One Month of You
A Novel
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4.7 • 6 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
"Charming yet serious…Fans of complex characters in romance will be intrigued." —Booklist
A Walk to Remember meets Jojo Moyes in a stunning love story following one woman who has already seen how her story will end and the one man determined to change it...
When Alec asks Jess out, she knows it won't work. Is Alec charming? Of course. Attractive? Definitely. Can she not stop thinking about him…yes, but that’s also the problem. Because Jess has rules. And the first? Don't fall in love.
What no one knows is that Jess has inherited Huntington's disease from the mother that she cares for. And while witnessing her own future play out, Jess has learnt to keep everyone and everything at arm's length. But Alec is determined to break down those barriers. When she finally tells him why they have no future, he proposes a different option—just one month together.
One month to date. One month to live. One month to fall in love.
But as Jess grows closer to Alec, she knows she has to end it. It's better that he is hurt now rather than heartbroken later, isn't it?
A tearjerker of a novel covering love in all its forms, this tender debut is the perfect next read for fans of Jill Santopolo, Tracey Garvis Graves, and Colleen Hoover.
“A poignant book with the most beautiful love story at its heart. It looks at how hard it is to care for someone with a degenerative illness while trying to live your own life. Loved it!” - Caroline Khoury, author of It Must Be Love
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Me Before You meets vintage Lurlene McDaniel in Ewart's uneven debut. Manchester, England, native Jess has recently adopted nine rules to live by, beginning with "do not fall in love." This is both to safeguard her own heart and to prevent anyone else from getting hurt; caring for her mother, who has a terminal illness that Jess worries she too will inherit, takes all the time and energy Jess can muster. A one-night stand with handsome bartender Alec provides a much needed release, but Jess is emphatic that she doesn't want a relationship. Too-good-to-be-true Alec accepts this but suggests a no-strings-attached month of dating, saying Jess deserves "all the good bits of a relationship, even if it can't last." They both have secrets that complicate the arrangement, but the biggest obstacle is Jess herself, who harshly rejects every romantic overture Alec makes. While Jess's stress and fear are understandable, the tenderness of the familial plot contrasts oddly with Jess's poor treatment of the dishy Alec. Readers are in for a bumpy ride.
