Boy You Always Wanted

Francine's grandfather is running out of time, and his last wish is to see a male heir carry on the family traditions — outdated as Francine knows his thinking is, she'd do anything for him.

Her plan is to get family friend Ollie Tran, her childhood crush turned near-stranger, to pretend to be ceremonially adopted as the grandson her grandfather never had. Ollie wants nothing to do with the plan, or with the blunt, intense Francine forcing it on him, until he finds himself more invested in both than he expected.

Told in dual POV, a heartfelt YA romantic comedy about deception, grief, and figuring out what you actually want versus what you think you're owed.