Have you ever awoken from a dream so vivid that you can't help but wonder if it's more than that? Like: if maybe - just maybe - when you closed your eyes last night the universe finally heard your endless pleas for a sign that your broken heart wouldn't remain that way forever? The Other Side is a dual timeline Second Chance Romance, perfect 'chick lit' for a cosy night in or for reading by a pool. Set in the small town of Wicken Vale, nestled in the Lake District, its protagonist, Holly Flynn, has spent ten years trying - unsuccessfully - to get over her ex Adam Miller. What they had was brief but founded on a solid friendship. No wonder it hurt so much when they broke up. Oh, and there also was that dream she had before she'd even met him. The one she didn't even realise might be about him. The one that she believes was a vision of her soulmate. Only, she realised it too late. Long after he'd declared his certainty of them being destined for each other, too. Long after the accusations and blame ripped them apart and set them on opposite sides of the world.
Little wonder that, a decade later, Holly still can't get the man she hurt and who hurt her out of her heart or her mind. When she is invited to a reunion party, Holly is torn between her desire to see Adam again and the fear of reopening old wounds. Chance, however, offers Holly a third option as, the very day she receives her invite, Holly enjoys the first of several encounters with an intriguing and not-unattractive stranger. The more time Holly spends with her charming new friend, the more she opens herself to the possibility that she is finally ready to move on. While navigating her new relationship, Holly confidently accepts the invite. As the big day looms, however, a second chance for the couple beckons and Holly realises that keeping the past and present apart is easier said than done and finds herself forced into a decision: does she want the seemingly perfect man in her present? Or the imperfect man from her past who had once been perfect for her?
