ON THE EDGE OF AFTER BY BRITT WOLFE Winner of the Emerald Quill Books Prize for Fiction

A HEART STILL HEALING. A LOVE THAT ARRIVES ANYWAY — EVEN WHEN THE WORLD TRIES TO PULL IT APART.

A slow-burning, emotionally rich love story laced with quiet thriller tension — about grief, hope, and the courage it takes to begin again when loving someone comes with real risks.

Merritt Clarke isn’t looking for love — not anymore. Widowed and carefully rebuilding a life that no longer fits, she has learned how to survive the quiet aftermath of loss.

Then she meets Beau Laurent — a rising politician carrying ghosts of his own, careful with his heart and burdened by the demands of public life.

Their connection is immediate and undeniable. Their timing is impossibly wrong.

As their relationship steps into the spotlight, it draws sharp public scrutiny, powerful political enemies, and threats that turn dangerously real. Merritt and Beau must decide whether this tender, unexpected love is worth fighting for — even when staying together could cost them everything.

FOR READERS WHO LOVE:

  • Characters learning how to live again after loss

  • Quiet moments that ache with meaning

  • Love that arrives softly, yet powerfully

  • Stories laced with emotional depth and real-world tension

  • Tales that linger long after the final page

If you believe love can still find you — even when you’re not looking, and even when the world makes it complicated — this story was written for you.

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