How to Spend a Heart

Claire Mercer has spent years protecting every heartbeat. Then Ethan gives her a reason to spend them.A medical implant beneath Claire's skin measures the heartbeats she has left. Every exertion carries a cost, every strong emotion becomes a risk and every day is planned around preserving a future that may never arrive.When a frightening moment at work exposes the secret she has carefully hidden, Claire expects pity. Instead, Ethan offers patience, understanding and the unsettling possibility that staying alive may not be the same as living.As he draws her toward the experiences she has always avoided, Claire begins to question the rules that have kept her safe. How much of a life should be spent protecting the heart, and how much should be risked for the people who make it beat faster?Tender, romantic and deeply moving, How to Spend a Heart is a story about the time we are given, the choices that give it meaning and the people who make every moment worth its cost.