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  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. • Part 1 •
  4. • Chapter 1 •
  5. • Chapter 2 •
  6. • Chapter 3 •
  7. • Chapter 4 •
  8. • Chapter 5 •
  9. • Chapter 6 •
  10. • Chapter 7 •
  11. • Chapter 8 •
  12. • Chapter 9 •
  13. • Chapter 10 •
  14. • Chapter 11 •
  15. • Chapter 12 •
  16. • Chapter 13 •
  17. • Chapter 14 •
  18. • Chapter 15 •
  19. • Part 2 •
  20. • Chapter 16 •
  21. • Chapter 17 •
  22. • Chapter 18 •
  23. • Chapter 19 •
  24. • Chapter 20 •
  25. • Chapter 21 •
  26. • Chapter 22 •
  27. • Chapter 23 •
  28. • Chapter 24 •
  29. • Part 3 •
  30. • Chapter 25 •
  31. • Chapter 26 •
  32. • Chapter 27 •
  33. • Chapter 28 •
  34. • Chapter 29 •
  35. • Chapter 30 •
  36. Acknowledgments
  37. Reading Group Guide
  38. ‘Meant to Be Mine’ Teaser
  39. one
  40. Continue Reading…
  41. About the Author
  42. Copyright

So, I have to have faith in the prophecy. I’ve given up too much not to believe in it. Gloria has never been wrong. I cling to her guidance even more closely than our other family members do. We’re kindred spirits. My favorite childhood memories are of playing dress-up in her closet while she told stories about each piece: playing with long strands of turquoise beads that Grandpa Raymond bought her in Hawaii, shrugging on the fabulous sequined jacket she wore to Mom’s second wedding, stepping into the too-big slingback pumps she wears to the ballet. She trusted me with the secret ingredient that makes her dirty martinis so spectacular (I’ll never tell) and took me to Paris for a week in high school when Rae was busy with soccer camp. Gloria wouldn’t mess up—not ever, and certainly not for me.

“This is the final boarding call for flight 1224 to Portland, Maine,” the agent announces.

My chest feels tight as I roll my suitcase toward the gangway. The flight attendant scans my boarding pass. I walk down the narrow passage, step over the threshold onto the plane, and find my seat, 11A. The New York–Portland shuttle is small enough that there are only four seats per row. If nothing else is in my favor today so far, I’m grateful to at least have a window seat. Seeing my city from above always reminds me of how many joyful experiences I’ve crammed into a few small square miles.

I stow my carry-on in the overhead compartment, pull out my magazine, and rest my purse on the aisle seat next to me. Flipping through the pages will calm me down. I’ve barely made it past the ads and the editor’s letter when I hear a deep voice.

“Excuse me, do you mind moving your purse? I believe this is my seat.”

Ocean-blue eyes. High cheekbones. A mess of dark blond hair. I look up to find the most handsome man I’ve ever seen in my life—right on schedule.

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Meant to Be Mine

Hannah Orenstein

About the Author

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HANNAH ORENSTEIN is the author of Playing with Matches and Love at First Like, as well as the senior dating editor at Elite Daily. Previously, she was a writer and editor at Seventeen.com. She lives in Brooklyn.

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