Two Lives with You

A Novel

De: Lauren Ho, Mindy Kaling - introduction

“Who knew flirting with your husband who doesn’t know he’s your husband could be this romantic?”—Mindy Kaling

What if they never married? For an overwhelmed husband and wife, that what-if wish comes true in an emotional and bittersweet novel about choices, sacrifice, and the love that they might lose forever.

When Dana and Nigel got married, they had such promise. After sixteen years, the cracks are showing.

Dana is a burned-out ER nurse, and Nigel is a recently unemployed stay-at-home dad whose professional identity is disappearing. Questioning the directions their lives have taken, Dana and Nigel are each granted a wish from a mysterious stranger. For one week they can escape the pressure of their lives in favor of ones in which they never married.

Waking up in an alternate reality where their youthful, individual dreams have come true is, at first, a marvel. When they meet by chance in Bali, Dana recognizes Nigel instantly, but he feels only an inexplicable connection to this stranger. And they discover there’s a catch to their wishes.

Returning to normal—and to the long-haul love they vowed would be forever—won’t be as easy as they thought. As the clock ticks down, Dana and Nigel face an impossible choice that will test the very foundation of their relationship and alter their lives forever.

©2026 by Lauren Ho. (P)2026 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

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“A fascinating and compelling look at one couple’s chance to fall in love again after life has pushed them apart. You’ll be reevaluating your own relationships when you turn the last page.”—Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Lauren Ho has the rare gift of being hilarious and devastating on the same page. Two Lives with You is a smart, unflinching, deeply human look at love, resentment, desire, and the quiet choices that shape a life. It’s messy, insightful, and wildly entertaining—proof that Ho is operating at the absolute top of her game. Read this if you like your fiction sharp, honest, and just a little bit dangerous.”—Justinian Huang, bestselling author of Lucky Seed and The Emperor and the Endless Palace

“Two Lives with You is an unputdownable exploration of marriage and the road not taken. It’s the perfect read for anyone who has ever secretly thought, Is this it for me? I truly loved every page!”—Amy Lea, international bestselling author