Every Borrowed Beat

Seventeen-year-old Sydney Wells received a heart transplant after years of waiting, a second chance at life that came at the cost of another's. She now grapples with survivor's guilt and the profound question of how to fully live when her existence is owed to someone else's loss. Sydney embarks on a journey to understand the person whose heart beats within her, leading her deep into the world of her presumed donor, Mia.

As Sydney navigates Mia's life, she encounters Mia's best friend, Clayton, and finds herself entangled in a web of hidden truths and unexpected connections. With her long-distance friend and fellow heart-failure patient, Chloe, facing worsening health, Sydney must confront the complexities of her new reality, the secrets she uncovers, and the future she must build for herself. This story explores themes of grief, identity, and the meaning of a life given and reclaimed.