The Night That Changed Everything (42 page)

Laura: Both Ben and Alex in
The Best Thing . . .
were desperate to ‘make a difference' or ‘make their mark'. Are you secretly having an existential crisis?

Jimmy: I worry about time a lot. That's where Jamie's line about ‘You only get three billion heartbeats' comes from. Sometimes I get a bit mad in the car if the lights are green and no one is moving. I'm thinking: you've just wasted six of my heartbeats because you weren't paying attention. Actually, I'm thinking the same thing while I'm waiting for
you
to reply to my emails! For me, the book is about that line. You've got to make as many of your heartbeats count for something as possible.

Have you read Jimmy and Laura's fresh, funny and romantic first novel?

Everyone remembers their first love.

Holly certainly remembers Alex. But she decided ten years ago that love wasn't about mix tapes and seizing the moment – though she's not exactly sure it's about secret dates with your boss, either.

But what if the feelings never really went away?

Alex wants to make every moment of his new job count. It's a fresh start in a big city, and he's almost certain that moving to London has nothing to do with Holly. Almost.

How do you know if it was meant to be . . . or never meant to happen at all?

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First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Corgi
an imprint of Transworld Publishers
Copyright © Laura Tait and Jimmy Rice 2016
Cover illustration by Telegramme. Cover design by Becky Glibbery/ TW

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