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It Had to Be Him

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By Adib Khorram

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$17.99

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$23.99 CAD

A steamy, swoony second-chance romantic comedy from the USA Today bestselling author of I’ll Have What He’s Having

  • "Adib Khorram arrives in adult romance with a perfectly concocted love story. This book has all the ingredients I love in a romance: big feelings, delicious tension, and characters that stay with you long after the last page."
    Adriana Herrera, USA Today bestselling author of An Island Princess Starts a Scandal, on I'll Have What He's Having
  • “Gorgeously sensual and gorgeously real, Adib Khorram writes the perfect romance: one that you want to gulp down all at once...and also savor for as long as you can.  An absolutely unmissable read for anyone who loves spicy stories, happily ever afters, and swoons that will make your toes curl with delight. Five stars!”
    Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone, bestselling co-authors of A Merry Little Meet Cute, on I'll Have What He's Having
  • "A sensuous and immensely satisfying queer love story."
    Kirkus, Starred Review, on I'll Have What He's Having
  • "With an eminently likable group of characters, a generous helping of wine and foodie culture, and an extra steamy and tender love story, YA author Khorram’s first foray into adult fiction will warm readers’ hearts."
    Library Journal, Starred Review, on I'll Have What He's Having

On Sale
Sep 2, 2025
Page Count
384 pages
Publisher
Forever
ISBN-13
9781538739556

Adib Khorram

About the Author

ADIB KHORRAM is the author of Darius the Great Is Not Okay, which earned the William C. Morris Debut Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, and a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor, as well as a multitude of other honors and accolades. His follow-up, Darius the Great Deserves Better, received three starred reviews, was an Indie Bestseller, and received a Stonewall Honor. He also is the author of Kiss & Tell and the picture book Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story.

When he isn’t writing, you can find him learning to do a Lutz jump, practicing his handstands, or steeping a cup of oolong. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where people don’t usually talk about themselves in the third person.

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