From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Regretting You It Starts with Us and It Ends
with Us Colleen Hoover’s romantic emotion-packed debut novel unforgettably captures all the
magic and confusion of first love as two young people forge an unlikely bond before
discovering that fate has other plans for them. Following the unexpected death of her father
eighteen-year-old Layken becomes the rock for both her mother and younger brother. She appears
resilient and tenacious but inside she's losing hope. Then she meets her new neighbor Will a
handsome twenty-one-year-old whose mere presence leaves her flustered and whose passion for
poetry slams thrills her. Not long after a heart-stopping first date during which each
recognizes something profound and familiar in the other they are slammed to the core when a
shocking discovery brings their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become
impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them
together and the forces that tear them apart. Only through the poetry they share are they able
to speak the truth that is in their hearts and imagine a future where love is cause for
celebration not regret.
