After experiencing a devastating breakup, I sought out every book I could that might help me get through that confusing, chaotic time. I was drawn to stories about healing after heartbreak and particularly ones on fated love, as I believed if I could find my soulmate, I would be certain I would have a love that would never again fail. As I read these books, I began chronicling my own journey in my memoir, and then later on, launching Rock That Relationship!, a podcast about manifesting positive relationships. My hope was that the book and podcast would help others through their own journeys from heartbreak to healing to love.
So much so, that like Natasha, I wanted to seek out an astrologer to discover my elusive soulmate’s birth date and place so I could begin the search for true love.
During so many moments in the story, I could feel the wavering sense of desperation and hope as Natasha combed through every possible prospect for love, even the ones who were not a fit! I cheered her on, hoping not only would she meet her soulmate but that her strategy for doing so would work, providing us all a blueprint for finding “the one.”
It's the cusp of Natasha Sizlo's forty-fourth birthday. Still reeling from her disastrous divorce, she's navigating life as a single mum alongside a cutthroat career in LA real estate. In the meantime, her ex-husband is dating a Hollywood star and she's just broken it off with her handsome but non-committal French boyfriend. Just when it seems things can't get worse, her beloved father is given months to live.
So when she's gifted a session with an astrologist, Natasha - though a sceptic - figures she has nothing to lose. The reading…
Miranda’s professional setback in Miranda in Retrograde summoned a spark in me – what would I do if I had a year off from my current life to do or be anything?
As a type-A overthinker and overpreparer, like her, I loved the idea of abandoning my rational self to instead follow my horoscope. But, in reality, would I do it? Perhaps – as long as I embarked on the journey like she did, basing spontaneity off of a clearly methodical approach, relentlessly following astrological predictions each day, without fail.
In the end, though, I resonated with her realization that happiness and love might be in plain sight, less any astrological prophecy, if we just let go of the avid hunt to find it.
Secrets, lies, and second chances are served up beneath the stars in this moving novel by the bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends. Think White Lotus meets Virgin River set at a picturesque mountain inn.
Seven days in summer. Eight lives forever changed. The stage is…
In Maybe in Another Life, I was moved by how two distinct journeys stemming from one somewhat insignificant life choice can lead to a pre-destined outcome and fated love.
This book really leans into how the Universe may have bigger plans for us, regardless of how we choose to get there, which challenged my notion of the “one path-one destination” outlook when it comes to fate. I was left intrigued and inspired by the role of free will, but affirmed that destiny is destiny, after all.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Named "Best Book of the Summer" by Glamour * Good Housekeeping * Cosmopolitan * PopSugar * Bustle * Goodreads
From the acclaimed author of Forever, Interrupted and After I Do comes a breathtaking novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame; in alternating chapters, we see two possible scenarios unfold-with stunningly different results. At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She has lived…
This book inspired me to see that second chances at love might not simply be an opportunity to reconnect with an old flame, but instead, the Universe’s way of guiding us to our destiny.
I have always believed soulmate romance to be one in which you cross paths with a stranger, and a magnetism emerges. But the idea of finding your way back to someone you already know affirmed for me that trusting my intuition, leaning into divine timing, and taking chances might lead me back to a great love that somehow got away.
WARNING: This is the regular print edition of Once in a Lifetime. For the Deluxe Edition, choose the Hardcover format.
True love deserves a second chance.
Leigh Sterling and Jodie Whitehouse share a passionate connection. Unfortunately, their differing visions of the future force them apart. Life goes on, but their attempts at other relationships fail to measure up to the love they once shared.
When they see each other again after more than a decade apart, they realize they may be soulmates. Can they ever find their way back to one another?
Secrets, lies, and second chances are served up beneath the stars in this moving novel by the bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends. Think White Lotus meets Virgin River set at a picturesque mountain inn.
Seven days in summer. Eight lives forever changed. The stage is…
This was a breath of fresh air for me, affirming how messy, raw, and sometimes completely chaotic the quest to heal and move on after heartbreak can be, particularly given that I read it after a difficult breakup.
As I tagged along with Gabrielle through her travels, witnessing her make one questionable decision after the next, all in an effort to stop hurting and find love and happiness, I saw how forging through “the mess” is simply part of the healing process.
Her book inspired me to take chances, even if they backfire, put myself out there, and embrace the idea that the journey to heal and find love can be far more important than any destination.
While this story isn’t about actually finding that fated love, it’s about her own destiny to embark on a journey of self-love, which, to me, is the best love you can find.
A year and a half into our marriage, I found out my husband had been having an affair with a nineteen-year-old for six months. I filed for divorce and left.
Two weeks later I met a man, and we fell madly in love. It was a fairy-tale romance for a month and a half, and he convinced me to join him on a romantic month-long vacation in Italy. Forty-eight hours before we were supposed to get on a plane, he told me he needed to go by himself. I was devastated. So, I had a decision to make. Either stay…
The Soulmate Strategy: My Imperfect Plan to Conquer Heartbreak and Find True Love is the story of my relentless quest to heal from heartbreak and find my soulmate after a devastating end to my seven-year relationship. Throughout the course of one year, I deploy 44 different strategies on a home-grown healing checklist I crafted, intentionally designed to help me move quickly through heartache to find love again.
As I embark on each strategy, some with more success than others, I realize that neither healing nor love can be controlled, no matter how ironclad any checklist might be. What unfolds is deep healing that comes in unexpected ways, two possible paths to love, and a journey that proves that happiness is often in plain sight.
