On the Edge of Afterby Britt Wolfe
Winner of the Emerald Quill Books Prize for Fiction

A heart still healing. A love that arrives anyway — even when the world tries to tear it apart.

Merritt Clarke isn’t looking for love — not anymore. Widowed and carefully rebuilding a life that no longer fits, she has learned how to survive the quiet aftermath of loss.

Then she meets Beau Laurent — a rising politician carrying ghosts of his own, careful with his heart and burdened by the weight of public life.

Their connection is immediate and undeniable. Their timing is impossibly wrong.

As their relationship steps into the light, it draws sharp public scrutiny, powerful political enemies, and threats that turn dangerously real. Merritt and Beau must decide whether this love is worth fighting for — even when staying together could cost them everything.

A slow-burning, emotionally rich love story laced with quiet thriller tension, On the Edge of After explores grief, courage, forgiveness, and the fragile hope of beginning again when the world refuses to let you.

For readers who love characters learning how to live again, love that arrives softly yet powerfully, and stories that linger long after the final page.

Author: Britt Wolfe
Genre: Romance
Subgenre: Romance/Later in life Romance
Tropes: Slow burn
Audience: Adults

Content notes based on the synopsis: Bereavement / grief