The Ending of Things

One week before her wedding, Tasha Evans discovers her fiancé is cheating with a mutual friend. But she's not crying into her wedding planner-she's planning the perfect goodbye.Brand manager Tasha finds the texts on Liam's phone at 2 a.m. Three years of making herself smaller, dimming her light, and bending to fit his perfect picture. All for a man callous enough to cheat with a mutual friend.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. ..."What follows isn't just a breakup-it's a reclamation. A new apartment. Abandoned passions reignited. The launch of her own creative agency. 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'd set aside for someone else's idea of a picture-perfect relationship.Raw, empowering, and achingly relatable, "The Ending of Things: Kisses & Carnivals" is a celebration of choosing yourself when life tears up the script. Because sometimes the most powerful love story isn't about finding love with someone else-it's about finally, unapologetically falling in love with your authentic self.