About the book: 2016 / One kiss lasts a moment. But a thousand kisses can last a lifetime. One boy. One girl. A connection that formed in an instant and lasted a decade. A connection that neither time nor distance could break. A connection that will last forever. Or that's what they were counting on. When seventeen-year-old Rune Christiansen returns from his native Norway to the small town of Blossom Grove, Georgia, where he befriended Poppy Litchfield as children, there is only one thing on his mind. Why did the girl who was half of his soul, who promised to faithfully wait for his return, cut off communication without explanation? Rune's heart was broken years ago when Poppy went silent. But when he learns the truth, he realizes that the worst heartache is yet to come..