For fans of Sarah Dessen and John Green, this is a breathtaking debut about a couple who fall in love...twice.
Before: Reena Montero has loved Sawyer LeGrande for as long as she can remember. But he's never noticed that Reena even exists...until one day, impossibly, he does. Reena and Sawyer fall in messy, complicated love. Then Sawyer disappears without a word, leaving a devastated—and pregnant—Reena behind.
After: Almost three years have passed, and there's a new love in Reena's life: her daughter. Reena's gotten used to life without Sawyer, but just as suddenly as he disappeared, he turns up again. Reena wants nothing to do with him, though she'd be lying if she said his being back wasn't stirring something in her.
After everything that's happened, can Reena really let herself love Sawyer LeGrande again?
- Second Chance Romance: He disappeared without a word, leaving her devastated and pregnant. Now that Sawyer’s back, can Reena forgive the boy she’s always loved and give him a place in her—and their daughter’s—life?
- Teen Pregnancy Romance: One complicated love affair left Reena with the greatest gift she could imagine: her daughter, Hannah. This is a powerful, heartfelt story about unexpected motherhood and finding your own strength.
- Dual Timeline: Told in alternating chapters of "Before" and "After," this unforgettable novel pieces together a passionate past with a complicated, high-stakes present.
- Coming of Age Story: A poignant and realistic novel about forgiveness, family, and figuring out how to love when your heart has been shattered into a million pieces.
