This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

First published in the United States by St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group

NOT YOUR AVERAGE HOT GUY. Copyright © 2021 by Gwenda Bond. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Names: Bond, Gwenda, author.

Title: Not your average hot guy: a romantic comedy at the (possible) end of the world / Gwenda Bond.

Description: First Edition. | New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2021.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021016068 | ISBN 9781250771742 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9781250771759 (ebook)

Subjects: GSAFD: Horror fiction. | Science fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3602.O65648 N68 2021 | DDC 813/.6—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021016068

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First Edition: 2021