Thereafter

Sequel to Hereafter. The only thing worse than death is regret. When recently-deceased Irene Dunphy decided to "follow the light," she thought she'd end up in Heaven or Hell and her journey would be over. Boy, was she wrong. She finds that "the other side" isn't a final destination but a purgatory where billions of spirits are stuck with no way to move forward or back. Deranged phantoms known as "Hungry Ghosts" stalk the dead, intent on destroying them. The only way out is for Irene to forget her life on Earth—including the boy who risked everything to help her cross over. As Irene desperately searches for an alternative, help unexpectedly comes in the unlikeliest of forms: a twelfth-century Spanish knight and a nineteenth-century American cowboy. One offers a chance for redemption; the other, love. She won't be able to have either if she can't find a way to escape the hellish limbo they're all trapped in.