It Starts with Us

By Colleen Hoover

Book #2 in the It Ends with Us series

Lily's past love returns, but her ex-husband's jealousy threatens her new beginning.

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323 pages· 85,613 words

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Bookroo's summary

Lily's life is finally finding balance with her ex-husband, Ryle, as they co-parent their daughter. But when her first love, Atlas, reappears, she faces a thrilling yet complicated choice. As Lily and Atlas explore a rekindled romance, Ryle's lingering presence looms large, threatening to unravel her newfound happiness. Switching between Lily and Atlas's perspectives, this sequel delves into Atlas's past and Lily's quest for true love amidst a jealous ex. Can Lily navigate the tangled web of her past and present to embrace a future with Atlas, or will Ryle's influence prove too strong?

From the publisher

Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us. Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life–and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life. Switching between the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us picks up right where the epilogue for the “gripping, pulse-pounding” (Sarah Pekkanen, author of Perfect Neighbors) bestselling phenomenon It Ends with Us left off. Revealing more about Atlas’s past and following Lily as she embraces a second chance at true love while navigating a jealous ex-husband, it proves that “no one delivers an emotional read like Colleen Hoover” (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author).

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