It Starts with Us (Item 1671022; 10/18) will be available in most Costco warehouses.

The rest of the story

Costco member Colleen Hoover introduced readers to Atlas Corrigan in her novel It Ends with Us. When readers meet him, he is an 18-year-old homeless neighbor of the story’s narrator, Lily Bloom. Lily gives him food, access to a shower and a warm place to sleep on cold nights. Atlas and Lily end up separated by time and distance, only to reconnect several years later. The sequel, It Starts with Us, gives readers Atlas’ story, from his late teen years on.

Costco Connection What can you tell us about this book?
Colleen Hoover It Starts with Us picks right up where the first book left off—on the same day of the epilogue. It focuses on Lily and Atlas. I wanted to give readers some of the background from Atlas’ point of view that we had gotten from Lily’s letters as a kid. It’s also from Lily’s point of view, so we see her interactions with [her future husband] Ryle and how she handles it. Most of the book is in present day—Atlas and Lily’s life today.

CC What else would you like readers to know?
CH I don’t want to be put in a box as a writer. I just write what I’m in the mood to write—such as paranormal, thriller or romance books. My readers have come to know not what to expect next; that’s kind of become my brand.—Natalia Hendricks, Assistant Buyer, Books

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