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Much Ado about Barbecue
2021
First Published
4.22
Average Rating
331
Number of Pages

Part of Series

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 business, and never have anything to do with Ben Cates ever again. Losing her job and her home might’ve forced her to break promises one and 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 be declared the Best of the Best of the World at the Yessum County 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?

Avg Rating
4.22
Number of Ratings
73
5 STARS
51%
4 STARS
25%
3 STARS
21%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
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Author

Sally Kilpatrick
Sally Kilpatrick
Author · 11 books
Sally Kilpatrick writes southern fiction full of small towns and big hearts. She is a two-time Maggie Award of Excellence finalist, a Golden Heart® finalist, a Book Buyer’s Best finalist, and a National Readers’ Choice Awards triple finalist. Her next novel, Bless Her Heart, will be released on Halloween and explores what happens when a preacher’s wife decides to sample the Seven Deadly Sins. Sally lives with her husband and two children in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Visit her author website at sallykilpatrick.com or follow her on Twitter as @SuperWriterMom.
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