Out of the Woods: A Novel
“Absolute, utter perfection.”―Chloe Liese, USA Today bestselling author of Only and Forever
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • AN ELLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A married couple joins a week-long wilderness expedition to help them reconnect in this heartfelt companion novel to the viral TikTok sensation Out on a Limb.
High school sweethearts Sarah and Caleb Linwood have always been a sure thing. For the past seventeen years, they have had each other’s backs through all of life’s ups and downs.
But Sarah has begun to wonder . . . who is she without her other half?
When she decides to take on a project of her own, a fundraising gala in memory of her late mother, Sarah wants nothing more than to prove to herself—and to everyone else—that she doesn’t need Caleb’s help to succeed. She’s still her mother’s daughter after all, independent and capable.
That is, until the event fails and Caleb uninvitedly steps in to save the day.
The rift that follows unearths a decade of grievances and doubts. Are they truly the same people they were when they got married at nineteen? Are they supposed to be?
In a desperate attempt to fix what they fear is breaking, Sarah and Caleb make the spontaneous decision to get out of their comfort zones and join a grueling hiking trip intended to guide couples through rough patches.
What follows is a life-affirming comedy of errors as two nature-averse people fight their way out of the woods in order to find their way back to their roots.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • AN ELLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A married couple joins a week-long wilderness expedition to help them reconnect in this heartfelt companion novel to the viral TikTok sensation Out on a Limb.
High school sweethearts Sarah and Caleb Linwood have always been a sure thing. For the past seventeen years, they have had each other’s backs through all of life’s ups and downs.
But Sarah has begun to wonder . . . who is she without her other half?
When she decides to take on a project of her own, a fundraising gala in memory of her late mother, Sarah wants nothing more than to prove to herself—and to everyone else—that she doesn’t need Caleb’s help to succeed. She’s still her mother’s daughter after all, independent and capable.
That is, until the event fails and Caleb uninvitedly steps in to save the day.
The rift that follows unearths a decade of grievances and doubts. Are they truly the same people they were when they got married at nineteen? Are they supposed to be?
In a desperate attempt to fix what they fear is breaking, Sarah and Caleb make the spontaneous decision to get out of their comfort zones and join a grueling hiking trip intended to guide couples through rough patches.
What follows is a life-affirming comedy of errors as two nature-averse people fight their way out of the woods in order to find their way back to their roots.
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Community Reviews
I loved this book so much.
It’s not often you get to read a romance based on an already married couple that’s been together for 17 years.
I resonated alot with them because I also married my high school sweetheart at the young age of 19.
In the 17 years Sarah and Caleb have been together, she feels like she has nothing that she’s done entirely on her own without Caleb. He’s always there to step in and fix her mistakes for her, and while he feels like he’s just trying to help, she feels suffocated.
They’re a little out of sync for the first time and it’s taking a toll on their relationship.
They go on a wilderness retreat to help their relationship and find themselves. I think it was so cute, Caleb had me in tears, I related to both people at different times in the book.
The feelings of contentment, compliance and resentment that can only happen after so many years together were shown so well in this book as well as their genuine love, trust and endless commitment to one another.
Such a sweet read, I do think you need to read out on a limb first, even though this is a stand alone, there’s so many references to the first book.
It’s not often you get to read a romance based on an already married couple that’s been together for 17 years.
I resonated alot with them because I also married my high school sweetheart at the young age of 19.
In the 17 years Sarah and Caleb have been together, she feels like she has nothing that she’s done entirely on her own without Caleb. He’s always there to step in and fix her mistakes for her, and while he feels like he’s just trying to help, she feels suffocated.
They’re a little out of sync for the first time and it’s taking a toll on their relationship.
They go on a wilderness retreat to help their relationship and find themselves. I think it was so cute, Caleb had me in tears, I related to both people at different times in the book.
The feelings of contentment, compliance and resentment that can only happen after so many years together were shown so well in this book as well as their genuine love, trust and endless commitment to one another.
Such a sweet read, I do think you need to read out on a limb first, even though this is a stand alone, there’s so many references to the first book.
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