Left of Forever
St. Martin's Griffin, 2025
Agent: Jessica Watterson
This time, they'll get it right.
Wren and Ellis Byrd fell in love as kids, had their son Sam when they were only teenagers, and built a life together in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon. They were made for one another…until they fell apart.
Now divorced and in their 30s, Wren runs the bakery in town, while Ellis works as a firefighter. They live separate lives, though they are hardly off each other’s minds.
When Sam gets accepted into college and the pair help him move in together, Ellis convinces Wren to take an extended road trip back to Spunes with him to see if they can give their relationship one last chance. Amid the gorgeous scenery of the California coastline, dreamy destinations, and a great deal of long-yearned-for proximity, Wren starts to think it just might be possible. But the two still have to contend with their tumultuous past in order to move forward. And when spoken words fail, sometimes the written word must bridge the gap.
Will they make the most of what’s left of forever? Or will they let each other go for good?
Brimming with big feelings and packed with steam, Left of Forever is bestseller Tarah DeWitt at the top of her game.
Reviews:
“Tarah weaves pure magic! Left of Forever is my favorite type of love story. The perfect blend of realistic and endlessly romantic.” – New York Times bestselling author Elsie Silver
“DeWitt delivers an impeccable second chance romance that snatched me off real life and had me breathless until I turned the last page. I’m hopeless when it comes to beautiful prose that makes the world quiet around me, but pair that with a nice dose of angst, spine-tingling steam, and the kind of love that’s etched onto your heart, and I’m yours forever. Truly. That’s how long I plan on keeping Ellis and Wren’s story safely tucked against my chest.” – Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception and The Fiancé Dilemma
“A uniquely immersive love story, with writing that’s both stunningly lyrical and side-splittingly hilarious. I’ve never read a romance like this before, one so intimate and lived-in, with characters who grab your heart on page one and never let go. Tarah DeWitt is a master of emotion. You’ll never look at ice cream the same way again.” – Rachel Lynn Solomon, New York Times bestselling author of Business or Pleasure and The Ex-Talk
“Left of Forever is a remarkable romance about grown-up love, about a love worth fighting for again and again, about hard-won love. It’s a second chance story for the ages. Wren and Ellis’s journey back to each other is written with incredible care, visceral tenderness, a depth that has no end, and melt-your-face off intimacy. I need a world-renowned scientist to study Tarah Dewitt’s beautiful brain, because I’m not sure her talent is of this earth.” – Jessica Joyce, USA Today bestselling author of You, With a View and The Ex-Vows
"Left of Forever is a gorgeous story about finding love even when it seems like all is lost. Full of hope, tenderness, and a burn that will make you physically ache - Wren and Ellis's story will live in my head for what's left of forever." – Lana Ferguson, USA Today bestselling author of The Nanny
"Left of Forever is a testament to the power of a second chance romance...gorgeous, tender, and filled with adorable, lovable, smoldering hope. It’s the kind of book that you wish you could live in, and I finished it feeling like an honorary member of the loyal (and nosy) Byrd family, and an honorary citizen of Spunes, Oregon—plus very ready to find a stoic firefighter to bake something for. Five stars!" — Sierra Simone, USA Today bestselling author of Priest and Honey Cut
“Tarah DeWitt's Left of Forever packs such an emotional punch -- the pressure it can put on a relationship when you have a kid young, the bittersweetness of sending that same kid off to college still believing that relationship to be broken beyond repair. I loved watching Wren and Ellis find their way back to each other, both through their letters where they could express some of their truest feelings and through the time they spent together. (And oh, the time they spent together!) I would know a Tarah DeWitt romance anywhere." - Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers and The Art of Catching Feelings
"You can't help but ache for Ellis and Wren. Their longing for each other leaps off the page. A truly heartfelt read, brimming with wit and charm." - K.A. Tucker, USA Today and Internationally bestselling author of The Simple Wild
“My heart!!! No one writes raw, real emotion like Tarah DeWitt. This is not a simple romance. Left of Forever is a true love story that captures the wild feelings of a full, lived-in relationship. This is a gorgeous second-chance romance full of yearning, humor, and steam.” – Kate Goldbeck, national bestselling author of You, Again
"Left of Forever is an emotional, soul-satisfying love story that wrapped itself around my heart from the first page. Heartfelt, sexy and with characters so real, I felt like they were sitting beside me, Tarah DeWitt has proven once again why she is one of my must-read writers." – Catherine Walsh, author of Holiday Romance
"Emotionally rich and exquisitely horny, Left of Forever is a gorgeous romance sure to make you laugh and cry. Its characters might need a second chance at their happily-ever-after, but Tarah DeWitt will win your undying love the first time around." - Laura Hankin, author of One-Star Romance
“A heartbreakingly honest and satisfyingly steamy love story about learning to trust the second time around. Filled with tender hearted characters and the kind of sexy angst that’ll have you clutching your chest, Left of Forever is my ideal second chance romance. I’m a forever fan of Tarah DeWitt.” - Ellie Palmer, author of Four Weekends and a Funeral