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Spunes, OR #3
Lost and Found
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Expected 14 Jul 26A 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 she needs a place to stay, her longtime friend Silas steps in to help. A firefighter grappling with the aftermath of an accident, Silas has his own challenges to work through that have left him cautious and vulnerable.
At first, they expect nothing. But as these two former sunshines knit together in a love that has been unfulfilled until 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
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 she needs a place to stay, her longtime friend Silas steps in to help. A firefighter grappling with the aftermath of an accident, Silas has his own challenges to work through that have left him cautious and vulnerable.
At first, they expect nothing. But as these two former sunshines knit together in a love that has been unfulfilled until 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
336 pages, Kindle Edition
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 ☑️
November 19, 2025
Hey so I did in fact bawl my eyes out reading this. More thoughts to come closer to the release date💕
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April 3, 2026ugly cried reading the epilogue 😭😭
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
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August 12, 2025praying at the altar of tarah dewitt
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 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?”
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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 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 🥹
November 22, 2025
and what if I cried???!!
April 1, 2026
leave me alone to die
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.
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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
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
March 19, 2026
oh my heart. this book. tarah dewitt has done it again in the most magnificent and beautiful way. what a way to close out our time in spunes.
lost and found is a work of art — it’s a romance, a stunning portrayal of grief, a testament to family, and a love letter to female friendship.
we finally got silas byrd’s book and this man has my heart. an incredibly generous, empathetic, compassionate human being who doesn’t even recognize his own selflessness. i wanted to give my guy the biggest hug (because he really needed one). i also would be down to let him boss me around but that’s another conversation. this incredible man who has been through so many harrowing experiences, like the loss of his parents at a young age and a near-death experience working a fire, resulting in permanent scars and burns, commits to being the person who is there for everyone else, playing the role of the friend or comic relief or whatever he has to be.
bea marshall, our perfect girl for silas — what a woman. first of all, the premise of this book is built on the friendship between bea and her best girl merritt, and it is a truly special soul bond. in the wake of losing merritt, bea wants to live her life fully and complete merritt’s final wish of bringing her baby into the world. despite the fact that this is incredibly daunting, bea is immediately thrilled by the idea of a piece of her best friend living on and she forges ahead. she is an absolute badass, working hard to save money and build her life and make sure that this child will be so well loved.
when bea moves in with silas, their once (briefly) kindled flame and lifelong friendship sparks back to life. bea gave silas the bravery to work through his trauma from his burns and silas helped bea work through her grief over merritt. as they grew together and walked through their hardest moments, the love they had for each other really shined. i had such a fun time watching bea realize she was in love with silas and watching silas finally get the girl (because there was never any question… king was down BAD since he was a teenager). they love each other so fully and their story has gripped my heart.
finally, we must address the epilogue. i did, in fact, sob. the merging of the story with tarah’s real life was so expertly done and it was beyond moving. the last few sentences were really hard to see through the blur of my tears. this book is so special to me, and this world is so special to me.
thank you, tarah, for creating these characters. spunes and the byrd family will always be home to me.
lost and found is a work of art — it’s a romance, a stunning portrayal of grief, a testament to family, and a love letter to female friendship.
we finally got silas byrd’s book and this man has my heart. an incredibly generous, empathetic, compassionate human being who doesn’t even recognize his own selflessness. i wanted to give my guy the biggest hug (because he really needed one). i also would be down to let him boss me around but that’s another conversation. this incredible man who has been through so many harrowing experiences, like the loss of his parents at a young age and a near-death experience working a fire, resulting in permanent scars and burns, commits to being the person who is there for everyone else, playing the role of the friend or comic relief or whatever he has to be.
bea marshall, our perfect girl for silas — what a woman. first of all, the premise of this book is built on the friendship between bea and her best girl merritt, and it is a truly special soul bond. in the wake of losing merritt, bea wants to live her life fully and complete merritt’s final wish of bringing her baby into the world. despite the fact that this is incredibly daunting, bea is immediately thrilled by the idea of a piece of her best friend living on and she forges ahead. she is an absolute badass, working hard to save money and build her life and make sure that this child will be so well loved.
when bea moves in with silas, their once (briefly) kindled flame and lifelong friendship sparks back to life. bea gave silas the bravery to work through his trauma from his burns and silas helped bea work through her grief over merritt. as they grew together and walked through their hardest moments, the love they had for each other really shined. i had such a fun time watching bea realize she was in love with silas and watching silas finally get the girl (because there was never any question… king was down BAD since he was a teenager). they love each other so fully and their story has gripped my heart.
finally, we must address the epilogue. i did, in fact, sob. the merging of the story with tarah’s real life was so expertly done and it was beyond moving. the last few sentences were really hard to see through the blur of my tears. this book is so special to me, and this world is so special to me.
thank you, tarah, for creating these characters. spunes and the byrd family will always be home to me.
March 30, 2026
I’m so grateful I’m in a timeline where I get to experience Tarah Dewitt
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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October 10, 2025Silas is getting a book!? 😱 I’m so excited for all these books coming out next year lol 😂
April 4, 2026
Ugh this book made me cry in all the best ways. Tarah writes such incredible adult romances, and this one felt relatable and easy to connect to even if you haven’t gone through some of these things. The story touches on some very heavy themes, but everything was handled with so much care. You can tell she did her research while still making sure to include trigger warnings for readers.
The story follows Bea, who is grieving the loss of her best friend to cancer. In her will, her friend leaves Bea her frozen eggs. It was such a beautiful and emotional journey to watch unfold. I loved seeing the different layers of grief, healing, and love throughout the story. Watching Bea slowly allow herself to heal and finally go after the love she never let herself have was so moving.
The longing and yearning between Bea and Silas was absolutely beautiful. Their relationship felt real, deep, and never rushed. It truly felt like reading about a once in a lifetime kind of love.
If I could give this a million stars, I would.
Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read this book early!
The story follows Bea, who is grieving the loss of her best friend to cancer. In her will, her friend leaves Bea her frozen eggs. It was such a beautiful and emotional journey to watch unfold. I loved seeing the different layers of grief, healing, and love throughout the story. Watching Bea slowly allow herself to heal and finally go after the love she never let herself have was so moving.
The longing and yearning between Bea and Silas was absolutely beautiful. Their relationship felt real, deep, and never rushed. It truly felt like reading about a once in a lifetime kind of love.
If I could give this a million stars, I would.
Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read this book early!
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 2, 2026
5 stars is not enough.
i don’t have the words to describe how much i loved this book. tarah dewitt you have done it again!
a beautiful heart wrenching story about navigating grief, loss, and love. the Byrds and the Bea 🧡 Silas and Bea are perfection, each of them going through their own struggles but finding strength in each other. from friends to estrangement to roommates to lovers.
i’m struggling to believe this is our last trip to Spunes (i need a Micah book!!!!) but that epilogue did me in. ❤️🩹😭 perfect, perfect, perfect.
thank you to netgalley for the e-arc!
i don’t have the words to describe how much i loved this book. tarah dewitt you have done it again!
a beautiful heart wrenching story about navigating grief, loss, and love. the Byrds and the Bea 🧡 Silas and Bea are perfection, each of them going through their own struggles but finding strength in each other. from friends to estrangement to roommates to lovers.
i’m struggling to believe this is our last trip to Spunes (i need a Micah book!!!!) but that epilogue did me in. ❤️🩹😭 perfect, perfect, perfect.
thank you to netgalley for the e-arc!
April 4, 2026
I’m unwell! I have loved every book in this series and Left of Forever will always be my #1 in everything, but Lost & Found is a very close to #1! I shed so many tears and let a lot of laughs slip out. I was so excited for Silas story and he did not disappoint! Bea was so strong and loved her best friend so much that she denied herself a lot of happiness while dealing with her grief! The byrds are always a great time and probably my fave fictional family!
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