But Then I Met You
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Last published Thu, Jan 16, 2014
Seventeen year old Genevieve Rowley has social anxiety disorder. She spends her life hiding in her room, avoiding the human race to the best of her ability. She's convinced herself that being alone is what she wants, but really, all she wants is to be saved. So when cute, witty Samuel Stone with the inky black eyes and wave of dark hair shows up on her doorstep, Genevieve is thrown into a cake mixer of doubts, possibilities and hopes. Is this boy the knight she's been waiting for? Or is she building herself up for a big dose of let down?
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