The Boy You Always Wanted

The Boy You Always Wanted

From Not Here To Be Liked Author Michelle Quach Comes A Smartly Funny, Heartfelt Story Told In Dual Pov About A Young Woman Roping In Her Childhood Crush To Act As An Honorary Male Heir To Fulfill Her GrandfatherS Dying Wish. A Story About First Love, Familial Duties, And Finding Yourself-Perfect For Fans Of Emiko Jean And Loan Le.Francine Loves Her Grandfather, But Their Time Together Is Running Out. He Has One Final Wish: To See A Male Heir Carry On The Family Traditions. Francine Knows His Ideas Are Outdated, But She Would Do Anything For Him. Her Solution? Ask Ollie Tran, A Family Friend (And Former Crush, Not That It Matters), To Pretend To Be Ceremonially Adopted And Act Like The Grandson Her A Gung Never Had.Ollie Has Always Made A Point Of Avoiding The Odd, Too Blunt (And Fine, Sort Of Cute) Francine, Whose Intensity Has Always Made Him Uncomfortable. So When She Asks Him To Help Deceive Her Dying A Gung, OllieS Definitely Not Down. He DoesnT Get Why Anyone Would Go To Such Lengths, Even For Family. Especially With A Backwards (And Sexist, Ollie Keeps Stressing) Scheme Like This.Francine, However, Is Determined To Make It Work, And Soon Ollie Finds Himself More Invested In Her Plan-And In Her-Than He Ever Thought Possible. But As The Tangled Lies And Feelings Pile Up, Francine Will Have To Discover What Exactly She Needs For Herself-And From Ollie. Because Sometimes The Boy You Always Wanted IsnT What You Expected.