The Year of What If: A Novel by Phaedra Patrick

On the brink of her second marriage, Carla Carter, founder of Logical Love dating agency, believes she's found true love with Tom. However, a tarot reading shakes her confidence, suggesting her soulmate is someone from her past European gap year. Determined to debunk the curse that Carter women are unlucky in love, Carla embarks on a quest across Europe to reconnect with the men she briefly dated twenty-one years ago.

From Spain to Portugal, Italy to France, Carla revisits old flames, hoping to find the one who matches the tarot's prediction. Each encounter stirs memories and emotions, challenging her beliefs about love and destiny. As she navigates through romantic landscapes and rekindles old connections, Carla confronts her own doubts and fears about second chances and rewriting her family's love history.

Along the way, Carla discovers insights about herself and the nature of love that she hadn't anticipated. She grapples with questions of fate versus choice, wondering if she can alter her family's perceived curse by forging her own path to happiness.

As Carla's journey unfolds, she finds herself caught between the comfort of familiarity and the allure of what might have been. Ultimately, whether she ends up with Tom or one of her past flames, Carla's quest becomes a transformative exploration of love, identity, and the possibility of rewriting her future against the backdrop of Europe's romantic settings.