Before I Let Go
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4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
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Publisher Description
“Real, raw, magnificent—Before I Let Go is the beautiful angst I love to read.” —Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times bestselling author
A scorching emotional second chance romance from a New York Times bestselling author.
A Good Morning America Book Buzz Pick!
Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade found that love alone couldn’t solve or save everything. It couldn’t save their marriage.
Yasmen wasn’t prepared for how her life fell apart, but she’s finally starting to find joy again. She and Josiah have found a new rhythm, co-parenting their two kids and running a thriving business together. Yet like magnets, they’re always drawn back to each other, and now they’re beginning to wonder if they’re truly ready to let go of everything they once had.
Soon, one stolen kiss leads to another … and then more. It's hot. It's illicit. It's all good—until old wounds reopen.
Is it too late for them to find forever? Or could they be even better, the second time around?
"Award-winning and bestselling 'powerhouse' author Kennedy Ryan is at her absolute best in this compelling, scorching novel about hope and healing, and what it truly means to love for a lifetime." —USA Today
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APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In Kennedy Ryan’s heartfelt romance, a pair of family tragedies—including the devastating loss of a child—drive a wedge between the once-happily-married Yasmen and Josiah. Now they’re tiptoeing through postdivorce life, more or less successfully: co-parenting and co-owing a restaurant. And yet, the couple can’t shake the feeling that this just isn’t how things are supposed to be. Ryan writes with refreshing insight about people navigating the maze of adult responsibilities, bringing major authenticity to everything from the grief process to the challenges of handling a willful 13-year-old daughter. As an added treat, Ryan includes a few recipes for the mouthwatering dishes referenced throughout the book. This book gave us all the feels.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ryan (Reel) brings both tears and laughter in a powerhouse second-chance romance that shines a sensitive light on mental health issues. Following a stillbirth, Yasmen Wade spirals into a depression that drives a wedge between her and her preteen daughter, Deja, and ends her marriage to her first love, Josiah. Two years later, Josiah is still heartbroken over the divorce he never wanted, though he wrote his own fate by refusing Yasmen's suggestion of couple's therapy. It's hard to move on when they live two minutes from each other, co-parent their two children, and remain partners in their soul fusion restaurant. When their son Kassim's fifth grade teacher suggests that Kassim should see a therapist, Josiah surprises Yasmen by agreeing—and he even starts seeing one himself to support his son. As healing continues, the couple's fire is reignited. Giving into passion would risk their fragile equilibrium, so they agree to get their lust out of their systems with one steamy night—but one night becomes many as each discovers new love, respect, and appreciation for the other. The struggles here are real and wrenching, and Ryan's talent is such that, by the end, the characters feel like old, dear friends. This tender contemporary is a knockout.
Customer Reviews
Love!
This book wrecked me in the best possible way. Kennedy Ryan captured grief, healing, love, and second chances with such honesty that I felt every emotion alongside the characters. Yasmen and Josiah’s story will stay with me for a long time
Just, WOW!
The lessons, the details, the emotion inflicted through these pages. I am in awe. This was an amazing read and I’m so excited to start the next one! Thank you Kennedy Ryan for the hope that my everlasting-flame-filled love is out there!
Beautiful & raw a story on finding your way back to love again
I can’t stop recommending this book. The way the love wasn’t toxic but life had just hit a little harder for Josiah and Yas who’ve been divorced going on two years after two major losses. This book explores the love, the hurt, and difficulties of finding your way back after life has came down on you unexpectedly. The themes of depression & therapy perfectly executed to show the steps of healing from life’s mishaps.