Romance novelist · Award-winning poet

Love stories,
unearthed.

Ellen Kelley writes women of wit and courage, the landscapes that shape them, and the love that refuses to remain buried.

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The new historical romance

Where Passion Dwells

She believes love is a distraction.
He’s about to prove her wrong.

In 1886, brilliant archaeologist Kacey O’Reilly has no intention of surrendering her independence—or her heart. But when her father brings the dangerously handsome Rafael Assante to a remote Colorado excavation, shared passions ignite beneath wide skies.

Published
January 5, 2026
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Publisher
Garden Path Press
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Award-winning poet Ellen Kelley writes historical romance with lyrical warmth, spirited heroines, and an enduring belief in the transformative power of love.

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Portrait of author Ellen KelleyWest Paducah, Kentucky

Meet Ellen

A poet’s ear.
A romantic’s heart.

Award-winning author and poet Ellen Kelley’s debut novel, No Greater Treasure, was nominated for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA Award.

A sixth-generation Kentuckian, Ellen brings wisdom, wit, and a deep sense of place to stories whose characters linger long after the final page. She is a past president of the Kentucky State Poetry Society and a former longtime member of Romance Writers of America and Heartland Writers’ Guild.

1999RITA Award nominee
PoetKentucky State Poetry Society
3Published romances

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