How can you choose what is right for you when your decision will break the heart of someone you love? Having abandoned her childhood dream years ago, Johanna Thatcher knows what she wants from life. Discovering that her fiancé was cheating on her only convinces Johanna it’s best to maintain control and protect her heart. Despite years of distance and friction, Johanna and her sisters, Jillian and Payton, have moved from a truce toward a fragile friendship. But then Johanna reveals she has the one thing Jillian wants most and may never have―and Johanna doesn’t want it. As Johanna wrestles with a choice that will change her life and her relationships with her sisters forever, the cracks in Jillian’s marriage and faith deepen. Through it all, the Thatcher sisters must decide once and for all what it means to be family. Vogt paints a realistic portrait of a messy family struggling to deal with the pressures and pains of life. Series fans will be overjoyed by how things wrap up. Publishers Weekly Vogt rounds out the “Thatcher Sisters” trilogy with this last installment. All three siblings realize the strength in family and faith as the story unfolds. Best read in order; readers who enjoy authors Karen Kingsbury and Lori Wick will love the Thatcher sisters. Library Journal “Beth Vogt never fails to impress me with the depth and emotion of her stories and characters. In The Best We’ve Been , she tackles sensitive topics with grace and truth while weaving a compelling story of sisterhood and second chances.” Melissa Tagg, Carol Award-winning author of Now and Then and Always and the Walker Family series “This tale will leave you smiling and thinking of the characters long after you’ve read the last page.” Rachel Hauck, New York Times bestselling author “Vogt delivers her best book yet with this tearjerker of a series finale. The Best We’ve Been handles difficult topics with grace and sensitivity while avoiding pat answers in its pervasive themes of hope and forgiveness.” Carla Laureano, RITA Award-winning author of The Solid Grounds Coffee Company