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Things We Cannot Keep
- Author
- Amanda Cox
- Narrator
- Jeanine Bartel
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 18 August 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 17 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A mysterious package. A name she thought she'd erased. And the one person she never expected to see again.
Tess Holcomb has built a new life in Alabama, repairing timepieces and avoiding her troubled past as she restores her customers' family heirlooms—treasures she never had. When a mysterious package arrives addressed to Teresa Baker, the name she abandoned, Tess finds herself drawn into a puzzle that threatens her delicate peace.
Then Elliot Sullivan appears at her door after eighteen years, and Tess knows he's after more than just forgiveness. She doesn't trust his motives, but he could be the key to uncovering the origin of the mystery package and its cryptic contents.
Tess has found safety in her simple life, but to reunite this lost heirloom with its rightful recipient she will have to come out of hiding. Each clue leads her further from the security of home, and each story reveals hidden truths. The question is whether she's brave enough to face what she might find—and whether the man beside her can be trusted with what matters most.
Award-winning author Amanda Cox crafts an intercontinental journey of connection, healing, love, community, and belonging perfect for book clubs, fans of Southern fiction, and readers of T. I. Lowe, Charles Martin, Sara Brunsvold, and Valerie Fraser Luesse.
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Details
- Author
- Amanda Cox
- Narrator
- Jeanine Bartel
- Duration
- 9 hours 17 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9798899749018
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Religious and spiritual fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction
Synopsis
A mysterious package. A name she thought she'd erased. And the one person she never expected to see again. Tess Holcomb has built a new life in Alabama, repairing timepieces and avoiding her troubled past as she restores her customers' family heirlooms—treasures she never had. When a mysterious package arrives addressed to Teresa Baker, the name she abandoned, Tess finds herself drawn into a puzzle that threatens her delicate peace. Then Elliot Sullivan appears at her door after eighteen years, and Tess knows he's after more than just forgiveness. She doesn't trust his motives, but he could be the key to uncovering the origin of the mystery package and its cryptic contents. Tess has found safety in her simple life, but to reunite this lost heirloom with its rightful recipient she will have to come out of hiding. Each clue leads her further from the security of home, and each story reveals hidden truths. The question is whether she's brave enough to face what she might find—and whether the man beside her can be trusted with what matters most.  Award-winning author Amanda Cox crafts an intercontinental journey of connection, healing, love, community, and belonging perfect for book clubs, fans of Southern fiction, and readers of T. I. Lowe, Charles Martin, Sara Brunsvold, and Valerie Fraser Luesse.
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