Every heartbreak brings him closer to the man he’s meant to become.

It feels like fate is offering Barnaby Fox a second chance when Annabel's face on the school brochure leads him to Kentwood Landing, but it’s not to the joyful reunion he expected. Barnaby’s heartsick to discover Annabel’s dating Devlin now, and Devlin’s made it his mission to torment  Barnaby. In spite of Barnaby’s always good intentions, there are some things even using his secret trust fund can’t make amends for, including the accident that killed Devlin’s mother. What Barnaby needs is a coxswain, someone to guide and inspire him to stay on the right path. As Annabel and Devlin’s relationship fractures, old sparks refuse to die and Barnaby dares to hope that love, and redemption, might be within reach.

Where will life take these star-crossed lovers next? Tender, wry, and quietly redemptive, The Death Spiral, the enticing sequel to Barnaby Atlas Fox, is a story of first loves, second chances, and the long, uncertain work of growing into oneself.