Three novels. One unforgettable love story.

From the moment they met in Algebra class, Amelia Rai and Jason Mendez were never simple. Over a decade, they grew up, broke apart, found each other again—and built a life full of promises. But promises are easy to make. And even easier to break.

In It Wasn’t Supposed to Be Like This, a devastating car crash triggers Amelia’s memory loss—and exposes secrets her husband prayed would stay buried. In The Way It Was, we travel back to the beginning: high school crushes, emotional distance, and a love that always felt too fragile to last. And in The Way It Ends, we fast-forward to the fallout. Years later, their daughter Lani confronts a future shaped by a past she never chose.

Raw, unflinching, and deeply human, this trilogy explores the lifelong consequences of betrayal, the ache of forgiveness, and what it means to fight for a love that no longer feels safe—but still feels like home.

This special edition includes:

• All three full-length novels (It Wasn’t Supposed to Be Like This, The Way It Was, and The Way It Ends)

• Bonus epilogues and expanded scenes

• A behind-the-scenes author note about the story that inspired it all

For fans of Colleen Hoover, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and emotionally immersive fiction, The Way It Wasn’t is a series that will haunt you, heal you—and stay with you long after the final page.