By: Joy Callaway
ISBN: 9798892421119
Publisher: Alcove Press
Publication Date: 06/10/2025
Format: Other
My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC)
A small town girl turned big city businesswoman returns home to help her parents, only to find her heart being tugged between her old flame and the town’s mysterious new guy.
This witty and effervescent novel is perfect for readers of Viola Shipman and fans of Sweet Magnolias and Hart of Dixie.
Event planner Hattie Norwood only came back home to Mountain View, South Carolina to support her parents as they receive word that the family peanut farm is infertile. This news doesn’t come as a surprise to Hattie, and she plans to return to Charlotte at the weekend’s end.
But then the town councilwoman begs Hattie to use her event planning prowess to help Mountain View put on a musical benefit to stop the construction of the new Carolina Panthers stadium—a project Hattie is actually in favor of, much to the dismay of the locals—and she finds herself agreeing to stay until the town’s Founder’s Day celebration a week later, just as her old flame, former MLB standout Lee Lockhardt, materializes in town after a career-ending injury.
When the hunky and mysterious new owner of Fox’s Hardware, Fox Ryan, suggests the Founder’s Day celebration be moved to the Norwoods’ barn in an attempt to reinvent the failing farm as a music and event venue, Hattie agrees, unaware this move will thrust the town, her love life, and the brewing tension over the stadium into a very public spotlight.
Fans of small-town romance and quirky casts of characters will be rooting for Team Lee or Team Fox as Hattie decides if love, like most music, is meant to fade or last forever.
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Praise
“Joy Callaway’s Sing Me Home to Carolina is a swaying slow dance, in book form, to a song you know by heart—one that you’ll keep humming long after you turn the last page.”
—Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of Summers at the Saint
“Sing Me Home to Carolina is a small town romance with big heart, themes, and characters. A timely reminder that the places and people who raised us are still there when we need them most.”
—Viola Shipman, USA Today and #1 internationally bestselling author of The Page Turner
“Thick with atmosphere and deeply romantic, Callaway brings it all home in this heartfelt, swoony, small town romance.”
—Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Summer Romance and Nora Goes off Script
“Sing Me Home to Carolina is a captivating blend of self-discovery, romance, and small-town magic. Brimming with Southern charm, this story will sweep you off your feet and remind you that sometimes the journey to yourself—and to love—leads you right back home where you belong.”
—Ali Brady, USA Today bestselling author of Until Next Summer
“Sweet and soul-stirring, Sing Me Home to Carolina shines a gloriously rosy glow on the very best parts of falling in love in a small southern town. The hilariously nosy neighbors, slow-as-molasses pace, and swoony setting will have you cheering through the twists and turns of this pitch-perfect second chance(s) love story.”
—Erin Hahn, author of Catch and Keep and Built to Last
About the Author
Joy Callaway is an international bestselling author of historical fiction and southern contemporary romance. She formerly served as a marketing director for a wealth management company. She holds a B.A. in Journalism and Public Relations from Marshall University and an M.M.C. in Mass Communication from the University of South Carolina. She resides in Charlotte, NC with her husband, John, and her children.
Meet Joy at one of her upcoming events or through a local Book Club!
