REVIEW: The Lost Book Of First Loves by RaeAnne Thayne

The Lost Book Of First Loves by RaeAnne Thayne: Allison Wells got a job as an Intern with Juniper Connolly. She’s really nor completely qualified for it, but after taking a DNA test Allison believes June is her half-sister. Right after June fires Allison, she collapses. Luckily Allison has recently studied CPR and is able to work on June until the paramedics arrive.

June wakes up in the hospital and doesn’t understand why she has a serious heart condition. She’s always been healthy. The doctor tells June that she need to follow a heart healthy diet and rest in a calmer atmosphere. When Ali offers June the use of a family cabin in Wyoming, she accepts it. June just thinks that Ali is just being extra kind and doesn’t know about their probable connection.

They both end up going on a journey to find out secrets from the past and how to move forward with found family.

RaeAnne Thayne’s The Lost Book of First Loves is a poignant, heartwarming novel that blends beloved tropes like second-chance romance, small-town charm, and the rediscovery of a first love through a found journal.

At its heart, the story explores themes of healing after loss, the enduring pull of the past, and the quiet strength it takes to open your heart again. With touches of found family, childhood sweethearts, and a “book within a book” structure.

Set against the comforting backdrop of a coastal town and a cozy bookshop, RaeAnne Thayne has written another lovely story with a deep emotional pull and emphasis on family and women. It’s a gentle reminder that love, like memory, has a way of resurfacing when we need it most.

Book Info:

Publication: June 3, 2025 | Canary Street |

From New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne comes a brand-new story about two women, a family secret and a lost manuscript that changes everything…

Raised by her literary icon father Carson Wells, Allison Wells always felt loved, even though her mother died when she was a teen. But when she takes a DNA test on a whim and discovers she has a sister that she’s never heard about before, it’s clear there are things her father never told her before he died. Determined to meet Juniper—her half sister—and unravel the truth of what happened all those years ago, Ali finds herself taking a job as Juniper’s intern. She’ll eventually figure out a way to tell Juniper the truth of their relationship. But she never could have imagined what would happen next…

Juniper Connolly has always been incredibly healthy…until she wakes up in the hospital after experiencing cardiac arrest, with her new—and recently fired—intern to thank for saving her life. It’s clear June needs to de-stress her life a little, so when Ali offers her the use of her family’s cabin in a small Wyoming town, June has no reason not to go. But when she arrives in the small town, her life will never be the same.

Under the wide-open spaces of the Wyoming summer sun, Ali and June will untangle the secrets and lies their lives were built on to discover who they really are and what family really means. But even more than that, they’ll build a real relationship with one another and finally become sisters.