"The whole point of having a soulmate is that after it all, despite everything, it's certain that you'll cross paths."
At twenty years old, you are left suspended in time until you meet The One. Once you two meet, it's up to you to fall in love, and grow old together. If only it was really that simple.
Erin Thomas is young and has things to do. She doesn't see why she should start the search to find her soulmate when she's hardly even found herself yet. That is, until she meets a boy who is so wonderful, he makes the whole world pale in comparison.
Agnes Clark's soulmate has gone away to find herself in Manchester, playing the bass guitar for a band that is about to become the next big thing. With her own band, playing to drunken crowds and making their own tour of the country, Aggie is determined to find her again. The fates just never quite seem to allow it.
Drew Cantor is an elusive film star. She hides away in her dressing room, night after night, show after show, determined not to meet the young handsome man who could be her soulmate. How else will she stay young and beautiful forever?
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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