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Cast Out
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Expected 31 Dec 25To: Randi Dunn
randidunn@lcsmail .lgbt
From: Micah Baldwin
micahbaldwin@lcsmail .lgbt
Date: Mon, April 29, 2024, 11:58 PM
Subject: Lost
Randi,
Today marked 2,725 days since I lost you, and I've been in an endless loop of gut-wrenching pain every single minute of each one of them. But I can't move on. I won't give up on you, or on us. I'll wait a million lifetimes to be with you again.
Love,
Your wife
....
To: Micah Baldwin
mbaldwin@lcsmail .lgbt
From: Randi Dunn
rdunn@lcsmail .lgbt
Date: Tue, April 30, 2024, 12:03 AM
Subject: Gone
Micah,
It's been 65,328 hours since I've been gone, and every agonizing second of each hour that has ticked by, I've wished that we were still together. I wish that I had fought harder to stay, fought harder for us, and I'm sorry that I didn't... that I couldn't. I hope you can take comfort in knowing that I'd rather spend an eternity alone, if I can't spend my life with you.
Love,
Your ex-wife
Follow the captivating love story of Micah and Randi, as they learn how to navigate through life, loss, heartbreak, and tragedy.
randidunn@lcsmail .lgbt
From: Micah Baldwin
micahbaldwin@lcsmail .lgbt
Date: Mon, April 29, 2024, 11:58 PM
Subject: Lost
Randi,
Today marked 2,725 days since I lost you, and I've been in an endless loop of gut-wrenching pain every single minute of each one of them. But I can't move on. I won't give up on you, or on us. I'll wait a million lifetimes to be with you again.
Love,
Your wife
....
To: Micah Baldwin
mbaldwin@lcsmail .lgbt
From: Randi Dunn
rdunn@lcsmail .lgbt
Date: Tue, April 30, 2024, 12:03 AM
Subject: Gone
Micah,
It's been 65,328 hours since I've been gone, and every agonizing second of each hour that has ticked by, I've wished that we were still together. I wish that I had fought harder to stay, fought harder for us, and I'm sorry that I didn't... that I couldn't. I hope you can take comfort in knowing that I'd rather spend an eternity alone, if I can't spend my life with you.
Love,
Your ex-wife
Follow the captivating love story of Micah and Randi, as they learn how to navigate through life, loss, heartbreak, and tragedy.
1006 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication December 31, 2025
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December 21, 2025
ARC REVIEW !!!!!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4,5/5
"Real mothers don’t terrorize their kids. And she, Randi, is a fucking terrorist!"
Cast Out is an intense and deeply emotional novel about rejection, belonging, and identity. It explores the lasting damage left when someone is cast out—not just from a place, but from relationships, affection, and the very idea of home. The story follows characters living on the margins, carrying guilt that was never truly theirs, trying to survive in a world that chooses judgment over compassion.
Terri Ronald crafts a raw yet profoundly human story, where abandonment isn’t a single event but an ongoing emotional state. Through social, moral, and emotional exclusion, the novel shows how control, weaponized religion, and a community obsessed with appearances shape behavior, silence, and survival.
The book doesn’t romanticize pain, but it doesn’t turn away from it either. Instead, it highlights how love—through friendship, family, or a slowly built romance—can become a quiet form of resistance. The central relationship unfolds in small gestures, shared looks, and promises that endure even when everything else tries to pull them apart.
With sensitivity and strength, Ronald gives voice to marginalized characters, especially queer people who learn far too early what it means to be emotionally “cast out” long before leaving a place physically. Cast Out is about finding freedom where there was once only fear, and choosing love even when the world insists it’s wrong.
This isn’t an easy read—but it’s a necessary one. A story that confronts, hurts, heals, and stays with you long after the final page.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4,5/5
"Real mothers don’t terrorize their kids. And she, Randi, is a fucking terrorist!"
Cast Out is an intense and deeply emotional novel about rejection, belonging, and identity. It explores the lasting damage left when someone is cast out—not just from a place, but from relationships, affection, and the very idea of home. The story follows characters living on the margins, carrying guilt that was never truly theirs, trying to survive in a world that chooses judgment over compassion.
Terri Ronald crafts a raw yet profoundly human story, where abandonment isn’t a single event but an ongoing emotional state. Through social, moral, and emotional exclusion, the novel shows how control, weaponized religion, and a community obsessed with appearances shape behavior, silence, and survival.
The book doesn’t romanticize pain, but it doesn’t turn away from it either. Instead, it highlights how love—through friendship, family, or a slowly built romance—can become a quiet form of resistance. The central relationship unfolds in small gestures, shared looks, and promises that endure even when everything else tries to pull them apart.
With sensitivity and strength, Ronald gives voice to marginalized characters, especially queer people who learn far too early what it means to be emotionally “cast out” long before leaving a place physically. Cast Out is about finding freedom where there was once only fear, and choosing love even when the world insists it’s wrong.
This isn’t an easy read—but it’s a necessary one. A story that confronts, hurts, heals, and stays with you long after the final page.
December 25, 2025
ARC Review:
This story took me on a rollercoaster but it was so, so worth it. I laughed, clapped and cried for these characters throughout the story. It’s a long one, but absolutely worth every page! It was raw, heartfelt and sweet.
All of the characters felt so real and I loved going on the journey of life with them. The romances and relationships in this story explored so many different dynamics, too.
These are important stories to tell and were so well done!
This story was so well written and you get to know all of the characters very well. I loved getting to see more of Cori and Nalo from “Come Back” as well. Micah and Randi’s relationship showed me how important faith and devotion are, both in life and relationships. Their love story was inspiring, to say the least.
Overall, I would absolutely recommend reading this story. It makes you feel all of the emotions in a good way. I will be taking some time to sit with this story because it truly touched me. I also think this is great representation for young lesbians in small towns, so I hope this story reaches them.
This story took me on a rollercoaster but it was so, so worth it. I laughed, clapped and cried for these characters throughout the story. It’s a long one, but absolutely worth every page! It was raw, heartfelt and sweet.
All of the characters felt so real and I loved going on the journey of life with them. The romances and relationships in this story explored so many different dynamics, too.
These are important stories to tell and were so well done!
This story was so well written and you get to know all of the characters very well. I loved getting to see more of Cori and Nalo from “Come Back” as well. Micah and Randi’s relationship showed me how important faith and devotion are, both in life and relationships. Their love story was inspiring, to say the least.
Overall, I would absolutely recommend reading this story. It makes you feel all of the emotions in a good way. I will be taking some time to sit with this story because it truly touched me. I also think this is great representation for young lesbians in small towns, so I hope this story reaches them.
December 24, 2025
This is an ARC review:
Terri is gon take you on a RIDE hunny!!!!! I loved how all the characters were written, even the ones I wanted to punch in the face. It felt like I knew these people and was a fly on the wall to their intimate lives. So many ups and downs and sleepless nights (literally because I could not put the damn kindle down). Whewww!
The backstory of the families and the town was phenomenal and set the story up really well.
Micah is a hothead but has such a big heart. The true definition of a ride or die.
I do wonder if her and Mikko will ever reconcile for the sake of the babies but fuck her raggedy ass lol.
Terri is gon take you on a RIDE hunny!!!!! I loved how all the characters were written, even the ones I wanted to punch in the face. It felt like I knew these people and was a fly on the wall to their intimate lives. So many ups and downs and sleepless nights (literally because I could not put the damn kindle down). Whewww!
The backstory of the families and the town was phenomenal and set the story up really well.
Micah is a hothead but has such a big heart. The true definition of a ride or die.
I do wonder if her and Mikko will ever reconcile for the sake of the babies but fuck her raggedy ass lol.
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