The Words We Lost

Written by Nicole Deese

Narrated by Libby McKnight

Three friends. Two broken promises. One missing manuscript.

As a senior acquisitions editor for Fog Harbor Books in San Francisco, Ingrid Erikson has rejected many a manuscript for lack of defined conflict and dramatic irony—two elements her current life possesses in spades. In the months following the death of her childhood best friend and international
bestselling author Cecelia Campbell, Ingrid has not only lost her ability to escape into fiction due to a rare trauma response, but she’s also desperate to find the closure she’s convinced will come with Cecelia’s missing final manuscript.

After Ingrid jeopardizes her career, she fears her future will remain irrevocably broken. But then Joel Campbell—the man who shattered her belief in happilyever-afters—offers her a sealed envelope from his late cousin, Cecelia, asking Joel and Ingrid to put their differences aside and
retrieve a mysterious package in their coastal Washington hometown.

Honoring Cecelia’s last request will challenge their convictions and test their loyalties, but through it all, will Ingrid and Joel be brave enough to uncover a twice-in-a-lifetime love?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9781705083796

Nicole Deese

Nicole Deese is a full-time lover of humorous, heartfelt, and hope-filled fiction. She is the author of the Love in Lenox novels, A Cliché Christmas and A Season to Love, as well as the Letting Go series and The Promise of Rayne. When she’s not writing sweet romances, she can usually be found reading near a window while sipping a LaCroix. She lives in small-town Idaho with her handsome hubby and two sons.

Reviews for The Words We Lost

[Nancy McLeroy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent book. Really great story about loss and learning to keep going. It’s a great glimpse into the publishing world as well! An emotional read that is worth it and so well done.

[Jenny · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Beautiful book. Emotional, raw, and meaningful. Great pace. I loved how you learned more about the main characters — it was a unique approach. I’m all for books with real issues and realistic struggles and coping mechanisms and this book had it. Made the characters so much more real and the story so much more impactful for me. Now to look up other books by this author!