Done and Dusted
Lyla Sage, 2023
A burned-out barrel racer returns to her Wyoming hometown and collides with her brother’s best friend in a romance that makes room for ADHD, mess, and slow-cooked heat.
Feels like longing, tenderness and curiosity. About love, home and adventure.
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The boxes aren't clutter—they're a diary you're afraid to open.
Sometimes, it was just easier for me to live under the piles rather than face what might be in them. It wasn’t logical, but my brain didn’t really work normally. Lyla Sage.Lyla Sage self-published Done and Dusted in 2023; BookTok made it a bestseller, and Dial Press reissued it in 2024.
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- What is Done and Dusted like?
- Feels like longing, tenderness and curiosity. About love, home and adventure.
- What should I read after Done and Dusted?
- If you liked Done and Dusted, try Flawless (Elsie Silver), Better Than the Movies (Lynn Painter) and It Happened One Summer (Tessa Bailey).
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