The Goodbye That Saved Me
Paperback
Publisher Price: $19.99
Publisher: Self-Publishing
Published: Jun 22 2025
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.29 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
How long would you wait for someone who was never really yours?
At sixteen, Ellie Grace Harper falls into a love she was never meant to hold. Dan is older, married, and magnetic in all the ways that make him hard to forget. What begins as a stolen kiss behind factory walls stretches into a six-year secret-built on motel rooms, whispered promises, and a hope Ellie can't quite let go.
But borrowed love doesn't last forever.
As the lies begin to crack and the weight of Dan's choices fall harder on Ellie's shoulders, she's forced to confront the truth: she has always been waiting for someone who was never planning to stay.
Raw, lyrical, and heartbreakingly intimate, The Goodbye That Saved Me is a story of first love, long shadows, and the quiet, powerful reclaiming of self.
Because some stories don't end with the one who got away.
They end with the girl who finally walked away.
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