“Why does childhood sweethearts to estranged friends to lovers have to go so hard? I loved all the history between Ophelia and Beau in Mara Williams’s The Truth Is in the Detours, and I loved watching them fall for each other as adults with all the complications that come with having more life experience. By the time they finally hooked up, I had been dying for it to happen—these two were always meant for each other! Mara Williams is definitely a romance writer to watch.” —Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of Never Been Shipped“Clever, funny, and wonderfully romantic, The Truth Is in the Detours tells the story of a woman who finally gets to know herself. It delivers all the best story elements: delicious banter, tension, a road trip, gorgeous California settings, and hot romance. I devoured this sharp story. Mara Williams is a talent.” —Sierra Godfrey, author of A Very Typical Family“A rare gem of a book that captures the beauty and pain of grief, love, and finding yourself, while still feeling like a hug. With sentences that sing and settings that feel like characters, The Truth Is in the Detours is the perfect blend of frenemies-to-lovers road-trip romance that will steal your heart and set it racing, and a woman’s journey to finding herself as she searches for the truth about her family. An outstanding debut.” —Holly James, author of The Big Fix“Mara Williams’s debut is everything I love in a frenemies-to-lovers romance: delicious tension, fleshed-out history, and so much pining! The slow-burn romance between Ophelia and Beau delivers (and then some), and the mystery regarding Ophelia’s mom kept me riveted to the pages. Williams levels it up even further with masterful writing and vivid imagery that truly allow the reader to feel like a third passenger on the road trip. I could smell the salt water and feel the sand between my toes like I was right there with them. The Truth Is in the Detours is a must-read for this summer!” —Meredith Schorr, author of Roommating“Mara Williams’ stunning debut is a testament to every type of love and its power to both shatter us and make us whole again. It’s impossible not to root for childhood best friends Beau and Ophelia, whose journey to find themselves ultimately led back to each other, despite the roadblocks that kept them apart for far too long. I loved being along for the ride.” —Lindsay Hameroff, author of Never Planned on You
