Cover of Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)

Me Before You

Jojo Moyes

Me Before You #1

contemporary romance(1.8M)

A quirky, warm-hearted carer takes a job with a bitter former adventurer — and changes both their lives forever.

Content Warnings
grief

Description

Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life--steady boyfriend, close family--who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for a former athlete and adventurer who is wheelchair bound after a motorcycle accident. Soon his happiness means more to her than she expected.

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