Before Now

Fans of Ellen Hopkins and Jay Asher will fall in love with this this heartbreaking tale of doomed romance, expertly told in reverse order.

Against all odds, Atty and Cole have escaped their lives in Minneapolis, leaving judgmental parents and unsavory circumstances behind. Their getaway was anything but clean, however, and both of them are haunted and hounded by the mistakes of their pasts.

As their old lives begin to catch up with them, they make an unthinkable choice in order to stay together forever. Atty’s journal entries offer a telling and poignant look at the decisions that pushed them to the bitter end.

How does a love story end before it even begins?

• Told in Reverse: Unravel Atty and Cole’s tragic story from the bitter end to their hopeful beginning, told entirely through poignant journal entries.
• Lovers on the Run: A desperate road trip from Minneapolis to the California coast becomes their only chance at freedom—and their last chance to be together.
• Forbidden Love: He’s from the wrong side of the tracks with an addict mother; she’s the daughter of the cop who wants to lock him away.
• Doomed Romance: Faced with an impossible choice as their pasts close in, they vow to stay together forever… no matter the cost.