This Wasn't Meant to Happen

By Ali Harris

‘A beautiful, brave, important book…devastatingly sad, yet still filled with light, hope and so much love’ Sunday Times Bestseller Paige Toon

For Sofie King, love has always been a risk.

She’s been living under a thundercloud since her dad’s sudden death when she was just a teenager, building a career in insurance and letting the numbers predict the safest options. But meeting husband Rory was like a ray of sunshine breaking through: he can’t help but always see the bright side.

When Sofie falls pregnant, the couple begin to dream of their future as a three. But just a week before her due date, the worst thing imaginable happens and there is no baby to bring home from the hospital.

Sofie and Rory are cast into the chaos of the deepest, darkest grief. Can they find hope again, somewhere in this raging storm? Is there still a future for their marriage? The overwhelming love they have for the life Sofie carried means nothing will ever be the same again.

Author: Ali Harris
Format: ebook
Release Date: 11 Sep 2025
Pages: None
ISBN: 978-0-00-870845-0
Ali Harris lives in Cambridge with her husband and three children. She has a degree in Performing Arts and cites theatre as her third love – after her family and books. There’s not a musical she’s seen (and she’s seen many!) that she hasn’t loved.Prior to having children, Ali was a journalist and wrote for a variety of women’s magazines including Glamour, Cosmo, Red, Stylist and ELLE.She is the author of three previous novels, including Sunday Times bestsellers Miracle on Regent Street and The First Last Kiss, as well as Written In The Stars. Her upcoming novel was written after a prolonged break following the loss of her baby girl, late in pregnancy.

'Oh my heart. This is a book that lands deeply' Sunday Times Bestseller Giovanna Fletcher -