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by Ryan Loveless (Goodreads Author)

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This sounds so bloody good! But before I read it, I gotta ask.... "loved" in the title? Does someone die or does this not end well? As much as I love crying during a great book, I kinda want to be able to stop crying after I finish it.

Ryan Loveless Well, the thing is, I had this writing teacher once who really drilled in that if a story is in past tense, then all verbs have to be in past tense. T…moreWell, the thing is, I had this writing teacher once who really drilled in that if a story is in past tense, then all verbs have to be in past tense. The example she always used was that even though she is a short person, in a story she would write, "I was short." She hasn't stopped being short, but the present tense doesn't fit in a past tense story. I'm feeling a little looser about that these days, but anyway, this is a very long-winded way of telling you that the "loved" is a grammatical choice and does not mean that the love has ended. :) Also no one dies. Also part 2 a lot of people have wondered this, which I never guessed would happen!(less)

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