Ann H. Gabhart

Ann H. Gabhart writes historical and inspirational fiction rooted in Kentucky communities, family ties, and questions of faith. Small Town Girl is the second Rosey Corner novel, returning to the Merritt family five years after Angel Sister. In 1941, Kate Merritt watches her sister marry the man Kate once hoped to love, while newcomer Jay Tanner unsettles her assumptions about him and about her own future. The attack on Pearl Harbor changes the town's expectations as enlistment and wartime work come suddenly closer. Gabhart keeps the romance tied to the pressures of a specific place, where neighbors know one another's histories and private choices quickly become community concerns. Revell issued Small Town Girl in 2013, and Cristina Panfilio narrates its Brilliance Audio edition. Love Comes Home continues the Rosey Corner series after the war. Gabhart's broader work includes the Shaker books and the Heart of Hollyhill series, extending her interest in belief, belonging, and rural life across different periods.