It Starts with Us
One or two intimate scenes, fade to black or lightly described.
Euphemistic. Softened or poetic language, little direct anatomy.
Estimated from the blurb. Five agreeing votes make it confirmed. · Ending: HEA
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Colleen Hoover te romperá el corazón. La esperada continuación de Romper el círculo (It Ends with Us). Lily y su exmarido, Ryle, acaban de pactar la custodia compartida de su niña cuando Lily se encuentra de nuevo con su primer amor, Atlas. Después de casi dos años separados, está entusiasmada porque, por una vez, el tiempo está de su lado, e inmediatamente dice que sí cuando Atlas le pide una cita. Pero su alegría se desvanece cuando piensa que, aunque ya no están casados, Ryle sigue teniendo un papel en la familia, y no consentirá que Atlas Corrigan esté presente en su vida y en la de su hija. Volver a empezar alterna entre las perspectivas de Lily y Atlas y continúa justo donde nos dejó Romper el círculo. Descubriremos más sobre el pasado de Atlas y seguiremos a Lily en busca de una segunda oportunidad de encontrar el amor verdadero mientras tiene que lidiar con un exmarido celoso. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 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. 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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