She thought she’d already lived her great love story—until grief revealed the truth. Winner of the International Impact Book Award for Women’s Fiction, Her Story So Far is a moving, midlife novel that unravels the myth of the perfect marriage and dares to ask what happens when the life you built turns out to be only part of the truth. 

Bestselling romance author Kelsi Jo Kincaid spent three decades writing happy endings—and believed she was living one herself. But when her husband dies of cancer, her world collapses into sorrow, silence, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. As she begins a memoir to honor their marriage, cracks appear in the story she thought she knew. A hidden letter surfaces. Long-buried truths demand to be told. 

Thread by thread, the image of her perfect life unravels. Amid the wreckage, Kelsi finds unexpected solace in Claire, a fellow widow whose compassion opens the door to friendship—and then something deeper. What begins as healing companionship blooms into a love she never imagined, and a chance to discover a self she never knew was waiting. 

Heartbreaking and hopeful, Her Story So Far is a powerful exploration of love, loss, and reinvention. For fans of Eat, Pray, Love and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Jill Carlyle’s award-winning novel offers a fresh, deeply felt perspective on the resilience of women in midlife and the transformative power of second chances.