The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros

The Things We Leave Unfinished

Rebecca Yarros

Entangled Publishing LC · Paperback · February 23, 2021

Told in alternating timelines, THE THINGS WE LEAVE UNFINISHED examines the risks we take for love, the scars too deep to heal, and the endings we can’t bring ourselves to see coming.

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Who it’s for
Two romances unfold across generations, with unfinished pages and difficult endings in view.
Themes
love and loss, family legacy, healing from past scars
Pacing
Mixed

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Told in alternating timelines, THE THINGS WE LEAVE UNFINISHED examines the risks we take for love, the scars too deep to heal, and the endings we can’t bring ourselves to see coming. Twenty-eight-year-old Georgia Stanton has to start over after she gave up almost everything in a brutal divorce—the New York house, the friends, and her pride.

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Now back home at her late great-grandmother’s estate in Colorado, she finds herself face-to-face with Noah Harrison, the bestselling author of a million books where the cover is always people nearly kissing. He’s just as arrogant in person as in interviews, and she’ll be damned if the good-looking writer of love stories thinks he’s the one to finish her grandmother’s final novel…even if the publisher swears he’s the perfect fit. Noah is at the pinnacle of his career. With book and movie deals galore, there isn’t much the “golden boy” of modern fiction hasn’t accomplished. But he can’t walk away from what might be the best book of the century—the one his idol, Scarlett Stanton, left unfinished. Coming up with a fitting ending for the legendary author is one thing, but dealing with her beautiful, stubborn, cynical great-granddaughter, Georgia, is quite another. But as they read Scarlett’s words in both the manuscript and her box of letters, they start to realize why Scarlett never finished the book—it’s based on her real-life romance with a World War II pilot, and the ending isn’t a happy one. Georgia knows all too well that love never works out, and while the chemistry and connection between her and Noah is undeniable, she’s as determined as ever to learn from her great-grandmother’s mistakes—even if it means destroying Noah’s career.

Love Across Timelines

Two romances unfold across generations, with unfinished pages and difficult endings in view.

Come here for

  • A dual-timeline blend of contemporary and World War II-era romance
  • Love stories shadowed by loss and the risks of starting over

Expect

  • Letters and a manuscript bring one unfinished romance into focus
  • Chemistry, sharp edges, and endings that resist easy comfort

Where it sits

20th-Century Historical Romance45%
Contemporary Romance42%
American Historical Romance27%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Romance
  • Contemporary Romance
Authors
Rebecca Yarros
Publisher
Entangled Publishing LC
Published
February 23, 2021
Format
Paperback
Theme
love and loss · family legacy · healing from past scars
Reading lane
Romance