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Hi! Im looking for book recommendations where the boy likes a girl but shes with someone else and the boy and girl end up together in the end. Thank you!

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[-] bob_lemon@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago

Ken Follett actually likes to do this. Pillars of the Earth and its sequel World Without End both have it. A dangerous fortune does, too. They're all primarily historical fiction though, the romance is always just a part of it.

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