One True Loves: A Novel

by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Julia Whelan (Read by)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781797153629
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Audio
Publication date:	06/13/2023
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.50(h) x 5.00(d)

About the Author

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.

Editorial Reviews

Reid does such a good job of leading us through Emma’s emotional journey.”

BookRiot

A breathtaking love story.”

InStyle

The mastermind behind the incredible summer read.”

Bustle magazine

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

Dripping with drama and tension…we’re beyond obsessed with this delicious read.”

Sunset magazine

The writing is evocative…and the first person narrative rings true.”

Examiner (London)

One True Loves delivers essential beach-read themes: charming pop culture references, coming-of-age firsts, and, ultimately, an emotional love triangle.”

RT Book Reviews

Earth-shaking romance…you will flip for this epic love story.”

Cosmopolitan

"Taylor Jenkins Reid writes with ruthless honesty, displaying an innate understanding of human emotion and creating characters and relationships so real I’m finding it impossible to let them go. After I Do is a raw, unflinching exploration of the realities of marriage, the delicate nature of love, and the enduring strength of family. Simultaneously funny and sad, heartbreaking and hopeful, Reid has crafted a story of love lost and found that is as timely as it is timeless."

author of The Sea of Tranquility - Katja Millay

"Moving, gorgeous and, at times, heart-wrenching. Taylor Jenkins Reid writes with wit and true emotion that you can feel. Read it, savor it, share it."

New York Times bestselling author of The Violets of March - Sarah Jio

Taylor Jenkins Reid delivers a seductive twist on the timeless tale of a couple trying to rediscover love in a marriage brought low by the challenges of domestic togetherness. I fell in love with Ryan and Lauren from their passionate beginning, and I couldn’t stop reading as they followed their unlikely road to redemption. Touching, perceptive, funny, and achingly honest, After I Do will keep you hooked to the end, rooting for husbands and wives and the strength of true love.

Beatriz Williams

"Taylor Jenkins Reid offers an entirely fresh and new perspective on what can happen after the "happily ever after." With characters who feel like friends and a narrative that hooked me from the first page, After I Do takes an elegant and incisively emotional look at the endings and beginnings of love. Put this book at the top of your must read list!"

New York Times bestselling author - Jen Lancaster

I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see who Emma would give her heart to.

First for Women

"Dripping with drama and tension, we’re beyond obsessed with this delicious read.

Sunset Magazine

Praise for After I Do:
“Written in a breezy, humorous style familiar to fans of Jane Green and Elin Hilderbrand, After I Do focuses on Lauren’s journey of self-discovery. The intriguing premise and well-drawn characters contribute to an emotionally uplifting and inspiring story.

Booklist

The writing is evocative. and the first person narrative rings true...Sign me up for the next Taylor Jenkins Reid book, please!

Examiner.com

"If you read this title and thought to yourself, 'Hey wait, isn't that a typo?', Reid's heartwarming tale of a choice between two loves might just convince you otherwise."

Brit+Co

…Taylor Jenkins Reid is the reigning queen of summer reads.

SheKnows

"[Reid] is so skilled at creating complex, likeable characters that you’ll find yourself struggling to root for one man over the other."

Real Simple

"If you feel emotionally connected to Adele’s music, read One True Loves.

The Reading Room

"So compelling...Reid is so talented at creating characters you believe in."

Associated Press Staff

The mastermind behind the incredible summer read.

Bustle

"You'll laugh, weep and fly through each crazy-readable page."

Redbook