The Things We Do for Love is a novel by New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah, published by Penguin Random House. It is a poignant, emotionally rich story that explores the meaning of family, the ache of unfulfilled longing, and the unexpected ways love can transform a life.

The story centers on Angie DeSaria Malone, the youngest of three sisters and the one who always imagined her life would follow a familiar path — marriage, a home, children. But years of trying to have a baby took their toll, and after a painful divorce, Angie returns to her coastal Pacific Northwest hometown of West End. There, surrounded by her loud and loving family and the rhythms of the tides, she slowly begins to reclaim herself.

When Angie hires Lauren Ribido — a bright, resilient seventeen-year-old living in difficult circumstances with a neglectful mother — she sees something in the girl worth nurturing. The bond that forms between them is immediate and deep: a woman yearning for motherhood and a girl who has never known a mother's care. When Lauren is abandoned, Angie opens her home to her. What follows is a deeply moving journey that will test them both and redefine what it means to belong to one another.