The Afterlife of Holly Chase

by Cynthia Hand

That’s how it felt like love should be—inevitable. Irresistible. Written in the stars.

Because I knew: You can try to keep the worst things down inside you. You can shove them away, not think about them, not deal. But they bubble up to the surface. They always do.

“Love can be an excellent motivator for change. Falling in love can help us to see the things in life that are truly important. It can make us want to be better people. It can teach us to sacrifice what is in our own best interest for the sake of someone else.

“I suppose we all deserve a chance to be saved,” Blackpool replied coolly. “Even if we don’t take it.”

It’s never too late to become what one could have been.

But love doesn’t always have to be about the happy ending. Love can be about beginnings, too.