The lost book of first loves

A DNA test links two women who both lost their mothers in their teens. Juniper, head of marketing for a tech company, never knew her father, who died when she was a month old. Allison was raised in quaint, small-town Bridger Peak, Wyoming by Carson, a revered, award-winning author. When Allison saves Juniper's life via CPR, she invites her to recuperate at her late father's writing retreat in Wyoming--and holds off on telling her about the DNA test results. Juniper's most prized possession is her mother's signed and personalized first edition of Carson's debut novel, and now she meets the author's two literary trustees, Allison and next-door neighbor Beckett, a furniture-making former prosecutor. Reading through Caron's old journals, Juniper and Beckett come to believe there could be a second novel that had been hidden and never published. Meanwhile, Allison reunites with her childhood best friend Xander, an international travel vlogger, as they look for the missing manuscript. Continuing her tradition of strong relationships, Thayne's latest includes close-knit communities, real-life issues, and mature romance.