4.6 (104 ratings)

Better Get to Livin’ (An Ellery Novel Book 3)

Name: Better Get to Livin’ (An Ellery Novel Book 3)
Rating: 4.6 (104 reviews)
Author: Sally Kilpatrick
ISBN: B0D7WX4YFC

by Sally Kilpatrick

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About this book

Presley Cline has always been a small-town girl with big-city dreams and a secret that would make anyone’s hair stand on end. After a failed stint in Hollywood, she returns to Ellery, Tennessee, carrying more than just a cosmetology case; she carries the ability to see and speak with the ghosts that linger in the shadows. For Presley, the afterlife is a noisy, crowded place that makes keeping her distance from the locals nearly impossible.

Enter Declan Anderson, a man drowning in the somber reality of the family funeral business. Burned out and feeling trapped by his obligations, Dec is the last person who expects his life to be turned upside down by a glamorous newcomer. When their paths collide, the sparks are immediate, but they are quickly joined by a chorus of meddling spirits who have plenty of opinions on their budding romance.

Blending supernatural intrigue with a heartwarming found-family dynamic, this paranormal romance is as funny as it is poignant. As Presley and Dec navigate the demands of the living and the unfinished business of the dead, they must learn that sometimes the best way to move forward is to embrace the ghosts of the past.

Publication Date: May 25, 2026
ASIN: B0D7WX4YFC

Reader Reviews

Lovely -- and funny -- small town romance

August 21, 2016

Sally Kilpatrick returns to the small town of Ellery, Tennessee, in her third novel, Better Get To Livin’, the story of two people who have more in common than might appear at first glance. Presley Ann Cline (who is grateful that her train wreck of a mother didn’t name her Elvis) has had a very modest success in Hollywood (bit parts and commercials), so modest that she used her spare time to go to cosmetology school. But after a very embarrassing photo of her hits the papers (and the Internet),...

A unique romance

December 18, 2018

Although an Ellery novel, this series is made up of freestanding novels. There are fleeting references to people, places and events from previous novels, but almost like insider references than building events. I don't usually care for supernatural stories, but even though ghosts are an integral part of the story, the ghosts feel \"organic\". Told from an alternating POV of Declan and Presley, this book is set in a funeral home, filled with death and ghosts. Despite these elements, this book is...

Fun Read

April 23, 2017

I usually do not like any book with supernatural elements but this was a fun read. )

Headed to Ellery

November 2, 2017

If anyone is looking for me in the next few weeks I will be busy packing for an extended visit to Ellery, Tennessee! Sally Kilpatrick has created a town of lovable, sometimes zany but always entertaining characters. I want to live there among them, but since the only way to get there is through her books I will reading every last word of her Ellery novels. After I finished the book, I found out I didn’t read the first but the way Ms Kilpatrick wrote the book I didn’t feel I was walking into the...

Pretty good book

March 28, 2021

I feel like the premise of this book was a little fresh mix Of themes have a bunch of different books.I enjoyed the descriptions of the characters and their interactions with each other.Overall, I really did enjoy this book and it was a quick read )