Here is a synopsis of the novel:
Some stories aren’t meant to be told. But this one demanded to be written.
In Left at Love, Ashley James unveils a brutally honest, soul-baring memoir cloaked in fiction—a story of heartbreak so raw, it burns through the page. Centered around Penelope, a woman with a tender heart and an old soul, this story unearths the kind of love that doesn’t just break you—it rebuilds you in ways you never asked for.
Penelope meets Billy, a man who walks into her life as if he belonged there all along. Their connection is immediate, magnetic, and terrifying in its depth. What begins as casual turns quickly into emotional gravity—nights of whispered dreams, dinners cooked shoulder-to-shoulder, movies curled together on the couch, and sex that redefined intimacy.
But love isn’t always safe. Sometimes it arrives not to stay, but to teach.
Billy left, and with him, he took more than Penelope could have imagined. What followed were 2 a.m. bubble baths, unanswered questions, memories frozen in pictures, and pain woven into the seams of every day.
Told through powerful chapters filled with nostalgia, vulnerability, grief, and growth, Lost at Love is a gripping testament to the kind of heartbreak you never fully heal from—but somehow survive.
This book is for the ones who loved too much, stayed too long, and still hope for something beautiful after the wreckage.
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About the Author
Ashley James is a survivor of love, loss, and everything in between. A mother, writer, and relentless soul with a soft heart and a spine made of steel, she has spent years navigating grief, chronic illness, and heartbreak with nothing but a pen and sheer willpower.
Writing has always been her escape—but this book?
This was her reckoning.
In Left at Love, Ashley opens a vein and writes from the depths, chronicling a love story that didn’t end in happily-ever-after… but in healing. With brutal honesty, lyricism, and unfiltered vulnerability, she turns her personal heartbreak into something fiercely relatable and deeply human.
Ashley lives with her children in Oklahoma, where she still lights candles, still takes 2 a.m. bubble baths, and still believes that love is worth the risk—even if it doesn’t stay.
This is her first book. But not her last.
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