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Also by Adib Khorram:

Isn't He Romantic?, October 2026
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One Word, Six Letters, March 2026
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It Had to Be Him, September 2025
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The Breakup Lists, April 2025
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I'll Have What He's Having, September 2024
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I'll Have What He's Having, September 2024
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The Breakup Lists, April 2024
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Kiss & Tell, April 2022
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Darius the Great Deserves Better, September 2021
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IT HAD TO BE HIM
By: Adib Khorram

Forever
September 2025
On Sale: September 2, 2025
Featuring: Noah Bartlett; Ramin Yazdani
384 pages
ISBN: 1538739550
EAN: 9781538739556
Kindle: B0DSBJVHK5
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Romance LGBTQ | Romance Comedy | Romance Multicultural

Heartstopper meets Eat Pray Love in this swoony, spicy, second-chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Adib Khorram about two former classmates unexpectedly reuniting in Italy.
 
Ramin Yazdani's marriage proposal has just gone bottoms up: his ex dumped him in public for being boring. Bent on proving him wrong, Ramin books a spontaneous solo trip to Italy. When he runs into his high school crush while in a gelateria, however, his resolve to reinvent himself is put to the test.

Noah Bartlett’s in a rut. Since his divorce, he's become a bit of a homebody. So when his ex-wife insists he join her and their son on an Italian holiday, Noah reluctantly agrees. But his reticence turns to excitement when he sees his former classmate, who's aged just like a fine wine. As a teenager, Ramin fascinated him—and since Noah now knows that fascination was code for crush—all those feelings are quick to come rushing back.  

Soon Ramin and Noah are tumbling headfirst into a relationship. Only Ramin fears Noah’s feelings won’t last without Ramin’s adventurous new persona—and Noah's not sure he can be the supportive partner Ramin deserves. With the days counting down to the end of their trip, can their love last without the magic of Italy?

Audiobook Narrators- Corvin King, & Vikas Adam.