The Things We Leave Unfinished
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My thumb trailed across the names on the cover. One, I’d known since birth but never met, and the other I’d met in this very spot and would know for the rest of my life.
“I can tell you how it ends,” Noah said in my ear as he came up behind me, his voice low and his arms warm.
“Can you?” I leaned back, brushing a kiss over his jaw. “I heard the ending was even a surprise to the author on release day.” I grinned shamelessly.
“Huh. Imagine that.”
“Much more satisfying sex scenes than his normal books, too.” I shrugged.
He scoffed. “Have you read his latest? Pretty sure he got ahold of some excellent inspiration.”
“Hmm. I’ll have to check it out.”
“I’d be happy to give you a private reading.”
I laughed so hard, I almost snorted. “Okay, that was just bad.”
“Yeah,” he admitted. “Definitely not my best. How about, ‘Kiss me, Georgia, I have to go sign some books.’”
“That, I can do.” I tilted my head and kissed him, keeping it PG-13. Barely. The man was too addictive for public consumption.
His grip tightened and he nipped my lower lip. “I love you.”
“I love you. Now go do your thing. I’m going to head next door and do mine.” I flashed him a smile and he stole another kiss before disappearing down the next aisle, leaving me dazed for a moment, staring after him as a woman wandered into the romance section next to me.
“That is such a good book,” she said, nodding enthusiastically at the one in my hands and clutching Noah’s latest hardcover. “If you haven’t read it, you have to. Trust me. You won’t regret it. Amazing.”
“Thanks. I always appreciate a good recommendation. You here for the signing?” I shifted my weight. Pregnancy was doing weird things to my balance, and I was still wiped out from jet lag.
“I came all the way from Cheyenne, Wyoming,” she said with a grin. “My sister’s holding my place in line. Have you seen him? He’s gorgeous.” She lifted her brows. “Seriously.”
“I definitely wouldn’t kick him out of bed,” I agreed. I never did. In fact, I spent as much time as possible letting him get me into bed. The fact that Noah got more handsome every single day had not escaped my notice—far from it.
“Right? Me either. Oh, it’s starting!” She waved and disappeared into the next aisle.
I grinned and slid the book back onto the shelf, right next to the Scarlett Stanton books where it belonged. It was still my favorite of Gran’s books—Noah’s too. Within those pages, Scarlett and Jameson loved, fought, and most importantly, lived.
Here in the real world, we’d buried Jameson’s ring last week under a large, shady tree by a quiet pond in the middle of England next to a marble headstone that read Constance Wadsworth. I couldn’t help but feel like they were all finally at peace.
I headed for the door, my eyes locking with Noah’s as I passed by the table. Love shined in his gaze, and we smiled at each other like the besotted fools we were. It was our turn to live out our own epic love story, and I treasured every single minute of it.
We both did.
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Acknowledgments
First and foremost, thank you to my Heavenly Father for blessing me beyond my wildest dreams.
Thank you to my husband, Jason, for pulling me through this utter bear of a year. For holding my hand in the darkest moments and making me laugh when I was sure I’d never find anything funny again. Thank you to my children, who have handled quarantines and social distancing for their high-risk brother with grace and love. Never doubt that you are essential to my existence. To my sister, Kate, for always picking up the phone. To my parents, who bring me coffee creamer from a thousand miles away. To my best friend, Emily Byer, for never blinking when I’m on deadline for months.
Thank you to my team at Entangled. Thank you to my editor, Stacy Abrams, for jumping in and taking this book on. You are simply incredible. To Liz Pelletier, Heather, and Jessica for answering endless streams of emails. To my phenomenal agent, Louise Fury, who makes my life easier simply by standing at my back.
Thank you to my wifeys, our unholy trinity, Gina Maxwell and Cindi Madsen—I’d be lost without you. To Jay Crownover for quite possibly being the best neighbor ever. To Shelby and Mel for keeping my ducks in a row. Thank you to Linda Russell for always bringing the bobby pins. To Cassie Schlenk for always being the number one hype girl. To every blogger and reader who has taken a chance on me over the years. To my reader group, The Flygirls, for bringing me joy every day.
Lastly, because you’re my beginning and end, thank you again to my Jason. If you’re reading this, it’s 2021. Enough said.
About the Author
Rebecca Yarros is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of over ten novels, including The Last Letter and Great and Precious Things. She is the recipient of the Colorado Romance Writer’s Award of Excellence for Eyes Turned Skyward from her Flight and Glory series and can survive on coffee and peppermint bark when necessary.
Rebecca loves military heroes and has been blissfully married to her now-retired apache pilot for nineteen years. She’s the mother of six children, ranging from first grade to law school, and is somehow surviving the teenage years with three of her four hockey-playing sons. When she’s not writing, you can find her catching her sons’ games at the hockey rink or sneaking in some guitar time. She lives in Colorado with her family, their stubborn English bulldogs, and a Maine coon kitten who rules them all. Having fostered, then adopted their youngest daughter, Rebecca is passionate about helping children in the foster system through her nonprofit, One October.
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