Happy Release Day!
Congratulations Tracey
on the release today of
The Trail of Lost Hearts!
The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis Graves
Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, 304 pages
Published March 26, 2024 by St. Martin's Press
New York Times bestselling author Tracey Garvis Graves takes readers on a life affirming journey, where two lost souls find the unexpected courage to love again.
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.
(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first line.)
First lines—"It rains a lot in the Pacific Northwest. It's not like I didn't know this before my plane touched down in Oregon and I walked out of the airport into a steady drizzle."
I've read several of Tracey's books in the past and have enjoyed them all. The Trail of Lost Hearts is a 'not looking for love' kind of love story. As I watched the friendship/not friendship develop between Wren and Marshall, I was hoping they would connect but neither of them were interested. They were each just trying to deal with the trauma of their own lives. But maybe, just maybe, they were just what the other one was looking for.
The Trail of Lost Hearts captured my heart and emotions from the very start and the characters become people I came to care about. Tracey did a great job with character development and the beautiful settings of the couple's adventure made me want to try geocaching. Well, maybe just a little.
I totally loved The Trail of Lost Hearts and I will remember Wren and Marshall for quite some time. Highly recommend.
I received a copy of The Trail of Lost Hearts from the publisher and this is my honest opinion.
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Tracey Garvis Graves is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary fiction.
Her debut novel, On the Island, spent 9 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has been translated into thirty-six languages, and is in development for a feature film. She is also the author of Uncharted, Covet, Every Time I Think of You, Cherish, Heart-Shaped Hack, White-Hot Hack, The Girl He Used to Know, Heard It in a Love Song, and The Trail of Lost Hearts.
She is hard at work on her next book.
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