Items17The creator’s order
  1. 1Persuasion (1818)Persuasion (1818)Published Jan 1, 1818Anne Elliot once let her family and friends persuade her to break an engagement to a man with uncertain prospects. When Wentworth returns as a successful naval captain, the question is whether Anne will trust her own judgment this time. Austen makes that quiet change in Anne matter as much as the…0
  2. 2Before I Let Go (2022)Before I Let Go (2022) 8.8/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2022Divorce leaves Yasmen and Josiah raising their children and running a restaurant together. Their day-to-day responsibilities give them room to see what has changed since grief pulled them apart. Start here if you want a reunion that takes seriously the work of parenting and grieving alongside…0
  3. 3The Pairing (2024)The Pairing (2024) 10.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2024Theo and Kit’s breakup once cost them a European food and wine trip. Years later, each uses the unused tour voucher to book a solo trip, and they end up on the same bus. Their hookup competition is funny, but it’s also a way to watch two people find out what they can admit to each other now that…0
  4. 4The Ex Vows (2024)The Ex Vows (2024)Published Jul 16, 2024Five years after Georgia and Eli split, a fire leaves their best friend without a wedding venue. Georgia has a list of rules for dealing with Eli. Having to make decisions with him under pressure gives her a chance to see how well the old rules fit the people they’ve become.0
  5. 5Seven Days in June (2021)Seven Days in June (2021) 10.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2021Eva and Shane meet again at a New York literary event after a week together as teenagers. Both are writers now, and the books they’ve published have given each of them ways to write about the other from a distance. The reunion asks whether they can finally say some of those things to each other.0
  6. 6Score (2026)Score (2026)Published May 19, 2026Verity and Monk parted badly in college. More than a decade later, she’s writing a Harlem Renaissance film and he’s composing its score. Read this for a reunion between people who’ve developed separate artistic lives and now have to decide how much of themselves to bring to the same work.0
  7. 7Bed and Breakup (2025)Bed and Breakup (2025) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2025Molly and Robin turned an Arkansas inn into a destination for queer travelers when they were newlyweds. Seven years after separating, they both want to use it again for very different reasons. The squabbles are part of the fun, but the repair work gives them something concrete to do together while…0
  8. 8Happy Place (2023)Happy Place (2023) 7.5/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2023Harriet and Wyn have been apart for five months when they have to share a room on their friend group’s last trip to its Maine cottage. They’ve let their friends think they’re still together. The pretense gives the couple a chance to see how much of the old relationship was spent keeping other…0
  9. 9Every Summer After (2022)Every Summer After (2022) 8.5/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2022Percy goes back to the lake for Sam’s mother’s funeral, and the story moves between the reunion and the summers they spent together. The earlier chapters make the nostalgia persuasive. The present-day ones ask whether Percy is prepared to deal with the choices that kept her away.0
  10. 10Love and Other Words (2018)Love and Other Words (2018) 9.5/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2018Macy and Elliot meet again by chance after growing from bookish friends into a couple and then becoming strangers as adults. The story alternates between their younger selves and the reunion, which lets you see how much Macy has built around keeping her feelings to herself.0