance, Back to Blue Holly is a love letter to community, and the irresistible pull of finding where you truly belong. Not to be missed!"
—Patti Callahan Henry, NYT bestselling author of The Story She Left Behind
“It’s the rare book that engages readers on multiple levels, but Beth Pride‘s expertly crafted debut novel, Back to Blue Holly, is riveting from the get-go, with its captivating plot, people, place, and pace. Also? It’s somehow both hilarious but serious, romantic yet action-packed, and simultaneously small-town and universal.”
Whitney Collins, award-winning author of Ricky and Other Love Stories and Big Bad
“Beth Pride is a remarkable talent with a voice that leaps off the page. “Back to Blue Holly” is a charming tale of small-town politics, southern roots, and the joy of finding your place in the world.”
Cynthia Ellingsen, Amazon Charts best-selling author of the Starlight Cove series
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