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Latitude & Longing #2
Shift the Tide
Izzy Tierney is doing everything right. She’s got a job she’s proud of and a passport full of stamps from her frequent work trips. Everyone keeps telling her she’s living the dream — but it’s starting to feel more like drifting. Constant motion is just another way to avoid standing still long enough to feel lonely. She tells herself she’s content, but something’s missing — something she’s never quite let herself want.
Kiera Phillips is caught in a swirl of uncertainty. Newly divorced and living with her two daughters in her parents’ house, she’s trying to rebuild a life she no longer recognizes. A new city, no job, no real plan — and now even her closest friendships feel distant. She’s doing her best to hold it all together, but the truth is, she feels completely lost.
Then, an invitation from the group a weekend getaway to a beach house in San Diego. Izzy and Kiera agree, thinking it’s just a short escape — how bad can it be? But what starts as a casual weekend quickly pulls them into deeper waters. Reconnected bonds stir up old emotions, buried truths, and unanswered questions. By the end, neither woman knows where she stands.
When real life rushes back like an unstoppable tide, they’re left wondering if they can truly leave the past behind — or if their lives are about to change for good. What happens when the weekend ends, and you’re left standing at the shore, knowing the tide has shifted?
Shift the Tide is a spin-off story of One Last Run, featuring two characters who kept stealing the show. It can be read as a standalone or the second in the series.
Kiera Phillips is caught in a swirl of uncertainty. Newly divorced and living with her two daughters in her parents’ house, she’s trying to rebuild a life she no longer recognizes. A new city, no job, no real plan — and now even her closest friendships feel distant. She’s doing her best to hold it all together, but the truth is, she feels completely lost.
Then, an invitation from the group a weekend getaway to a beach house in San Diego. Izzy and Kiera agree, thinking it’s just a short escape — how bad can it be? But what starts as a casual weekend quickly pulls them into deeper waters. Reconnected bonds stir up old emotions, buried truths, and unanswered questions. By the end, neither woman knows where she stands.
When real life rushes back like an unstoppable tide, they’re left wondering if they can truly leave the past behind — or if their lives are about to change for good. What happens when the weekend ends, and you’re left standing at the shore, knowing the tide has shifted?
Shift the Tide is a spin-off story of One Last Run, featuring two characters who kept stealing the show. It can be read as a standalone or the second in the series.
286 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 18, 2025
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Bryce Oakley
22 books248 followersBryce grew up in the mountains of Colorado with a taste for adventure and a head full of clouds. She never grew out of either. She lives in Denver with her partner, two adorable rescue dogs, and a very opinionated cat.
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September 7, 2025
3.5 stars!
An enjoyable book #2 in the 'Latitude & Longing' series -- maybe continuing.. Nice coupling (Izzy & Kiera) but still cannot get enough of Danica & Pete plus love the nerdy and amusing dialogue.
Highly recommended book and series!
An enjoyable book #2 in the 'Latitude & Longing' series -- maybe continuing.. Nice coupling (Izzy & Kiera) but still cannot get enough of Danica & Pete plus love the nerdy and amusing dialogue.
Highly recommended book and series!
May 21, 2025
I really liked the first book of this series and was excited when I found out this book was in the works. And it's an admirable follow-up, but I wish Oakley would have provided a little more context about Izzy and Kiera's past. We're told here and in book 1 that there was a single kiss in college and we're told that there was always some tension there. And while I was happy enough to go along with the history, I wanted more evidence of it. So the romance feels a little shallow (a little instant-lovey), even though it's very cute. I also loved Kiera's daughters (even though I'm not sure of their ages) and parents.
Maggie remains the literal 5th wheel in the group and I don't know what Oakley's trying to accomplish with her and her story. Is there going to be a third book? There's drama there (and there was in book 1) but I haven't figured out why she's in this series yet. And I like her character, so it's not that, but what narrative purpose does she serve?
Maggie remains the literal 5th wheel in the group and I don't know what Oakley's trying to accomplish with her and her story. Is there going to be a third book? There's drama there (and there was in book 1) but I haven't figured out why she's in this series yet. And I like her character, so it's not that, but what narrative purpose does she serve?
September 28, 2025
After One last run, I wanted to know a lot more about Kiera and Izzy. I found again the strengths I found in book one. First is the cohesion in the group of friends; they are so supportive with each other, and the group chat made me laugh each time. Their friendship is one of the main characters, deliciously meddling. The second is Oakley's ability to create situations of intimate intimacy and tension. The reader expects every scene with them together. I was expecting to know what happened between them in college on a deeper level, but I was left hanging. I knew that they were attracted to each other, but adding that to their existent friendship was not enough for me to really get what made them truly connect. The relationship issues between Gwen and Maggie remained without an answer and left me frustrated. I only learned that I know book 3 was coming afterwards.
October 30, 2025
(rounded up from 2.5)
Shift the Tide was disappointing. Especially after how much I enjoyed the first book in the series. This one redefined “slow burn” — where slow is excruciating and burn is more like a gentle sizzle.
Honestly, nothing happens. It’s repetitive to the point of frustration. If I had a pound for every time a chapter ended with some variation of “she couldn’t name it yet, but something had shifted” or “they both felt it, though they couldn’t talk about it yet”...
What really bummed me out is that I love friends-to-lovers and I love second-chance romances — but this book lacked everything that makes those tropes exciting. We’re told Izzy and Kiara are friends, but we never actually see it. Not in the present (very few interactions), and certainly not in the past. No flashbacks, no vivid memories, just passing mentions that they kissed once and maybe had a crush on each other. Yet we’re supposed to believe they’ve spent decades pining? Nah.
And then it takes about a million chapters for them to finally get their act together. (Spoiler: it all ends in true lesbian U-Haul fashion in the epilogue.)
Here’s hoping Maggie’s story brings the spark back, because this one never really caught fire.
Shift the Tide was disappointing. Especially after how much I enjoyed the first book in the series. This one redefined “slow burn” — where slow is excruciating and burn is more like a gentle sizzle.
Honestly, nothing happens. It’s repetitive to the point of frustration. If I had a pound for every time a chapter ended with some variation of “she couldn’t name it yet, but something had shifted” or “they both felt it, though they couldn’t talk about it yet”...
What really bummed me out is that I love friends-to-lovers and I love second-chance romances — but this book lacked everything that makes those tropes exciting. We’re told Izzy and Kiara are friends, but we never actually see it. Not in the present (very few interactions), and certainly not in the past. No flashbacks, no vivid memories, just passing mentions that they kissed once and maybe had a crush on each other. Yet we’re supposed to believe they’ve spent decades pining? Nah.
And then it takes about a million chapters for them to finally get their act together. (Spoiler: it all ends in true lesbian U-Haul fashion in the epilogue.)
Here’s hoping Maggie’s story brings the spark back, because this one never really caught fire.
June 26, 2025
Kiera has just got out of her marriage, her cheating husband not putting up much of a fight to keep her and their two young girls.
Izzy works for a non-profit founded by their mutual friend Pete, and has had a crush on Kiera for a long time.
The group of five women, Kiera, Izzy, Pete, Danica, and Maggie met at college two decades before, and have been there for each other in the intervening years, getting together for a holiday sometimes. Pete and Danica have ended up together (I think in a previous book, but I haven’t read it - certain to go on my TBR list!), Maggie is married, Kiera just divorced, and only Izzy hasn’t been in a long relationship.
Beautifully evocative descriptions, especially from their holiday together. Some grief after a sudden death, but handled in a really sensitive way.
A really lovely slow burn romance - long term friends to lovers, with some hiccups on the journey.
Izzy works for a non-profit founded by their mutual friend Pete, and has had a crush on Kiera for a long time.
The group of five women, Kiera, Izzy, Pete, Danica, and Maggie met at college two decades before, and have been there for each other in the intervening years, getting together for a holiday sometimes. Pete and Danica have ended up together (I think in a previous book, but I haven’t read it - certain to go on my TBR list!), Maggie is married, Kiera just divorced, and only Izzy hasn’t been in a long relationship.
Beautifully evocative descriptions, especially from their holiday together. Some grief after a sudden death, but handled in a really sensitive way.
A really lovely slow burn romance - long term friends to lovers, with some hiccups on the journey.
May 20, 2025
I started reading this book, after the first in the series, (One Last Run - A Sapphic Romance) but ended up finishing it first. I think that happened because while I don't necessarily crave extensive angst, I do love complex, well-developed lives woven into a narrative - and in this case, those layers had been simmering since the previous book. Truthfully? I enjoyed this one way more than the first installment.
Izzy and Kiera find themselves having to pave the way forward - though let's be honest, they were already coming into this with baggage, missteps, and misunderstandings galore.
As for their actual love story? Zero complaints. But I'll echo the same issue I mentioned in my last review: that underdeveloped resolution for the fifth married friend's storyline still leaves me wanting closure.
Izzy and Kiera find themselves having to pave the way forward - though let's be honest, they were already coming into this with baggage, missteps, and misunderstandings galore.
As for their actual love story? Zero complaints. But I'll echo the same issue I mentioned in my last review: that underdeveloped resolution for the fifth married friend's storyline still leaves me wanting closure.
April 21, 2025
I read Pete and Danica’s story earlier this year and was really looking forward to Izzy and Kiera’s. In some ways, this one just didn’t hit the same. Bryce Oakley is a great writer—her stories always pull me in—and this was no different in terms of tone and pacing. But the love story between Izzy and Kiera felt rushed.
Most of the book is spent with them dancing around each other, going back and forth, and then suddenly—at about 86% in—they’re in love and it ends. I wanted more for them. The emotional payoff didn’t quite land, and I honestly think the story needed more pages to give their relationship room to grow and breathe
Most of the book is spent with them dancing around each other, going back and forth, and then suddenly—at about 86% in—they’re in love and it ends. I wanted more for them. The emotional payoff didn’t quite land, and I honestly think the story needed more pages to give their relationship room to grow and breathe
November 13, 2025
I just finished reading One Last Run, of which this book is a spin-off. Izzy and especially Kiera played a significant role in this book. That made me curious about their past and even more so about what would happen next. That's why I picked up this book right after finishing One Last Run.
The beginning of this novel seamlessly follows the ending of the previous book. I was hooked from the start. Although you can easily read this book as a standalone, I think it would be more fun to read One Last Run first.
I didn't immediately like Izzy as a character, and her interactions with Keira were a bit awkward at first. But of course, that turned out fine.
I thought the entire book would be about the five college friends in a vacation home again, but this time the vacation only lasted three days and therefore only covered a small portion of the book. That didn't matter, because it was another enjoyable reading experience. At least as good as the previous one, but this time with witty group chats. 4+⭐️
The beginning of this novel seamlessly follows the ending of the previous book. I was hooked from the start. Although you can easily read this book as a standalone, I think it would be more fun to read One Last Run first.
I didn't immediately like Izzy as a character, and her interactions with Keira were a bit awkward at first. But of course, that turned out fine.
I thought the entire book would be about the five college friends in a vacation home again, but this time the vacation only lasted three days and therefore only covered a small portion of the book. That didn't matter, because it was another enjoyable reading experience. At least as good as the previous one, but this time with witty group chats. 4+⭐️
June 9, 2025
Was pretty good. I like Oakley's writing style and humor.
May 10, 2025
I really loved Kiera and Izzy!! I enjoyed their relationship as well. However, this book was so insta-lovey and everything in the story felt so incredibly rushed and I felt that I didn’t get to sit with any of the information in the book long enough. Besides the fact that everything felt rushed so early on in the book, it’s still a fun read and I enjoyed the chemistry. I just really wish certain aspects were explored more or that it was more spread out.
November 10, 2025
This was well-written and it was nice to see the ongoing friend group in action again (the text exchanges were hilarious!) and I LOVED the epilogue with the girls involved… but there was one thing missing. It’s been a while since I read One Last Run so I read this as more of a standalone, and I just missed the part where Izzy and Kiera, you know, get to know each other. It felt like they went from one kiss at a party in college to eternal love without ever really spending time together? And with how Izzy started with a bunch of bad feelings, the first half was a little rough. Things picked up in the second half but I’d have still liked to see Izzy and Kiera and the girls spend more time hanging out.
All in all a nice read, but I can’t rave like I did about the first. Here’s hoping the third is back to form!
All in all a nice read, but I can’t rave like I did about the first. Here’s hoping the third is back to form!
July 25, 2025
Actual rating: 4.6
Came with expectations and was not disappointed. Loved this book.
Kiera needed love, especially after coming out of a (somewhat) easy divorce (she had literally no pushback from her husband). Her two girls were a cute addition. They were a good buffer, hope their chickens, ducks, and other animals thrive.
Who better to give Kiera the love she deserves than her electrifyingly great high school kiss and friend, Izzy?
Friends to lovers is always a tough path to go down. It can either be the best decision of your life or the worst. For Kiera and Izzy, I'm happy they at least put aside their fears and gave them a shot. Their chemistry was palpable, loved every single page.
Which we got to know more about HS Izzy and Kiera, but nonetheless, good book.
PS- Meddling friends are the best (and the worst at the same time). We love them tho.
Came with expectations and was not disappointed. Loved this book.
Kiera needed love, especially after coming out of a (somewhat) easy divorce (she had literally no pushback from her husband). Her two girls were a cute addition. They were a good buffer, hope their chickens, ducks, and other animals thrive.
Who better to give Kiera the love she deserves than her electrifyingly great high school kiss and friend, Izzy?
Friends to lovers is always a tough path to go down. It can either be the best decision of your life or the worst. For Kiera and Izzy, I'm happy they at least put aside their fears and gave them a shot. Their chemistry was palpable, loved every single page.
Which we got to know more about HS Izzy and Kiera, but nonetheless, good book.
PS- Meddling friends are the best (and the worst at the same time). We love them tho.
August 4, 2025
i am kinda conflicted on how i feel about this book, it was not a bad one but not a great one either. i read this without reading the first one in the series with the thinking that it was interconnected but there is a plot line that apparently starts with the first book that is important to understand the dynamic between the group and our characters which is why i think i was lost at times. the romance also felt a little surface level because we do not get context as to how they started, we are told they shared a kiss years ago and that there has always been “tension” and throughout the book you can feel it but it feels like something new and not something that has occurred for years. it also felt a little rushed at the end and i think some characters got more spotlight in the story than the people we were suppose to follow.
November 14, 2025
I read somewhere that Kiera and Izzy stole the show in book one and that their story was highly anticipated. I disagree. I found Izzy’s character to be quite standoffish from book one. She doesn’t seem to really connect with anyone but Pete and Maggie. The one kiss in college with no development made their relationship not very believable to me. I’m still finding it hard that Alex doesn’t seem to want anything to do with his kids, which they seemed fine with.
I’d love to know more about Maggie and Gwen. I do find it weird that Gwen doesn’t go on the girls trips, it just doesn’t seem realistic. Perhaps a background of how they met and how they are getting through their issues. Maggie is hilarious and I love hearing about her.
I need more of Kiera’s parents and aunt Jade! They stole the show.
I’d love to know more about Maggie and Gwen. I do find it weird that Gwen doesn’t go on the girls trips, it just doesn’t seem realistic. Perhaps a background of how they met and how they are getting through their issues. Maggie is hilarious and I love hearing about her.
I need more of Kiera’s parents and aunt Jade! They stole the show.
April 21, 2025
This is a sequel to One Last Run, you MAYBE could read it as a stand alone, but it directly follows stuff from the other book.
Once again the friends are getting together, this time in San Diego, but Kiera is hesitant. After she screwed things up so badly at their last one, she's not sure she's totally welcome.
Izzy has been busy, but she still finds herself thinking about Kiera, who she had a 'thing' with in school. The women hash things out,so that's good, but things are still weird between Izzy and Kiera... especially after they kiss again.
Izzy freaks and bolts, taking a early flight out.
Their friends then go full matchmaking mode, while the characters deal with their lives, and stuff from the last book...
3 out of 5 stars. Good, didn't blow me away.
Once again the friends are getting together, this time in San Diego, but Kiera is hesitant. After she screwed things up so badly at their last one, she's not sure she's totally welcome.
Izzy has been busy, but she still finds herself thinking about Kiera, who she had a 'thing' with in school. The women hash things out,so that's good, but things are still weird between Izzy and Kiera... especially after they kiss again.
Izzy freaks and bolts, taking a early flight out.
Their friends then go full matchmaking mode, while the characters deal with their lives, and stuff from the last book...
3 out of 5 stars. Good, didn't blow me away.
September 16, 2025
in which the gang moved from strained acquaintanceship to no sense of personal boundaries friend group
again, the biggest strength of the book was the five friends and the complexities of adult life. Pete and Danica have gracefully retired to supporting characters who can't have any personal issues because they've had their HEA status, leaving Izzy and Keira to relationship angst and Maggie to get repeatedly punched in the face by life
god damn it when I thought 'maybe if Maggie's marriage blows up there can be a third book of the series' I was kidding
it's a lovely time regardless, with big feelings, endearing side characters, and that thing I fucking love when someone bonds with their love interest's kids
again, the biggest strength of the book was the five friends and the complexities of adult life. Pete and Danica have gracefully retired to supporting characters who can't have any personal issues because they've had their HEA status, leaving Izzy and Keira to relationship angst and Maggie to get repeatedly punched in the face by life
god damn it when I thought 'maybe if Maggie's marriage blows up there can be a third book of the series' I was kidding
it's a lovely time regardless, with big feelings, endearing side characters, and that thing I fucking love when someone bonds with their love interest's kids
October 26, 2025
do you get a second chance..
Decades before you kissed your friend (woman) then downplayed it you were experimenting, or you were drunk, but never it was what you wanted because you were scared. Fast forward to today your husband cheated made no attempt to save your marriage just casually gave up because he had a girlfriend! or care about your two little girls.
Your life is a mess. No job, you moved across the country and are now living with your parents. Issy the woman you kissed years ago well you’re still friends with her and your group from college. Do you get a second chance at love. Who would want to get involved in your messy life. Can you put your own desires first.
Decades before you kissed your friend (woman) then downplayed it you were experimenting, or you were drunk, but never it was what you wanted because you were scared. Fast forward to today your husband cheated made no attempt to save your marriage just casually gave up because he had a girlfriend! or care about your two little girls.
Your life is a mess. No job, you moved across the country and are now living with your parents. Issy the woman you kissed years ago well you’re still friends with her and your group from college. Do you get a second chance at love. Who would want to get involved in your messy life. Can you put your own desires first.
July 25, 2025
I was worried that this would fall flat without the glue of two decades worth of secrets falling around their heads. However, I felt like there was still a lot to explore both with these two individual characters and within the broader group dynamics.
She’s really making the fifth wheel have simply the worst time and her friends all dating each other isn’t even the hard part. Justice for Maggie
She’s really making the fifth wheel have simply the worst time and her friends all dating each other isn’t even the hard part. Justice for Maggie
September 16, 2025
I'm not really sure why this took me so long to finish--I honestly kept forgetting I had it until I'd look at my goodreads. and I think that just speaks to how I felt about the book overall. I love Bryce Oakley and will read whatever she writes, but I just didn't really connect with this one!
April 28, 2025
This was exactly the sort of second chance-y low-stakes romp I needed. It stays within fairly predictable romance beats, mixing in just enough angst and drama to keep things interesting. Not a lot of thoughts, but I'm looking forward to a potential book 3.
May 24, 2025
I enjoyed this one a lot. I love the pining and the complicated feelings. Izzy is fantastic and Kiera’s aversion to being vulnerable is super relatable. Very enjoyable read
June 26, 2025
Loved it!
I love everything by this author. It's laugh out loud funny, heartfelt, and relatable. The characters are amazing. Can't wait to read all of her books.
I love everything by this author. It's laugh out loud funny, heartfelt, and relatable. The characters are amazing. Can't wait to read all of her books.
November 25, 2025
“What scares me is being fully seen and still left behind, and I can’t help but wonder if that’s about to happen yet again.”
April 27, 2025
I’m so glad we got Kiera and Izzy’s story as well as seeing how Kiera and Danica’s friendship mend after what Kiera had done in the previous book!
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November 11, 2025
This was really good sequel to One Last Run, this time the focus is on Keira and Izzy. Kiera has so much to make up for to her friends after her shitty move on the ski trip and at the same time so much change in her life after her divorce from her cheating husband. Izzy is still angry with Kiera but there is always something there since their one kiss in college.
It is very interesting to read about the really slow romance between the two which is so understandable after the debacle and the fact that Izzy (and Keira) always thought Keira was straight and Izzy has never dared to really commit to a relationship before. Will they get over all the barriers and find their HEA?
I really recommend this book and now I just need a sequel about Maggie.
It is very interesting to read about the really slow romance between the two which is so understandable after the debacle and the fact that Izzy (and Keira) always thought Keira was straight and Izzy has never dared to really commit to a relationship before. Will they get over all the barriers and find their HEA?
I really recommend this book and now I just need a sequel about Maggie.
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