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The Roads We Follow

  • Fiction
  • Publisher: Bethany House (Baker Publishing Group)
  • Published: 2024

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Publisher's Description

2025 Christy Award WinnerA cross-country road trip. A secretive box of journals. An unforgettable summer romance. As the youngest daughter of a country music legend, Raegan Farrow longs to establish an identity away from the spotlight and publish her small-town romances under a pen name. But after her dream is dashed when she won't exploit her mother's fame to further her own career, she hears a rumor from a reliable source regarding a tell-all being written about the Farrow family. Making matters worse, the unknown author has gone to great lengths to remain anonymous until publication. Raegan chooses to keep the tell-all a secret from her scandal-leery sisters as they embark on a two-week cross-country road trip at their mother's request and makes it her mission to expose the identity of the author behind the unsanctioned biography. But all is complicated when she discovers their hired bus driver, Micah Davenport, has a hidden agenda of his own--one involving both of their mothers and an old box of journals. As they rely on each other to find the answers they seek, the surprising revelations they unearth will lead them down an unexpected road of love and reconciliation.


Endorsements (3)

“Few things in life can be depended upon as reliably as the magic of a Nicole Deese book. No one breaks my heart and pieces it back together, better than before, quite like Nicole. The Words We Lost more than lives up to the standard of beauty and brilliance we’ve come to expect.”

Bethany Turner

“Sometimes a love story ends in tragedy and a tragedy leads to a love story. And sometimes a hero turns a bit villainous and a villain turns a bit heroic. In this unique story within a story, Deese delivers all of the above with the finesse of a clever storyteller. The Words We Lost is thought-provoking and tender, capturing the transformative beauty of surviving.”

T. I. Lowe

“A poignant, masterful exploration of the enduring power of friendship and love, and the links that sustain and nurture us through all of life’s complications and losses. Deese once again takes readers on an emotional journey filled with heart and hope.”

Irene Hannon

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