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Spunes, OR #3
Lost and Found
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A stunning novel of romance and redemption set in the Spunes, OR world, filled with heartbreak and hope from "master of emotion" (Rachel Lynn Solomon) USA Today bestselling author Tarah DeWitt.
Bea always wanted to be a mom, but she never expected she'd have to lose her best friend to do it. Armed with nothing but her best friend's eggs and a bucket list to complete, Bea's world is a sea of changes.
When Silas steps in to give her a place to live when she needs it, Bea is half-relieved she has a longtime friend in her corner. A firefighter living in the wake of an accident, Silas has his own challenges to work through that have left him cautious and vulnerable in equal measure. At first, they expect nothing. But as these two former sunshines knit together in a love that has been unfulfilled till now, a new beginning comes out of the ashes of the past. One that will lead to a love that can withstand all the slings and arrows, joys and triumphs, that life can throw.
Bea always wanted to be a mom, but she never expected she'd have to lose her best friend to do it. Armed with nothing but her best friend's eggs and a bucket list to complete, Bea's world is a sea of changes.
When Silas steps in to give her a place to live when she needs it, Bea is half-relieved she has a longtime friend in her corner. A firefighter living in the wake of an accident, Silas has his own challenges to work through that have left him cautious and vulnerable in equal measure. At first, they expect nothing. But as these two former sunshines knit together in a love that has been unfulfilled till now, a new beginning comes out of the ashes of the past. One that will lead to a love that can withstand all the slings and arrows, joys and triumphs, that life can throw.
352 pages, Paperback
Expected publication August 4, 2026
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March 28, 2026the best thing smp have ever done is putting this book on read now😭😭
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FINALLY SILAS’s BOOK!!!!!!! I prayed for time like this
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FINALLY SILAS’s BOOK!!!!!!! I prayed for time like this
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April 4, 2026pre-read: omg one of my most anticipated for this year and I got the arc 🤭
January 11, 2026
Tarah DeWitt has done it again! Readers are in for the sweetest treat with this duo 💕 Beta read ☑️
April 11, 2026
man down so bad he plans to get over his cat allergy by sheer force of will just because she adopted one on a whim
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April 3, 2026ugly cried reading the epilogue 😭😭
November 19, 2025
Hey so I did in fact bawl my eyes out reading this. More thoughts to come closer to the release date💕
December 20, 2025
review tk
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March 29, 2026✨💫 Lost and Found 💫✨
I’ll be sharing my full review closer to publication date.
💖 What to Expect
• Friends to lovers
• Grief & healing
• Found family
• Small town
• Firefighter MMC
• Fertility journey
• Second chance
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📅 Pub Date: August 4, 2026
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.
I’ll be sharing my full review closer to publication date.
💖 What to Expect
• Friends to lovers
• Grief & healing
• Found family
• Small town
• Firefighter MMC
• Fertility journey
• Second chance
_ _ _
📅 Pub Date: August 4, 2026
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.
February 8, 2026
can’t see through my tears oh my god
November 19, 2025
the love story equivalent of a warm crackling fire, a quilted blanket and fuzzy socks, and a hot london fog latte in your favorite mug, after days outdoors in below freezing temperatures barely evading frostbite. more to come closer to release day.
✰ 5 stars, I knew there was no way tarah would retire the mustache
special thank you to tarah for your online friendship and the opportunity to beta read for my favorite romance author. I love your weird, and I'm so grateful to have become part of your reader family.
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pre-read review:
ain’t no way tarah is retiring the mustache
✰ 5 stars, I knew there was no way tarah would retire the mustache
special thank you to tarah for your online friendship and the opportunity to beta read for my favorite romance author. I love your weird, and I'm so grateful to have become part of your reader family.
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pre-read review:
ain’t no way tarah is retiring the mustache
February 11, 2026
YALL ARE GOING TO LOSE YOUR MIND WHEN YOU READ THIS!!!! TARAH DEWITT AT HER BEST TRULY!!! A GORGEOUS BEAUTIFUL BOOK ABOUT GRIEF AND HOPE!!
Ahhh!! I don’t wanna give my full review until closer to release day… but gosh i love the byrds so much. They feel like family to me. Spunes will forever be such a safe space for me. There is so much depth woven into this book it’s actually insane. The epilogue??? I WAS CHANGED. I laughed. I cried. One of my top reads of the year FOR SURE!!!!
Ahhh!! I don’t wanna give my full review until closer to release day… but gosh i love the byrds so much. They feel like family to me. Spunes will forever be such a safe space for me. There is so much depth woven into this book it’s actually insane. The epilogue??? I WAS CHANGED. I laughed. I cried. One of my top reads of the year FOR SURE!!!!
April 12, 2026
first and foremost, W H A T are they feeding these Byrd brothers!!! i c a n n o t
second, i genuinely sobbed my way through this book. what an incredible journey of grief, loss, healing, friendship, and motherhood. bea and silas have been THROUGH it and watching them learn to lean on eachother and understand eachother in ways no one else can was such a TREAT. this had all the butterflies of finally getting your high school crush, the yearning for the one that got away, the unbearable weight of dealing with your grief, and the comfort that comes with finding the person you consider home. tarah, i thank you for baring part of your soul in everything you write. this story was truly perfect 😭
literally a million stars for the epilogue alone, it has been such a joy spending the last few years in spunes 🫶🏼
thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for this eARC!!
second, i genuinely sobbed my way through this book. what an incredible journey of grief, loss, healing, friendship, and motherhood. bea and silas have been THROUGH it and watching them learn to lean on eachother and understand eachother in ways no one else can was such a TREAT. this had all the butterflies of finally getting your high school crush, the yearning for the one that got away, the unbearable weight of dealing with your grief, and the comfort that comes with finding the person you consider home. tarah, i thank you for baring part of your soul in everything you write. this story was truly perfect 😭
literally a million stars for the epilogue alone, it has been such a joy spending the last few years in spunes 🫶🏼
thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for this eARC!!
April 3, 2026
One thousand forehead kisses to SMP and Tarah Dewitt for the ARC!! What a beautiful way to end our time in Spunes!!
The tension in this book is some of the best I’ve ever read, building slowly from their high school years through adulthood. The way they circled each other, her resisting the pull to him and him very patiently waiting (and secretly pining) and finally ending up back in his orbit was so beautifully written.
I can’t recommend this entire series enough. I’m a firm believer in reading everything in order, even a small town romance like this because it will add so much more color to the world.
I will miss visiting this fictional town so much 🥹
The tension in this book is some of the best I’ve ever read, building slowly from their high school years through adulthood. The way they circled each other, her resisting the pull to him and him very patiently waiting (and secretly pining) and finally ending up back in his orbit was so beautifully written.
I can’t recommend this entire series enough. I’m a firm believer in reading everything in order, even a small town romance like this because it will add so much more color to the world.
I will miss visiting this fictional town so much 🥹
April 2, 2026
*sniffle sniffle* this is my fave of the three 😭 Bea and Silas, I love you forever!!! Thank you Tarah for giving us Spunes, I’m still drying the tears from my face at that epilogue 😪
March 30, 2026
thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the arc. all opinions are my own.
this is one of the best books i have ever read and i need everyone reading this to drop what they’re doing and start the spunes, oregon series.
this is a story of hope, of grief, of “we were girls together,” of losing your second half, of finding and trusting yourself, of understanding that to be loved is to be seen, of supporting your loved ones, and much more.
this book has all the lighthearted giddiness of having a childhood crush, the soulcrushing weight of carrying grief with you everywhere you go, the immense relief when you find someone you feel cosmically connected to, and the nostalgic bittersweetness of “the one that got away.”
bea and silas are, to me, two of the most real, fully fleshed out characters i’ve ever had the pleasure of reading about. not only is their collaborative journey beautiful and heart wrenching, but what they each go through on their own had me weepy and emotional. they are so strong & resilient. bea is brilliantly written and carries so much love in her heart, choosing to hope and be brave in the face of her pain. silas is the most selfless, kind, breathtakingly courageous man.
also btw: that man is a YEARNERRRR. the romance was perfect. the way you can feel the undeniable connection bea and silas have throughout the years, knowing that they continue to be “right person, wrong time” year after year.. i’m in pain. the yearning and desire are palpable and my heart was aching alongside them the entire time.
i am so so sad to be leaving spunes and these characters. the byrd family has become my family, and i know they’ll always be there when i’m looking for comfort (or to cry, honestly). also, i need to say that this epilogue had me openly sobbing (like many parts of this book tbh) and i thought it was the perfect way to end this series.
and remember: “What is bravery if not hope in action?”
this is one of the best books i have ever read and i need everyone reading this to drop what they’re doing and start the spunes, oregon series.
this is a story of hope, of grief, of “we were girls together,” of losing your second half, of finding and trusting yourself, of understanding that to be loved is to be seen, of supporting your loved ones, and much more.
this book has all the lighthearted giddiness of having a childhood crush, the soulcrushing weight of carrying grief with you everywhere you go, the immense relief when you find someone you feel cosmically connected to, and the nostalgic bittersweetness of “the one that got away.”
bea and silas are, to me, two of the most real, fully fleshed out characters i’ve ever had the pleasure of reading about. not only is their collaborative journey beautiful and heart wrenching, but what they each go through on their own had me weepy and emotional. they are so strong & resilient. bea is brilliantly written and carries so much love in her heart, choosing to hope and be brave in the face of her pain. silas is the most selfless, kind, breathtakingly courageous man.
also btw: that man is a YEARNERRRR. the romance was perfect. the way you can feel the undeniable connection bea and silas have throughout the years, knowing that they continue to be “right person, wrong time” year after year.. i’m in pain. the yearning and desire are palpable and my heart was aching alongside them the entire time.
i am so so sad to be leaving spunes and these characters. the byrd family has become my family, and i know they’ll always be there when i’m looking for comfort (or to cry, honestly). also, i need to say that this epilogue had me openly sobbing (like many parts of this book tbh) and i thought it was the perfect way to end this series.
and remember: “What is bravery if not hope in action?”
Want to Read
August 12, 2025Excited for Silas' story!!! This one sounds emotionally devastating.
Also, I just peeked the silas&bea Spotify playlist and Stolen by Dashboard Confessional is on there I can't
Also, I just peeked the silas&bea Spotify playlist and Stolen by Dashboard Confessional is on there I can't
April 1, 2026
leave me alone to die
November 22, 2025
and what if I cried???!!
April 6, 2026
Thank you NetGalley for this eARC!
In all fairness, this is my own fault. I hate any kind of pregnancy trope in a romance, so much. But I loved the last two Spunes books and therefore needed to read this regardless. Bad choice.
From the get, the whole concept just gave me the ick. Your best friend dies and leaves you the eggs she froze (weird) with extremely vague instructions on what to do with them (rude), so you opt to have her baby to honor (/clone) her, and you do it all with the dude she was in love with her whole life? And your mom and your friend’s sister are the bad guys for thinking this is a terrible idea?
Also, the relationship between Bea and Merritt was so obsessive and weird and toxic. I don’t even have the energy to get into it, but it was too much.
I’m giving 2⭐️ because I like Silas and I love a mental health rep, but honestly that’s kind of a stretch because I don’t know if I would ever recommend this to anyone.
Please tell me I am not alone in these feelings! But ugh, I’m sad about it.
In all fairness, this is my own fault. I hate any kind of pregnancy trope in a romance, so much. But I loved the last two Spunes books and therefore needed to read this regardless. Bad choice.
From the get, the whole concept just gave me the ick. Your best friend dies and leaves you the eggs she froze (weird) with extremely vague instructions on what to do with them (rude), so you opt to have her baby to honor (/clone) her, and you do it all with the dude she was in love with her whole life? And your mom and your friend’s sister are the bad guys for thinking this is a terrible idea?
Also, the relationship between Bea and Merritt was so obsessive and weird and toxic. I don’t even have the energy to get into it, but it was too much.
I’m giving 2⭐️ because I like Silas and I love a mental health rep, but honestly that’s kind of a stretch because I don’t know if I would ever recommend this to anyone.
Please tell me I am not alone in these feelings! But ugh, I’m sad about it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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April 12, 2026this book is on my bookshelf rn sobbing
March 31, 2026
What a beautiful and heartfelt story that took me to places I’ve never been before. I love characters that communicate. I love and am in awe of Tara Dewitt’s writing.
The epilogue, gosh, so good.
The epilogue, gosh, so good.
April 9, 2026
I’m so grateful I’m in a timeline where I get to experience Tarah Dewitt.
Edited to add more because this book deserves it!!!
We should all be grateful to live in a timeline where an author like Tarah DeWitt exists. Left of Forever is one of my favorite romances of all time and I knew Lost and Found would have some big shoes to fill. Additionally, I hate an unexpected/accidental pregnancy trope. But I've never read anything like this: an extremely planned pregnancy with the eggs of your dead best friend and the father isn't even the MMC in the story?! I was immediately intrigued though apprehensive. This was a reminder that I should never doubt what goes on in Tarah's big beautiful brain. She is a master at storytelling, somehow mixing the most thought provoking scenes with tender romance and spice. The entire Spunes series is a delight and I'm so sad to be leaving the Byrd family but that epilogue could not have been more perfect. If you love a competent MMC who's immediately down bad for the FMC and loves acts of service, this is for you. But truly I'll be encouraging anyone who loves romance to pick up this book come August.
Thank you to Tarah, the publisher, and Netgalley for the ARC. Lost and Found releases August 4th, 2026!
Edited to add more because this book deserves it!!!
We should all be grateful to live in a timeline where an author like Tarah DeWitt exists. Left of Forever is one of my favorite romances of all time and I knew Lost and Found would have some big shoes to fill. Additionally, I hate an unexpected/accidental pregnancy trope. But I've never read anything like this: an extremely planned pregnancy with the eggs of your dead best friend and the father isn't even the MMC in the story?! I was immediately intrigued though apprehensive. This was a reminder that I should never doubt what goes on in Tarah's big beautiful brain. She is a master at storytelling, somehow mixing the most thought provoking scenes with tender romance and spice. The entire Spunes series is a delight and I'm so sad to be leaving the Byrd family but that epilogue could not have been more perfect. If you love a competent MMC who's immediately down bad for the FMC and loves acts of service, this is for you. But truly I'll be encouraging anyone who loves romance to pick up this book come August.
Thank you to Tarah, the publisher, and Netgalley for the ARC. Lost and Found releases August 4th, 2026!
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November 14, 2025I love Tarah’s big beautiful brain 😭😭😭
April 1, 2026
4.5⭐️
"I'm happy we were girls together. I had the time of my life"
"It'd be the easiest thing in the world to keep on loving you, to love anything you bring into it."
thank you netgalley for the arc!!!
that epilogue genuinely had me full body sobbing, i'm not even kidding. best part of the whole book. possibly the best epilogue i've ever read in my life
I LOVE SILAS. my yearning loverboy. silas and bea were so so sweet together, i adore them with my whole heart.
i will miss being in spunes so much 😭😭😭😭 i love the byrds ❤️🩹
⚠️⚠️⚠️SPOILERS!!!!!!⚠️⚠️⚠️
there were only 2 little things that kept this book from being 5 stars for me:
1) I feel like we didn't get enough of silas!!! which ik sounds silly because this was his book too, but we focused so much on bea and her grief journey (which was great) and barely talked about silas journey with ptsd and panic attacks, i would have loved more of that
2) I did think the IVF with Merritt's eggs was a tad bit odd IM SORRY, I understand why she did it and everything, it just took me out of the story a little bit
"I'm happy we were girls together. I had the time of my life"
"It'd be the easiest thing in the world to keep on loving you, to love anything you bring into it."
thank you netgalley for the arc!!!
that epilogue genuinely had me full body sobbing, i'm not even kidding. best part of the whole book. possibly the best epilogue i've ever read in my life
I LOVE SILAS. my yearning loverboy. silas and bea were so so sweet together, i adore them with my whole heart.
i will miss being in spunes so much 😭😭😭😭 i love the byrds ❤️🩹
⚠️⚠️⚠️SPOILERS!!!!!!⚠️⚠️⚠️
there were only 2 little things that kept this book from being 5 stars for me:
1) I feel like we didn't get enough of silas!!! which ik sounds silly because this was his book too, but we focused so much on bea and her grief journey (which was great) and barely talked about silas journey with ptsd and panic attacks, i would have loved more of that
2) I did think the IVF with Merritt's eggs was a tad bit odd IM SORRY, I understand why she did it and everything, it just took me out of the story a little bit
April 13, 2026
Rating: 5⭐️
I somehow feel that there are more highlighted portions of this book than there aren’t because this was a MASTERPIECE in yearning and devotion. I know I’m alive at the right time because I get to be on the Earth at the same time as Tarah DeWitt.
I could feel that Tarah put so much of her own heart into this story. From her Substack post about Whitney, to the author’s note, and through to the epilogue you could feel the tenderness and pieces of herself that gave the story extra softness. I’m so sad to see Spunes in my rear view but getting to be there for three books was a treat I’ll never forget with a beautiful send off that had me reading through nonstop tears for 10 straight minutes.
I’ll still be looking for my way to become a Byrd long after this book is closed💕
I somehow feel that there are more highlighted portions of this book than there aren’t because this was a MASTERPIECE in yearning and devotion. I know I’m alive at the right time because I get to be on the Earth at the same time as Tarah DeWitt.
I could feel that Tarah put so much of her own heart into this story. From her Substack post about Whitney, to the author’s note, and through to the epilogue you could feel the tenderness and pieces of herself that gave the story extra softness. I’m so sad to see Spunes in my rear view but getting to be there for three books was a treat I’ll never forget with a beautiful send off that had me reading through nonstop tears for 10 straight minutes.
I’ll still be looking for my way to become a Byrd long after this book is closed💕
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
"we were girls together"
BYE I'M A SOBBING MESS THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT
i love all the different forms of love we got in this book: romantic love, platonic love, family love.
friendship and love is such a core topic in tarah's book but the way she wrote grief in this one absolutely touched me. bea and merritt truly broke my heart and healed me at the same time, their friendship their sisterhood the simple act of being girls together to go through things together.
and bea and silas, wowww, definitely on the podium with ellis and wren for this series
incredible chemistry, love, acceptance, the way they healed together and accepted one another was chef's kiss.
i will be thinking about this book and this series for a long time.
tarah dewitt you're simply magical
BYE I'M A SOBBING MESS THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT
i love all the different forms of love we got in this book: romantic love, platonic love, family love.
friendship and love is such a core topic in tarah's book but the way she wrote grief in this one absolutely touched me. bea and merritt truly broke my heart and healed me at the same time, their friendship their sisterhood the simple act of being girls together to go through things together.
and bea and silas, wowww, definitely on the podium with ellis and wren for this series
incredible chemistry, love, acceptance, the way they healed together and accepted one another was chef's kiss.
i will be thinking about this book and this series for a long time.
tarah dewitt you're simply magical
April 6, 2026
ARC read ✨
Thank you St.Martin’s Griffin for the arc 💛 I don’t usually read friends to lovers as this trope is not in my Top3 but the gentleness Silas brings to Bea life is… 🩷 I think he loved her from the moment he first saw her. And the grief Bea endures only makes them to get close to each other again. Navigating through loss is tough ✨
Thank you St.Martin’s Griffin for the arc 💛 I don’t usually read friends to lovers as this trope is not in my Top3 but the gentleness Silas brings to Bea life is… 🩷 I think he loved her from the moment he first saw her. And the grief Bea endures only makes them to get close to each other again. Navigating through loss is tough ✨
November 23, 2025
been reading snippets of this for what feels like years but to finally have read it in full? nothing could've prepared me.
tarah outdid herself with this one and i just love silas and bea so much. review to come closer to pub date but just know
ill never be normal about this book
tarah outdid herself with this one and i just love silas and bea so much. review to come closer to pub date but just know
ill never be normal about this book
November 16, 2025
my new favorite tarah dewitt book, which sounds like such an insane thing to say after how integral left of forever became to my bookish lexicon, but it's true!!
this is a dual pov second chance, "one that got away" romance ft. heavy themes of grief and healing. get your tissues out now—you'll need them!!
this is a dual pov second chance, "one that got away" romance ft. heavy themes of grief and healing. get your tissues out now—you'll need them!!
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