Synopsis: Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have finally settled into a civil co-parenting routine when she unexpectedly reunites with her first love, Atlas. Overjoyed after nearly two years apart, she eagerly accepts his invitation for a date. However, her excitement is quickly tempered by the reality that, despite their divorce, Ryle remains a significant presence in her lifeāand Atlas is the one man he will resent being involved with her and their daughter. Told from the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us picks up right where the epilogue of the bestselling phenomenon It Ends with Us left off. Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have finally settled into a civil co-parenting routine when she unexpectedly reunites with her first love, Atlas. Overjoyed after nearly two years apart, she eagerly accepts his invitation for a date.