Publisher's Synopsis
One week before her wedding, Tasha Evans discovers her fiancé is cheating with a mutual friend. But instead of crying into her wedding planner, she's planning something else entirely: the perfect goodbye.
When brand manager Tasha finds incriminating texts on her fiancé Liam's phone, her meticulously planned life shatters overnight. Three years of compromising, of dimming her light, of making herself smaller to fit his narrative-all for a man who couldn't even hide his betrayal properly.
Instead of quietly canceling the wedding, Tasha makes a bold decision: she'll attend their joint bachelor-bachelorette celebration at the state fair, where their relationship began. Not to pretend, but to reclaim her power with one unforgettable, public toast:
"To Liam, who thought I'd never find out. ..."
As Tasha rebuilds her life-finding a new apartment, reclaiming abandoned passions, and even launching her own creative agency-she discovers that ending her engagement was just the beginning of her real story. With her fierce best friend Riley, analytical Priya, and emotional Hallie by her side, Tasha navigates confrontations with her ex, reconnects with her parents on more authentic terms, and rediscovers the woman she set aside for the sake of a picture-perfect relationship.
Raw, empowering, and achingly relatable, "The Ending of Things: Kisses & Carnivals" is a celebration of choosing yourself when life doesn't follow the script. Because sometimes the most powerful love story isn't the one you share with someone else-it's the one where you finally, unapologetically fall in love with your authentic self.
