Winner of the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards in the ROMANCE category.
You'd hardly call the Voss a "normal" family. They live in a renovated church, mom, who was recently treated for cancer, lives in the basement, and dad is married to her former nurse. And then there is Merit.
Merit Voss collects the trophies she didn't win. It's a strange hobby, but it has a special meaning for her. When she goes to a garage sale to look for her new catch, she runs into Sagan instead of a trophy. His personality, humor and disarming optimism immediately charm her. You could almost say it was love at first sight. Until Merit discovers that Sagan is a bit… set. The reclusive Merit becomes even more withdrawn after this realization. As if she were watching her life and her weirdo family from afar. Until she discovers a secret that no trophy can ever replace…