"A very reasonable self-aware romantic comedy about love in the time of neurosis and regret."
—Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn New York (Book Launch Party Event Flyer)

Us, in Pieces is a contemporary epistolary novel with a modern spin. It is written in emails, instant messages, text messages, present day narratives, and flashbacks.

Can Lilly and Adin bridge a lost decade to rekindle a life-long love and share a future they’ve only dreamed of…or will be a couple for forty-eight-hours, and then go back to their own separate lives—no strings attached.

In college, Lilly Jameson and Adin Driscoll were as close as friends could get, until Lilly leaves unexpectedly and without explanation at the end of their sophomore year. Nearly ten years pass without contact until a sudden invitation from her parents brings them back into each other’s lives. Old, unspoken feelings resurface, and they take a gamble on their limited time together: they will be a couple for forty-eight-hours, and then go back to their own separate lives—no strings attached.

But when Adin returns to his life in Columbus, Ohio, and Lilly to Denver, Colorado, they find themselves unable to move on. They soon discover that who the other person was and who they’ve each become is as unclear as the sort of life they could build together.

Told in sparkling prose in the alternating voices of Adin and Lilly, this beautifully crafted, tightly woven, debut novel is an exhilarating roller-coaster ride. Us, in Pieces is an enduring love story across generations.

Author Insights

Tasha Cotter shares an insight about her debut novel, Us, in Pieces:

"Adin said best – 'I’ve loved you enough to crumble under the weight of it.' Us, in Pieces is about trying to reclaim the past and fit it into the present, about how that rarely works. This book explores that space—it’s romantic. It’s complicated. It’s emotionally dangerous…

This week, I can't help thinking about how Valentine's Day (and the days leading up to it) marked a turning point in Adin's and Lilly's relationship."

In her podcast interview linked below, Tasha shares the origin story of Us, in Pieces and discusses her collaboration with co-author Christopher Green to write a modern love story using a unique form that reflects the way we communicate today (emails, texts, instant messaging)