A breathtaking new love story about a woman unexpectedly forced to choose between the husband she has long thought dead and the fiancé who has finally brought her back to life.
In her twenties, Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They build a life for themselves, far away from the expectations of their parents and the people of their hometown in Massachusetts. They travel the world together, living life to the fullest and seizing every opportunity for adventure.
On their first wedding anniversary, Jesse is on a helicopter over the Pacific when it goes missing. Just like that, Jesse is gone forever.
Emma quits her job and moves home in an effort to put her life back together. Years later, now in her thirties, Emma runs into an old friend, Sam, and finds herself falling in love again. When Emma and Sam get engaged, it feels like Emma’s second chance at happiness.
That is, until Jesse is found. He’s alive, and he’s been trying all these years to come home to her. With a husband and a fiancé, Emma has to now figure out who she is and what she wants, while trying to protect the ones she loves.
Who is her one true love? What does it mean to love truly?
Emma knows she has to listen to her heart. She’s just not sure what it’s saying.
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“Narrator Julia Whelan brings alive Reid’s age-old story of ‘what if’ when it comes to life choices and the impact of those decisions…Whelan projects heartbreak in every step of Emma’s plan to survive gut-wrenching grief. Emma’s two loves are so poignantly portrayed that their perspectives come to seem tragically real through Whelan’s beautiful performance.”
— AudioFile
“Earth-shaking romance…you will flip for this epic love story.”
— Cosmopolitan“The writing is evocative…and the first person narrative rings true.”
— Examiner (London)“Dripping with drama and tension…we’re beyond obsessed with this delicious read.”
— Sunset magazine“The mastermind behind the incredible summer read.”
— Bustle magazine“A breathtaking love story.”
— InStyle“Reid does such a good job of leading us through Emma’s emotional journey.”
— BookRiot“One True Loves delivers essential beach-read themes: charming pop culture references, coming-of-age firsts, and, ultimately, an emotional love triangle.”
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Taylor Jenkins Reid is the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including Malibu Rising and Daisy Jones & the Six, which was named a best book of the year by the Washington Post, Esquire, Parade, Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, and others.
Julia Whelan is a novelist, screenwriter, lifelong actor, and multiple award-winning audiobook narrator. She graduated with a degree in English and creative writing from Middlebury College and Oxford University. She is a former child actor who has appeared in multiple films and television shows.