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The Truth about Heartbreak

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By B. Celeste
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The Truth about Heartbreak by B Celeste is a poignant romance exploring first love and impossible desires. The narrator falls for an older, enigmatic boy when she is just thirteen—a figure both fascinating and unreachable. One fateful night alters their fragile connection, but an insurmountable obstacle remains: he belongs to another woman.
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I fell in love with him when I was thirteen years old.

He was older, mysterious, and unattainable. The guy I could never touch.

Then one night changed everything for us. But there was one huge problem.

He belonged to her.

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ISBN: 9798990924307

Publisher: B. Celeste Books LLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2019

Imprint: B. Celeste Books LLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 544g

Pages: 482

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