u003cbu003eGet swept up in an epic romance from the #1 u003ciu003eNew York Times u003c/iu003ebestselling author of u003ciu003eThe Notebooku003c/iu003e, a heartbreaking love story spanning decades and continents--from North Carolina to Zimbabwe.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eHope Anderson is at a crossroads. At thirty-six, she's been dating her boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon, for six years. With no wedding plans in sight, and her father recently diagnosed with ALS, she decides to use a week at her family's cottage in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, to ready the house for sale and mull over some difficult decisions about her future.u003cbru003eTru Walls has never visited North Carolina but is summoned to Sunset Beach by a letter from a man claiming to be his father. A safari guide, born and raised in Zimbabwe, Tru hopes to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding his mother's early life and recapture memories lost with her death. When the two strangers cross paths, their connection is as electric as it is unfathomable . . . but in the immersive days that follow, their feelings for each other will give way to choices that pit family duty against personal happiness in devastating ways. u003cpu003eIlluminating life's heartbreaking regrets and enduring hope, EVERY BREATH explores the many facets of love that lay claim to our deepest loyalties--while asking the question, u003ciu003eHow long can a dream survive?u003c/iu003e