The Golden Bachelor's first star, Gerry Turner, has a memoir coming out this fall, and it promises to be  "uplifting" and full of secrets.

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"I am more than what people saw on reality TV, and now everyone can get a glimpse of my life and finally see the unedited story of the Golden Bachelor," Gerry told People in a statement.

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Gerry's upcoming memoir is titled Golden Years: What I've Learned from Love, Loss, and Reality TV.

Gerry's 256-page book will officially go on sale November 4, 2025, but it's currently available for pre-order.

An official synopsis of the book reads, "From beloved inaugural Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner, an uplifting memoir about a fresh start after heartbreak and a peek behind the reality TV curtain."

"When his high school sweetheart and wife of over forty years passed away unexpectedly, Gerry Turner's life was indelibly changed. In that moment, his and Toni's shared vision of living out their retirement together was shattered. In the wake of this profound loss, Gerry had to move forward -- for himself, for his daughters, and for Toni."

Gerry had signed up to be The Golden Bachelor star several years after Toni died from complications caused by a bacterial infection in 2017.

Toni passed away only one month after she and Gerry had closed on their dream lake house in Indiana.

"After years of grieving and uneven healing, Gerry finally felt ready to find the next woman he couldn't live without -- to help him take on new adventures and live out his golden years the way Toni would have wanted him to," the book's synopsis continues.

"When he applied to star in ABC's The Golden Bachelor, he had no idea just how much his life was about to change."

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Golden Years will therefore chronicle Gerry's grief after Toni's death, his "unbelievable experiences" on The Golden Bachelor, and "the life-altering lessons" he took away from both.

Gerry chose Theresa Nist as his The Golden Bachelor winner during the Season 1 finale that aired in late 2023.

Gerry and Theresa quickly got married in January 2024 for a televised wedding special on ABC.

But Gerry announced his split from Theresa and filed for divorce in April 2024, explaining that the distance between them was an issue. Their divorce was finalized two months later in June.

"Rich with behind-the-scenes insights into filming the show and hard-won rules he lived by when putting himself back into the dating world, Golden Years tells Gerry Turner's complete story for the first time," the synopsis concludes.

One year after filing for divorce from Theresa, Gerry went public with his new romance and also made it Instagram official.

Gerry began dating Lana Sutton, a retired school teacher in her 50s, in March 2025, and he already seems smitten with the blonde beauty he met on Facebook.

But before Gerry introduced Lana to the world, he reached out to Theresa to let her know about his new relationship. According to Theresa, she was nothing but supportive of him finding love again.

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Gerry is now living with an incurable bone marrow cancer, but he recently said he intends to live life to the fullest and take advantage of every opportunity that comes his way.

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