Love and Other Words
By Christina Lauren

An uplifting and unforgettable read that will make you fall in love with life again . . .'You can never go wrong with Christina Lauren!'and Paige Toon'A true joy from start to finish'and Kristin HarmelMacyand is settling into an ambitious if emotionally tepid routine: work hard as a new paediatrics resident, plan her wedding to an older, financially secure man, keep her head down and heart tucked away.But when she runs intoand Elliotand - the first and only love of her life - the careful bubble she's constructed begins to dissolve. Once upon a time, Elliot was Macy's entire world - growing from her gangly teen friend into the man who coaxed her heart open again after the loss of her mother . . . only to break it on the very night he declared his love for her.Told in alternating timelines between Then and Now, teenage Elliot and Macy grow from friends to much more - spending weekends and lazy summers together reading books and talking through their growing pains and triumphs. As adults, they have become strangers to one another until their chance reunion. Although their memories are obscured by the agony of what happened that night so many years ago, Elliot will come to understand the truth behind Macy's decade-long silence, and will have to overcome the past and himself to revive her faith in the possibility of an all-consuming love.The heart-breaking and heart-warming read from No. 1 international bestselling author Christina Lauren, author ofand The Unhoneymoonersand andand The Soulmate Equation.Find out why readers LOVE Christina Lauren:'Pure, irresistible magic from start to finish'and Emily Henry'Heartbreaking and hopeful' Amy Reichert'Pure joy'and Sally Thorne'What a joyful, warm, touching book!and This is the book to read if you want to smile so hard your face hurts' Jasmine Guillory'(A)and tender story of first love, mature love, and the people who change us in the best possible ways'and Washington Independent Review of Books'A coming-of-age tale exquisitely blended with second-chance love'and RT Book Reviews'This is the angsty, emotional book from Christina Lauren thatand will break your heart into a million pieces'and Goodreads'This book will reel you in with the beauty of first love'and Goodreads