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Hope is my Tell-Tale Heart, thumping away no matter how hard I try to silence her.
Tarah DeWitt, Left of Forever
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Hope is my Tell-Tale Heart, thumping away no matter how hard I try to silence her.
Tarah DeWitt, Left of Forever
What is bravery if not hope in action?
Tarah DeWitt, Left of Forever
I grew up with my great love, so I think maybe my heart took shape around his.
— Left of Forever
One day, when we're very old and gray, one of us will open our eyes to a day that the other won't, but we'll smile knowing how full life has been, knowing how we spent forever. Everything left of it, together.
Tarah DeWitt, Left of Forever
If you're lost, I'll find you. I'll give you my body, my heart and my soul. I'll cherish every bit of yours in return. I'll fight with you. I'll fight for you. I'll love you for everything left of forever, in every lifetime we get.
Tarah DeWitt, Left of Forever
You all belong to each other with or without me, I think. But I want someone to belong to me again, too.
Tarah DeWitt, Left of Forever
After all, what is bravery if not hope in action?
Tarah DeWitt, Left of Forever
Rating: 5/5
Book Blurb:
An emotional, irresistible second-chance romance filled with sparkling humor, big feelings, and "melt your face off intimacy" (Jessica Joyce) from celebrated USA Today bestselling author Tarah DeWitt. This time, they'll get it right. Wren and Ellis Byrd fell in love as kids, had their son Sam when they were only teenagers, and built a life together in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon. They were made for one another . . . until they fell apart. Now divorced and in their 30s, Wren runs the bakery in town, while Ellis works as a firefighter. They live separate lives, though they are hardly off each other’s minds. When Ellis and Wren move Sam into college, Ellis convinces Wren to take an extended road trip back to Spunes to see if they can give their relationship one last chance. Amid the gorgeous California coastline and the intimacy they have missed for years, Wren starts to think it just might be possible. But can the past truly be left behind? When words fail and old wounds resurface, it’s a soul-baring letter that could finally reveal the truth―or close the door on them forever.
Review:
Second chance romance between two highschool sweethearts who's relationship was torn apart... but now years later they're still in love with one another and when they decide to go on a roadtrip to try and give their relationship one more chance, they'll uncover what went wrong... and just how much love there still is. When I saw I knew from the first chapter that I would be in love with this book, I was not kidding. This is how you do second chance, this is HOW YOU ABSOLUTELY NAIL IT. It's such a heartwarming and beautiful story. Ellis and Wren are so deeply in love with each other and getting to read about them trying to find and fight their way back to one another was absolutely amazing. This book is like a gut punch to the heart in the best way possible. I truly fell in love with these characters and this book! I would highly highly recommend it!
Release Date: May 20,2025
Publication: Ash and Books (ash-and-books.tumblr.com)
*Thanks Netgalley and St. Martin's Press | St. Martin's Griffin for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*