Starting a new life after waking up from a coma, Emma Harris finds her plans of opening up a doggy day care derailed by her childhood nemesis, but she soon learns that life isn't what you are given, it's what you make of it. Emma Harris wakes up from a coma to learn that her fiancé and her BFF have fallen in love-- and she's lost her job. The life she knew is gone, but she's grateful to be alive. Desperate for a new start, Emma opens a doggy day care. The only space she can afford is owned by her childhood nemesis, Ali Pratt. Then a friend drops his grandpa off at the doggy day care because he can't find senior care. Another grandparent shows up. And another. In the midst of all that, Emma realizes she is falling for Simon, her Evil Physical Therapist. As Ali starts becoming her best friend, Emma comes to learn that life isn't what you're given, it's what you make of it. -- adapted from back cover

Sequel to: The forever girl.