Before there were love stories, there was this.

Seventeen-year-old Vivian Reynolds has always been the steady one, the overachiever, the compass point of the September Sisters. But when her mother’s illness begins to unravel everything she’s worked so hard to hold together, she starts pulling away ~ until a near-tragedy at the lake changes everything.

Told from Vivian’s point of view, What We Left Unsaid is the emotional, character-driven origin story of four friends whose bond fractures under the quiet weight of secrets, silence, and growing up too fast.

Before the bookstore, before the return, before the romance… this is how it all began.

A poignant coming-of-age story for fans of women’s fiction, small-town drama, and emotionally resonant friendships.

★ A September Sisters origin story ★

For readers of Katherine Center, Kristan Higgins, and RaeAnne Thayne.