Publication Date: April 2023

Synopsis:

As a senior acquisitions editor for Fog Harbor Books in San Francisco, Ingrid Erikson has rejected many a manuscript for lack of defined conflict and dramatic irony—two elements her current life possesses in spades. In the months following the death of her childhood best friend and international bestselling author Cecelia Campbell, Ingrid has not only lost her ability to escape into fiction due to a rare trauma response, but she’s also desperate to find the closure she’s convinced will come with Cecelia’s missing final manuscript.

After Ingrid jeopardizes her career, she fears her future will remain irrevocably broken. But then Joel Campbell—the man who shattered her belief in happily-ever-afters—offers her a sealed envelope from his late cousin, Cecelia, asking Joel and Ingrid to put their differences aside and retrieve a mysterious package in their coastal Washington hometown.

Honoring Cecelia’s last request will challenge their convictions and test their loyalties, but through it all, will Ingrid and Joel be brave enough to uncover a twice-in-a-lifetime love?

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What To Expect:

The Words We Lost is a heartwarming story that gently peels back and explores the layers of grief and gracefully reminds you that “though there are still things to talk and sing and laugh about in this life, there are also things to miss and lament and grieve too. Both are welcome and both are necessary.”

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Content Warnings:

Language: None

Sexual Content: Clean – No spice, kissing only

Violence: None

Substance Use: Moderate – Alcoholism

Prejudices: None

Religious Themes: There are Christian themes throughout

Other Topics: Cancer, death of a loved ones, grief (major theme)

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