Happily Never Afterlife

About this book

Waking up dead is the last thing 86-year-old Minerva Mae Carmine expected after a routine medical procedure. Expecting to reunite with Harold, her husband of 54 years, Mae is instead blindsided by a bureaucratic nightmare: she is told her true soulmate is a shaggy-haired stranger named Mr. Blakely. Refusing to accept this "clerical error," the sharp-tongued Mae decides to track down her husband, dragging the reluctant Mr. Blakely along for the ride. The duo is bound by a literal red tether that delivers an electroshock if they stray too far, forcing them into a reluctant, high-stakes road trip through the Afterlife. As they navigate a bizarre landscape filled with demons, sinkholes, and endless paperwork, the pair clashes over everything from breakfast habits to their conflicting outlooks on existence. He is a war-toughened optimist with a guarded heart, while she is a die-hard realist clinging to her past. Utilizing the classic enemies-to-lovers trope, this journey forces Mae to confront the terrifying question of who she becomes if she lets go of her old life. As they traverse the long road of eternity, Mae must decide if she will continue chasing memories or risk opening her heart to a new, impossible adventure.