Bestselling author Colleen Hoover, whose books have sold millions of worldwide, returns with the long-awaited sequel to the #1 Sunday Times bestseller It Ends with Us, this time telling the beloved character Atlas’s side of the story and revealing what happens next.

Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have finally found a way to co-parent peacefully when an unexpected encounter brings her face-to-face with her first love, Atlas. After nearly two years apart, Lily is thrilled that, at last, timing is in their favor. So when Atlas asks her out, she doesn’t hesitate to say yes.

However, her happiness is soon overshadowed by the reality that, although she and Ryle are no longer together, he remains a significant presence in her life—and Atlas is the one person Ryle would never want around his ex-wife and daughter.

Told from both Lily and Atlas’s perspectives, It Starts with Us picks up right where the emotional epilogue of It Ends with Us left off, delivering a heartfelt and deeply satisfying conclusion to Colleen Hoover’s globally acclaimed novel.