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Hannah and Sam, high‑school graduates, each set out over the summer to find their future partner. Amid a series of humorous misunderstandings, their paths cross and their chemistry grows, leading them to realize they have been "The One" all along.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Romance
Authors: Tom Ellen
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