Books like A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole
When Rune Kristiansen comes home to Blossom Grove, Georgia, he carries the ache of a love that was promised and then broken two years earlier. Poppy Litchfield, his childhood friend, had cut him off without explanation. As Rune uncovers why, he faces the possibility that the greatest heartache—and perhaps a new beginning—lies ahead. A single kiss, a thousand memories, and a bond that tests the limits of time, distance, and forgiveness.
A heartfelt young‑adult romance that explores first love, grief, and the search for closure in a quiet Southern town.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Romance
Authors: Tillie Cole
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