In this entertaining and thought-provoking novel, a thirty-something woman wakes up one day to discover her long-lost love has come back to lifeâbut is this new reality truly the answer to her heartâs desires?
Despite her great life in New York City as a prestigious book editor, Meade Peterson canât shake the heartache of losing her high school sweetheart. Fifteen years after his death, she still thinks about all the thingsâlove, family, happinessâsheâll never have, now that Danielâs gone. That is, until a new man, Tanner, enters Meadeâs life and brings her the kind of joy she hasnât experienced in years. Sheâs torn, though, over whether she can bear giving her heart away again. Taking time to reflect, Meade returns to her hometown of Austin for what should be a relaxing visitâbut instead, she becomes the victim of a violent crime.
Upon waking from her real-life Texas nightmare, Meade finds herself in another world where she doesnât recognize anything, until she realizes the man in bed beside her isnât a strangerâitâs Daniel. Meade has awakened into an alternate existence where Daniel is very much alive and has been part of her life for the past fifteen years.
Meade canât believe her good fortuneâsheâs finally experiencing the life sheâs always wanted! Or is she? As Meade quickly learns, if one thing in your life changes, nothing else may stay the same. And now sheâs forced to face the question: Is what sheâs gained worth what sheâs destined to lose?