Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt

When the Road to Redemption Runs Through the Heart

Some love stories ask you to believe in fate. Left of Forever asks you to believe in timing — and the idea that sometimes love comes back to you, bruised but breathing, with its hands in its pockets and a story to finish.

Tarah DeWitt’s latest is a second-chance romance with teeth. It leans hard into longing — the kind that comes with years of not-quite-healed silence, with glances that say “I remember everything” and detours that hit a little too close. The premise: two ex-lovers reunite by necessity and take a long, winding road trip with unfinished business in the glove compartment.

It could’ve been cliché. It’s not. DeWitt writes emotion like it’s earned — slow, bruising, and complicated. There’s humor here, too, but it’s the quiet kind that softens sharp edges. And the characters? They’re not just revisiting old feelings — they’re redefining them. Grown-up love. The scary kind.

What sets this apart isn’t the plot (which is lovely), or the prose (which sings), but the restraint. Left of Forever doesn’t beg for your tears — it lets you find them on your own. Every mile they travel together feels like a stitch in something torn.

Verdict: Intimate, aching, and beautifully paced. Left of Forever doesn’t just ask if love deserves a second chance — it makes you hope the answer is yes.

Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt