How to Love

A stunning new voice in contemporary fiction brings an unforgettable love story perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen.



Reena has been in love with Sawyer LeGrande for as long as she can remember. Growing up with their parents being best friends, shy Reena has lived just outside of Sawyer's orbit, without ever quite capturing his attention. So when he decides to pursue her best friend, Allie—it changes everything. All at once, it feels like she's lost the two people in her life she cared about most. The only answer is to ferociously pursue her dream of traveling and getting out of her small Florida town.



But just as she is closing the door of her childhood dream, Sawyer starts to notice her. It almost seems too good to be true. Then tragedy strikes, changing their course once more. Reena is left pregnant, and Sawyer abruptly leaves town, abandoning Reena and breaking her heart. Gorgeously told in alternating chapters of "Before" and "After," How to Love tells the story of two people who are indelibly shaped by a love that neither can forget.