Perfect for fans of The Half of It, Maggie Horne's debut YA contemporary novel is an ode to lifelong friendships
and discovering queer community.
You only get one soulmate, and I'm not throwing mine away.
Alana and Gray have been the perfect couple ever since they got together before high school â and neither of
them think that should have to change just because Alana came out as a lesbian.
Sure, things are a little different now: their romantic relationship is over, but their best-friends-since-forever
relationship is stronger than ever. And yeah, Alana sees the way her other friends now exclude her in tiny,
almost unnoticeable ways, but she still has Gray, and thatâs all thatâs ever mattered to her. Really, the only
difference is that instead of kissing Gray herself, Alana sets him up with other girls to do that.
But when new girl Tal arrives, she stops Alana and Gray in their tracks.
Suddenly, Grayâs all-in on his plan to get Tal to fall in love with him, and, for the first time, Alanaâs reluctant to
help. As Alana and Tal grow closer, and Alana begins to think Tal might share her feelings, she has to decide
whether to embrace her queerness and risk losing the life she thought she was building, or continue to hide
parts of herself and maintain the status quo.
Donât Let it Break Your Heart is a tender and romantic exploration of identity, love, and friendship that turns the
friends to lovers romance trope on its head.