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A Thousand Boy Kisses

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Tillie Cole ripped my heart out and then put it back together with a thousand kisses. Her writing is achingly beautiful and brilliant beyond words. Consider yourself warned: A Thousand Boy Kisses will leave you wrecked in the best way possible

Jess Daniels, USA Today bestselling author

I highly recommend this book with all my heart. Be prepared to ugly cry. Possibly more than once. I can almost guarantee that you'll be full-out sobbing at some point. But know that it is absolutely worth every single tear, because the ending was more beautiful than I could ever have imagined

This is the most beautiful, emotional, and stunningly written love story we've ever read...This book is as special as special can be

The unforgettable love story and TikTok sensation

Rune and Poppy met as children and quickly fell in love. As they grew older their love became stronger, before Rune returned to Norway. 
Convinced neither time nor distance can keep them apart they promised to be faithful. 
Two years later Rune is back, though not the boy Poppy remembers. 
Is there still a way back to each other after all this time? 
And will the secret Poppy is carrying bring them closer together or separate them for ever? 
Discover the story that will break your heart twice yet make you believe true love lasts for eternity . . .

DISCOVER THE UNFORGETTABLE TIKTOK SENSATION THAT HAS CAPTURED MILLIONS OF HEARTS 
 
'This book is breathtakingly, heartbreakingly beautiful. You will cry ugly tears' 5***** READER REVIEW 
 
'So moving that it left me sobbing but at the same time filled my heart. Beautiful, tragic, heartbreakingly wonderful' 5***** READER REVIEW 
 
'It is without a doubt the biggest ugly cry I have ever had from a book' 5***** READER REVIEW 
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Two hearts. One love story. An ending you will never forget . . . 
 
Rune Kristiansen and Poppy Litchfield met as children and swore to be friends forever. 
 
As teenagers, their friendship grew into a love that promised to last a lifetime. But their worlds were shattered when Rune was sent home to his native Norway. 
 
Two years later, Rune is back, and Poppy is ready for their happy ever after to begin. But the boy who returns is not the Rune she remembers. 
 
What happened to turn her sweet, thoughtful Rune into this brooding stranger? 
 
And will the secret Poppy is carrying bring them closer together or separate them forever? 
 
Discover the story that will break your heart and make you believe true love really does last for eternity . . . 
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'I have read books that have had me ugly crying in the past but I honestly don't think I've read a book before this one where tears flowed in every single chapter' 5***** READER REVIEW 
 
'The most heartbreaking, soul-shattering yet beautiful book I have ever read . . . I sobbed. I mean ugly crying' 5***** READER REVIEW 
 
'One of the most beautiful and most heartbreaking books I have ever read' 5***** READER REVIEW 
 
 'Rune couldn't have been more perfect, nor Poppy more perfect for him' 5***** READER REVIEW

Tillie Cole hails from a small town in the North-East of England. When she is not writing, Tillie enjoys nothing more than spending time with her little family, curling up on her couch watching movies, drinking far too much coffee, and convincing herself that she really doesn't need that last square of chocolate.

A Thousand Boy Kisses

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Tillie Cole ripped my heart out and then put it back together with a thousand kisses. Her writing is achingly beautiful and brilliant beyond words. Consider yourself warned: A Thousand Boy Kisses will leave you wrecked in the best way possible

I highly recommend this book with all my heart. Be prepared to ugly cry. Possibly more than once. I can almost guarantee that you'll be full-out sobbing at some point. But know that it is absolutely worth every single tear, because the ending was more beautiful than I could ever have imagined

This is the most beautiful, emotional, and stunningly written love story we've ever read...This book is as special as special can be

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