Before Now

Fans of Ellen Hopkins and Jay Asher will fall in love with this this heartbreaking tale of doomed romance, expertly told in reverse order.

Against all odds, Atty and Cole have escaped their lives in Minneapolis, leaving judgmental parents and unsavory circumstances behind. Their getaway was anything but clean, however, and both of them are haunted and hounded by the mistakes of their pasts.

As their old lives begin to catch up with them, they make an unthinkable choice in order to stay together forever. Atty's journal entries offer a telling and poignant look at the decisions that pushed them to the bitter end.

• YA Thriller: On the run from the law and their pasts, Atty and Cole must outsmart everyone who is hunting them, including Atty's police officer father.
• Modern Bonnie and Clyde: Stealing cars and crossing state lines, their desperate flight for freedom spirals toward a point of no return.
• A Raw and Unforgettable Road Trip: Told through Atty's raw journal entries, the story pieces together their frantic journey from the Midwest to the Pacific coast, counting down to their final, tragic decision.
• A Heartbreaking Love Story: Two teens who have nothing but each other are pushed to the absolute limit. Theirs is a story of intense first love and the unthinkable choices people make to protect it.