Counting Down to You

By: Sarah J. Harris

Narrated by: Shakira Shute, John York

From the bestselling author of Meet Me on the Bridge comes a moving, feel-good novel that shows it’s never too late to look for happiness, perfect for fans of Holly Miller, Cesca Major and Rosie Walsh.

Sophie can see how long people have left to live. Her first love Adam is back. And he has just 24 days to go.

Ever since the accident that changed Sophie’s life, she sees numbers everywhere. From the leaves on a tree to the volume of a puddle, everything has its number. And every person she meets? Their number is counting down the number of days they have left.

Despite being lonely, Sophie has decided she’s not dating anyone with a number smaller than 20,000 days: 55 years together should be plenty. Which is fine, until Adam—her first love and most definitely the one that got away—suddenly reappears. And his number? Just 24 days…

Sophie has tried and failed to save lots of people in the past; she thought she couldn’t alter fate, no matter how hard she tried. But the way Adam looks at her makes her feel alive again for the first time in years. She questions everything, and a spark is lit. Could true love be powerful enough to rewrite the future? Maybe some rules are meant to be broken, and perhaps Adam is the one who will show her that not every ending is set in stone…

©2025 Sarah J. Harris. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

‘I was completely caught up and swept away by Counting Down to You. I came for the unique premise and stayed for the moving, heartfelt story of true love and second chances. It’s a beautiful book and I know it will stay with me for a long, long time to come.’—Kate Storey, bestselling author of The Memory Library and The Forgotten Book Club

‘Thoughtful, emotional, sexy—a clever hook to draw you in, and a love story to sweep you away.’—Becky Hunter, author of One Moment and Meet Me When My Heart Stops

2 stars

I was excited to read Counting Down to You by Sarah J. Harris as I loved Meet Me on the Bridge. While this book has an intriguing premise, I often found myself bored by Sophie's recollection of the numbers around her. I understand it was to help us see things her way, but I zoned out whenever she talked about the number of leaves on a tree or hairs on a head. These details seemed more fluff than anything that added to the story. I wasn't invested in their relationship, whether Adam would be saved, or anything about the past and Lily. It took me forever to get through because I just didn't care about anyone. Compared to Meet Me on the Bridge, it felt like someone else had written this.

Shakira Shute as Sophie was okay. John York as Adam was really enjoyable to listen to.