Eli never imagined his first date with Noah would turn into a loop he couldn’t escape. One spilled drink, one awkward stumble and the night resets. Again. Each morning it’s the same: the same text on his phone, the same pressed shirt, the same café table waiting.
At first, Eli scrambles. He cracks jokes, makes wild choices, even tries walking away. Nothing works. But as the nights pile up, he starts to notice the details: the way Noah fiddles with his watch, the spark in his eyes when he talks about his students, the laugh that feels too warm to be part of a script.
The more Eli listens, the more the date changes not in what happens, but in what it means. Love isn’t control. Vulnerability is both terrifying and necessary. Maybe the loop isn’t a trap at all, but a chance to see what’s always been there.
Still, one question haunts him: how many times can he risk his heart on the same night before it breaks for good?
And if the cycle ends, will Noah be there to choose him?
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Part of the Otherworldly Hearts series, this story brings its own magical twist to love and laughter.
Otherworldly Hearts proves romance can bloom anywhere through time, across magic, even out among the stars. This clean MM romcom series pairs oddball characters with laugh-out-loud disasters and tender connections in worlds where the impossible feels almost ordinary.
Spells backfire, ghosts meddle, shifters wrestle instincts they’d rather ignore, and aliens stumble their way through the messy art of love. Each standalone story mixes comedy, warmth, and a romance that stays sweet but never boring.
Sometimes the strangest places lead to the most unexpected happily ever afters.
