The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez

You fell in love with the caring software engineer in Just for Summer, you couldn’t get enough of the gorgeous veterinarian in Say You’ll Remember Me, and the hot carpenter in Part of Your World was impossible to forget… now Abby Jimenez does it again. All Chris wants is for Larissa to be happy, but here’s the catch — Chris is not her boyfriend.

From the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofSay You'll Remember Me comes a beautiful, compelling novel that revels in laughter, friendship, and the messy choices life can throw our way.


In everyone’s life, there’s a split-second decision that can change everything ...

For Larissa, it came when choosing who to ride home with after a concert. That night, she had no idea she’d met the perfect man. She and Chris are great friends, co-parenting a slightly unhinged rescue Yorkie, sharing their favorite books, and judging bread (pumpernickel for the win!). For the first time amid all her side hustles to scrape by, things finally feel easy.

But she didn’t choose Chris to drive her home all those months ago—she went with his best friend, and he became her boyfriend. All Chris wants is for Larissa to be happy. Standing by on the sidelines is slowly killing him, but making a move would destroy someone else.

How can something that feels so right be absolutely impossible? 

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