Ashley Jordon in conversation with Jasmine Guillory, 13 August | Event in Orinda | AllEvents

Ashley Jordon in conversation with Jasmine Guillory

Orinda Books

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Wed, 13 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm

1.5 hours

Orinda Books

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Wed, 13 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm (GMT-07:00)

Orinda Books

276 Village Square, Orinda, United States

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Ashley Jordon in conversation with Jasmine Guillory
Ashley Jordon discusses her debut novel, "Once Upon a Time on Dollywood."

About this Event

A playwright must grapple with her difficult year and writer's block while falling for the single dad living next door in this emotional debut novel from Ashley Jordan.

Eve Ambroise may be a rising star playwright, but her personal life is falling part. Desperate for a fresh start, she breaks up with her fiancé, cuts off her parents, and heads to the Tennessee mountains. But keeping up the lie that she’s just on a writing retreat becomes near impossible when faced with the well-meaning townspeople and a neighbor who has just as much baggage as she has.Coming off a contentious custody battle, Jamie Gallagher is restructuring what his life looks like as a single dad, and spending more days at his cabin makes his new “free time” a little less empty. Especially when he meets the beautiful—and prickly—woman next door. The last thing he needs is a new romance to shake up his family dynamics even more, but there’s something about Eve.

What starts out as a fling quickly becomes more serious, and it’s not long before Eve is running scared once again. She’s loved and lost in every possible way, and risking it one more time could finally break her. But like the fireflies that fill the mountains around them, Jamie's and Eve’s lives keep falling into sync. A fairy-tale ending could be in the cards, but only if the new couple can get out of their heads and put their hearts first.


Ashley Jordan is a millennial from Atlanta by way of Brooklyn. She attended Spelman College, obtaining a degree in Psychology and a lifelong love and appreciation for women’s stories. While she currently works in public health, she has embraced writing as a hobby since penning her first short story in second grade. When Ashley isn't at the day job or writing, she is either at a Beyoncé concert, rewatching Mad Men, or arguing about basketball with anyone who will listen. In 2023, she became a Reese's Book Club LitUp Fellow.

Jasmine Guillory is a New York Times bestselling author. Her novels include Drunk on Love, The Wedding Date, the Reese's Book Club selection The Proposal. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Bon Appetit, and Time. Jasmine is a frequent book contributor on the Today show. She lives in Oakland, California.


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Ashley Jordon in conversation with Jasmine Guillory, 13 August | Event in Orinda | AllEvents
Ashley Jordon in conversation with Jasmine Guillory
Wed, 13 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm
USD 20