Left of Forever

Author: Tarah DeWitt

Title: Left of Forever

Publisher: St.Martin's Griffin

Date Published: 05/20/2025

Read Dates: 04/28/2025- 04/30/2025
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

 📖 I received a gifted e-book ARC. The following is my honest review✍🏻

Left of Forever is a dual POV second chance romance. Ellis and Wren were high school sweethearts and teen parents who tried to make a life together but ended up divorced. After 5 years of co-parenting, the two are moving their son Sam off to college. Ellis, who still loves his ex and wants her back, convinces Wren to take a week-long long roadtrip with him to see where they land without the responsibility of parenthood between them. Wren, who has been searching for closure, agrees, and the two begin exploring a possible future. This was a very emotional book for me and I loved it. I liked how Ellis and Wren worked to stay amicable for Sam’s sake, even though both were hurting. Their trip to tentatively explore what their future might hold was a fantastic slow burn. I liked how they used the time to enjoy each others company, to have some necessary conversations and to get to know one another again.

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.