by Emily Giffin
First published 2008
Ellen believes her first year of marriage to Andy represents everything she ever wanted. Their devotion runs deep and they naturally bring out each other's finest qualities. Then one afternoon changes everything. Ellen encounters Leo, the man who broke her heart eight years ago without explanation. Leo brought out her worst impulses and left her devastated when he disappeared from her life. She thought she had moved past him completely. His sudden reappearance awakens feelings Ellen believed were buried forever. She starts questioning whether her current life matches the one she was meant to live. Ellen must navigate between the security of her marriage to Andy and the unresolved emotions Leo's return has unleashed. The encounter forces her to examine what she truly wants and whether it's possible to fully love someone when another person still occupies space in her heart.
Genres: fiction, drama, romance, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance-romance
342 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press