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 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
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.
*** pre-read review: ain’t no way tarah is retiring the mustache
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!!
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.
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.
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.
For me, every Tarah DeWitt book feels like coming home. It gives my weird-ness a sense of belonging. This one was no exception. It has Tarah’s signature style of humor, heat, messy emotions, and romance.
Particularly, Lost and Found explores grief and IVF. Add in a 2nd chance romance where he’s always loved his off-limits girl and his yearning is unmatched. Cried like a big ole baby and want to inject this one into my veins.