The Trail of Lost Hearts: A Novel

Written by Tracey Garvis Graves

Narrated by Eric Meyers and Kate Handford

Thirty-four-year-old Wren Waters believes that if you pay attention, the universe will send you exactly what you need. But her worldview shatters when the universe delivers two life-altering blows she didn’t see coming, and all she wants to do is put the whole heartbreaking mess behind her. No one is more surprised than Wren when she discovers that geocaching—the outdoor activity of using GPS to look for hidden objects—is the only thing getting her out of bed and out of her head. She decides that a weeklong solo quest geocaching in Oregon is exactly what she needs to take back control of her life.

Enter Marshall Hendricks, a psychologist searching for distraction as he struggles with a life-altering blow of his own. Though Wren initially rebuffs Marshall’s attempt at hiker small talk, she’s beyond grateful when he rescues her from a horrifying encounter farther down the trail. In the interest of safety, Marshall suggests partnering up to look for additional caches. Wren’s no longer quite so trusting of the universe—or men in general—but her inner circle might argue that a smart, charismatic psychologist isn’t the worst thing the universe could place in her path.

What begins as a platonic road trip gradually blossoms into something deeper, and the more Wren learns about Marshall, the more she wants to know. Now all she can do is hope that the universe gets it right this time.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Mar 26, 2024
• ISBN: 9781250333056

Tracey Garvis Graves

TRACEY GARVIS GRAVES is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author. Her debut novel, On the Island, spent 9 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and is in development with MGM and Temple Hill Productions for a feature film. She is also the author of Heard It in a Love Song, The Girl He Used to Know, Uncharted, Covet, Every Time I Think of You, Cherish, Heart-Shaped Hack, and White Hot Hack. She is hard at work on her next novel.

Reviews for The Trail of Lost Hearts

[Emily Lassiter Branch · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Wren and Marshall have a lot in common when they first meet. They're both in their mid-30s. They're both successful in their careers. They both enjoy geocaching, which is how they meet. Most importantly, though, they're both suffering from recent life-altering, devastating losses that have left them distrustful about their judgement in their personal lives and relationships. So when they meet, they're at once attracted to each other while also distrustful of their own feelings, and they clearly have some issues to work through. A friendship grows between them, and the story grows from there. Throughout, the reader (at least this reader) is pulling for their relationship to grow and blossom. And we're encouraging each of them to "tell him", "tell her", "tell us!". But the relationship grows and falters in its own time. And I loved it. Graves created two characters that I really liked - they made me laugh, my heart broke for them, they broke my heart. She surrounded them with lovely, (mostly) supportive friends and family. Overall, I just really wanted these two characters to have their happily ever after. I listened to the audiobook which was narrated by Eric Meyers & Kate Handford, and they did a wonderful job of giving Wren and Marshall just the right voices.
Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for providing a copy for an unbiased review.