Lily and Ryle have just settled into a civil co-parenting rhythm with their daughter, Emerson, when Lily suddenly runs into Atlas—almost two years after they last spoke. Elated that the timing finally seems right to give their relationship a real chance, Atlas asks Lily out on a date.

But Lily’s excitement is almost immediately replaced by dread and anxiety when she remembers that, though Ryle is no longer her husband, he is still very much a part of her life. And while Ryle would dislike Lily dating anyone, Atlas Corrigan is the one man he absolutely cannot stand having in his ex-wife’s and daughter’s lives.

Told from the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us gives readers a deeper look into Atlas’s past as he and Lily reconnect and rekindle the love they shared as teenagers—while navigating a volatile ex-husband who believes Atlas was one of the reasons his marriage with Lily ended.

It Starts with Us picks up where the epilogue of It Ends with Us left off, giving readers the exhilarating sequel to Colleen Hoover’s bestselling phenomenon they’ve been waiting for.