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Not A Temporary Love | Finley & Harlyn #1

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Parts 37
Time 7h 26m

Reads 66,616
Votes 2,721
Parts 37
Time 7h 26m

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2023 WATTY'S SHORTLIST

When Finley Bowers decided to study abroad in England, he wasn't expecting to fall in love. But when Harlyn Evans shows up in his life, he brings a whole lot of goodness - and chaos - with him.

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Finley Bowers has always done what everyone expects of him. But the last few years have been rough, and he's decided to make his own decisions instead of what everyone else wants him to do. The first step is to get out of his tiny town and study in England for the semester with his best friend, Max. Little did he know three short months would change his whole life.

Harlyn Evans is really good at taking care of everyone else. He's not as good at taking care of himself. And after a long semester of too many work hours, piles of schoolwork, and his family's host student freezing him out, he's wary when the new host student, Max, moves in for the term. But Max and his best friend draw him in in ways he never expected.

As Finley and Harlyn get closer and try to figure out their feelings for each other, the end of the semester and Finley's return to the states looms in the distance. What will their future hold?

COMPLETED: June 14, 2023
SMALL EDITS MADE: July 6, 2023All Rights Reserved

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Finley & Harlyn

Season 1
37 parts
Season 2
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Season 3
33 parts

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