Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan Summary
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Kennedy Ryan's "Before I Let Go" explores love after loss with raw authenticity. TIME-acclaimed and Colleen Hoover-endorsed, this romance tackles depression with personal insight - Ryan was diagnosed while writing it. What happens when second chances demand confronting unhealed wounds?
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When Love Demands a Second Chance
What happens after "happily ever after" breaks? When the vows shatter, when grief hollows out what was once whole? This is where Yasmen and Josiah's story truly begins-not with their meet-cute, but with their painful separation. Once business partners, best friends, and passionate lovers who built a thriving restaurant and beautiful family together, they now navigate the awkward choreography of co-parenting and running their restaurant "Grits" while their hearts remain raw with unspoken pain. Their love didn't fade; it fractured under the weight of devastating losses that transformed them both. When Yasmen delivered their stillborn son Henry and descended into depression, neither knew how to reach across the chasm grief had carved between them. Now, two years after their divorce, the physical attraction between them remains electric, but trust seems irretrievable. As they circle each other in the delicate dance of divorced co-parents, one question lingers: Can love that once seemed unbreakable find its way back from the most profound heartbreak?
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Breaking the Stigma: Healing Through Help
Rekindling the Flame
Parenting Through Pain
Finding Home Again
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
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