Once Upon a Time in Dollywood

Once Upon a Time in Dollywood is Ashley Jordan's debut novel, a contemporary romance set in the Tennessee mountains near Dollywood. Eve Ambroise, a rising playwright, escapes a crumbling personal life and a bout of creative burnout by retreating to the mountains under the guise of a writing residency, while privately working through heartbreak. There she meets a single father living next door, and the two, each carrying their own unresolved past, slowly build a connection.

The novel is centered on healing, second chances, and the process of rebuilding a life and a creative voice after loss. It was a Reese's Book Club pick and a USA Today bestseller on release in 2025.