A heartfelt coming-of-age novel about first love, devastating loss, and discovering the friendships that truly shape our lives. Elizabeth Smith returns to college expecting another year of classes, mock trial competitions, and time with her closest friends. Instead, she unexpectedly finds her first serious romance with fellow student Dean Wilson. As their relationship grows, Liz begins imagining a future she never thought possible. But when heartbreak shatters those dreams, she finds herself struggling with depression and questioning whether life will ever feel whole again. Through unexpected friendships, personal growth, and the quiet courage to keep moving forward one day at a time, Liz discovers that healing rarely happens the way we expect-and that sometimes the people who become our family are the ones we never saw coming. Set against the backdrop of college life in the early 2000s, The Double Breakup is an uplifting novel about resilience, hope, friendship, and learning that no single chapter defines an entire life.