New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2024). First edition - A thoughtful novel with an important message and a side of romance. "Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan for her. Every time she meets a new man, she receives a slip of paper with his name and a number on itthe exact amount of time they will be together. The papers told her shed spend three days with Martin in Paris; five weeks with Noah in San Francisco; and three months with Hugo, her ex-boyfriend turned best friend. Daphne has been receiving the numbered papers for over twenty years, always wondering when there might be one without an expiration. Finally, the night of a blind date at her favorite Los Angeles restaurant, theres only a name: Jake." 256 pp.