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Publisher's Summary
“Real, raw, magnificent—Before I Let Go is the beautiful angst I love to read.”—Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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 even be 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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- Stephanie
- 2023-05-17
Incredible.
This book was sublime. I sobbed, I laughed I blushed. My heart squeezed through out out.
The narrators were a great choice.
t.w for grief, still birth/ lost of child.
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- Suzan maike
- 2023-09-16
Cute
The story line was so sad and cute I could relate a bit and made me feel so emotional ❤️
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- Dany
- 2023-01-14
Unputdownable
Don’t let this pretty cover fool you, because this book packs a punch.
It’s not just a second chance romance, it’s also a book on loss, grief, mental health, compassion, healing, counselling, family and love. All weaved together to share a story of a family that makes it hard to looks away from.
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- MissCEO
- 2024-02-04
A true love story…
Unfolds slowly which I appreciated since this allows us to meet and get invested in our characters. Kennedy Ryan created a lovely world to escape to. I’m already anxious for book 2 from the Skyland series
I’m thankful I didn’t read too much about the synopsis of the story so I could be surprised by the direction it took. Narrators did a solid job, thankful for the male and female voices versus one narrator doing double duty.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2024-03-14
Wow
This book was everything. Every emotion was hit. This has to be one of the best books I’ve ever read. Kennedy Ryan has now become my favourite author.
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- CAMG
- 2024-04-26
Mistakes happen and I still love you
Great voice actors, they were fabulous.
Story wise very well paced and very relatable.
Probably my favorite part is a reference to making a mistake and that regardless you will always love that person cause mistakes happen.
Loved this book and looking forward to the next one.
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- Uta
- 2022-11-22
A deep and beautiful story about second chances!
How is chemistry, love and connection so palpable off the pages with just words? (That's Kennedy's work for you 🙌🏿).
Cornered by depression and drowning in grief Yasmeen Wade made a decision that was meant to save herself which given the circumstances was a powerful survival move that still cost her.
What depression and grief meant for pain, darkness, division, hopelessness, regret and shame -- love, therapy, friendship, community and family turned it around with purpose and destiny for Yasmeen and Josiah!
The fear of reconciliation was alive and well in this story but Kennedy beautifully wrote that a second chance was feeling the fear and doing it anyways. A second chance was rediscovery, renewed trust and a stronger purposeful partnership based on co-creating. A second chance was an opportunity at rebirth. A second chance was in fact healing.
Sometimes the fear of holding again what we thought we lost is the most devastating feeling, yet reaching again with hope, love and trust can be the most rewarding. Don't allow your pride, pain and trauma to prevent you from the life you were meant to have.
happy reading!
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- Natasha Anderson
- 2022-11-24
Incredible audio experience!
This story was so beautifully brought to life by these narrators. I absolutely felt like I loved this story through them. Brilliant performances.
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- MelissaML
- 2023-05-10
Incredible
Such a beautiful story of a second chance at love after a series of heartache and loss. Beautifully written. It was so hard to put down!
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- Nekoyan
- 2022-11-30
Amazing
In love. Well written. That’s all I can say. Totally In love with Kennedy Ryan writing
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