It's been 40 years...
Forty years ago, Lily disappeared from Diana’s life without a word.
Now, after the passing of her husband, Diana returns to her hometown, where she comes face-to-face with the last person she ever expected to see again, her former best friend.
Diana wants to put the past behind them. To rekindle the friendship that shaped her youth. Lily doesn’t see it that way. She’s bitter, guarded, and angry for reasons Diana can’t begin to understand.
When Diana offers to help Lily with her garden, much like before, she reluctantly agrees. And working side by side in the summer heat once again, memories resurface, and old habits return, along with feelings Diana buried beneath years of therapy and self-doubt.
But as Diana begins to finally understand who she is and what Lily has always meant to her, the truth about what happened all those years ago threatens to undo their fragile reconnection entirely.
Sequel to The Time We Lost
Content Warning:This book contains homophobia and internalized homophobia, body image issues, explorations of grief and loss, childbirth, and consensual sexual content. Please use your own discretion and take care while reading.
Genre: Gay Romance
Forty years ago, Lily disappeared from Diana’s life without a word.
Now, after the passing of her husband, Diana returns to her hometown, where she comes face-to-face with the last person she ever expected to see again, her former best friend.
Diana wants to put the past behind them. To rekindle the friendship that shaped her youth. Lily doesn’t see it that way. She’s bitter, guarded, and angry for reasons Diana can’t begin to understand.
When Diana offers to help Lily with her garden, much like before, she reluctantly agrees. And working side by side in the summer heat once again, memories resurface, and old habits return, along with feelings Diana buried beneath years of therapy and self-doubt.
But as Diana begins to finally understand who she is and what Lily has always meant to her, the truth about what happened all those years ago threatens to undo their fragile reconnection entirely.
Sequel to The Time We Lost
Content Warning:This book contains homophobia and internalized homophobia, body image issues, explorations of grief and loss, childbirth, and consensual sexual content. Please use your own discretion and take care while reading.
Genre: Gay Romance
Used availability for Maggie Saylor's The Love We Keep