ItsBethandJosh, the long-awaited novel by emerging author Emma Taylor, finally hit the shelves last month, sending a wave of excitement through book lovers everywhere. This poignant and heart-wrenching tale of unrequited love has captured the hearts of readers, leaving many to question the nature of love and its many complexities.

Meet Beth and Josh, two souls destined to collide in a world where timing was never quite right. Josh, the brooding artist, and Beth, the free-spirited musician, live parallel lives, forever separated by a thin veil of misunderstandings and chance encounters. Their paths continue to cross, each meeting resulting in a mixture of poetry and awkward silences.

Through the eyes of Emma Taylor’s vivid storytelling, we find ourselves immersed in the worlds of Beth and Josh, watching as they navigate the gray areas between love and heartache. Their complexities are contagious, drawing the reader into the emotional turmoil that colours their world. As we find ourselves clinging to the fading embers of hope, wondering if these two souls will ever find their way to each other.

With’s ItsBethandJosh, Emma Taylor masterfully captures the fragmentation of love, dipping her brush strokes into the swirling duality that defines this tormented relationship. At its core, the novel speaks directly to what we fear most: that our deepened yearnings may forever exist in the unfulfilled reaches of the ‘would have been if’.