If you thought you were confused when you graduated from high school, try it when you think you’re reincarnated from your great-great uncle and the love of your life has been dead for over 100 years.
Wills Harrington recently of Eton College is trying to find himself, both his past and present self, during his gap year in Rouen, France. Why Rouen? That’s where his great-great uncle died during World War I. The great-great uncle Wills believes, well, that he’s quite possibly him or something like that. Oh, and Wills dreams about a beautiful nurse, he’s trying to find her too.
Charlie Longley a senior in high school from St. Louis, Missouri convinces her friends to join her at a study abroad program in Rouen. Why Rouen? That’s where Charlie can explore her interest in World War I while learning French, simple enough. Charlie starts dreaming about a hot dead guy, she assumes he’s dead because he’s a soldier from World War I; if he’s not dead he’d be super old. Charlie’s dreams of World War I feel like memories and start messing with her head.
Charlie and Wills meet and it’s electric, really electric; Charlie gives off static-electricity that literally knocks Wills off his feet. Charlie and Wills try to reconnect in the 21st century while dealing with frenemies, a stalker, and their electric connection. Oh, and they need to get it all figured out before Charlie heads back to the States.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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