Lost and Found

Spunes, OR #3

by Tarah DeWitt

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.

Tarah DeWitt's novels

"Pure magic." - Elsie Silver

"[Filled with] melt-your-face off intimacy." - Jessica Joyce

"Aching and sexy." - Julie Soto

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Friends To Lovers, Contemporary, Fiction, Adult, Spicy

352 pages, Paperback

Expected publication August 4, 2026

Reviews

[Maren’s Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tarah DeWitt has done it again! Readers are in for the sweetest treat with this duo 💕 Beta read ☑️

[Destiney Bomberry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hey so I did in fact bawl my eyes out reading this. More thoughts to come closer to the release date💕

[maria]

FINALLY SILAS’s BOOK!!!!!!! I prayed for time like this

[carolina]

I’m so happy Silas is getting his story 😭

[Ali L · Rating 5 out of 5]

review tk

[Robin]

praying at the altar of tarah dewitt

[Anna (annasbookstacks) · Rating 5 out of 5]

can’t see through my tears oh my god

[Kat Robbins · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Kalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

and what if I cried???!!

[Stella]

Excited 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

[Lauren]

I love Tarah’s big beautiful brain 😭😭😭

[jenna 💘✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

wow

[shelby | shelbybooked · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[hailee]

so i need this biblically

[bree | breesbookmark ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

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!!

[jo 🏹 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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!!!!

[Kat🌟 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ll be back when I can mentally handle it

[Linna • linnareads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tarah had me sobbing on a plane so bad the flight attendant gave me a look and subtly asked if I was okay.

Review to come closer to release day (and after a reread). 🫶🏻

[Jill (readinginpjs)]

STOP IT I AM ALREADY SOBBING 😭😭😭
Silas & Bea?! my heart 🥹🥹

TARAH DEWITT I’m sending you my therapy bill 😭

[Shannai]

Pre-read August 2025: WE HAVE A TITLE REVEAL, I REPEAT MR SILAS BYRD’S BOOK HAS A TITLE REVEAL BABY

[Alaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spunes, my home away from home where all my favorite people live, you are nothing short of magical. With your lovely neighbors, trees strung with twinkle lights, wishing wells full of pennies and gold and your love stories so bold and so true. It was so wonderful to visit you one last time.

More to come closer to pub day.

thank you so much Tarah for the opportunity to read this early. My heart swells with so much adoration for you I don’t know what to do with it all and I couldn’t be more excited for next years family reunion.

[Noemie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow wow wow! I’m so sad this series is over (for now) but TD did her thing again with this one! Beautiful and sad and hopeful all at once

[Stephanie ☾]

SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED! ✨

[Sarah]

Silas is getting a book!? 😱 I’m so excited for all these books coming out next year lol 😂

[Kimberlyyyreads]

Go ahead and break my heart Tarah, I NEED THIS TODAY 😩💔

[Huniyah]

i will wait but damn is it a long one 😮‍💨😮‍💨

Expected publication June 9, 2026

[Kimberly Del Cid · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will update my review when i’m done sobbing.

[Mattie · Rating 5 out of 5]

forever grateful to be alive at the same time as tarah’s writing. i’m still speechless. i have never cried so hard reading a book. ever. 😭 review once i can look at the cover without crying.

[Noi (in & out)]

Why is the pub date for this so far away?

[Stephanie Hubenak · Rating 5 out of 5]

As I'm sitting here writing this, it's December and I am not sure how to recover from Silas & Bea. I knew...I KNEW this one would get me but I was unprepared for how beautiful this book was. Silas was more than I could have imagined. He was so...heartbreakingly and beautifully broken and Bea and her grief made my heart hurt. This is one of the most unique plots I've ever read and I found myself tearing up multiple times with how poetic Tarah's writing is.
I truly believe this is Tarah's best book yet. The heart and soul that she poured into this book can't even be measured. It was beautiful and poetic and I was definitely crying into my kindle at the very end. The end of an era but truly the beginning of such a talent that is Tarah.

I'm so proud of you, my friend.