Ancient History Between Us – Kaitlyn Hill

I’ve never been an athletic guy, but I started working out a couple years ago, after the millionth time it was recommended to help with my anxiety. Unfortunately, it does help. Even more unfortunately, I’ve come to enjoy it. But I don’t think I’ve ever appreciated the results as much as I do at this moment. I try to keep my smug grin to myself as I turn and start down the ladder. The water is cooler than I expected as I ease in but feels incredible under the midday sun.

I paddle toward Cammie, who’s now floating with eyes closed and face tipped up toward the blue sky. She must hear the small ripples as I draw near, because she speaks before I can without opening her eyes. “You took your life jacket off.” I look down as if to confirm the accusation. “Yeah, Paolo said that was okay, since the water is so shallow here.” “I just thought you were Mr. Safety and all,” she goes on. “Didn’t expect you’d want to risk it.”

I frown. She really thinks I’m a paranoid mess, doesn’t she? “Being in shallow water like this is way less dangerous than being on a boat getting tossed around in the open ocean. Worst-case scenario, my feet can reach the bottom and I can bounce myself back up to the surface.” Why are we even talking about this?

I think. I’m still antsy from Max’s text, but trying to be present, to focus on what I’m here for, I change the subject. “What do we think about Paolo so far? Any major paternal vibes coming off him, or anything clicking for you?” Cammie’s eyes pop open and her head turns abruptly to check if Paolo is within hearing range.

Like I would have said anything if he was.

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Description: New York, NY : Delacorte Romance, 2026. | Audience: Ages 12 and up | Audience: Grades 7–9 | Summary: “When exes Cammie and West unwillingly reunite in Italy and embark on a mission to find Cammie’s biological father, their messy romantic history threatens to repeat itself”— Provided by publisher. Identifiers: LCCN 2025025516 (print) | LCCN 2025025517 (ebook) | ISBN 978-0-593-65097-4 (paperback) | ISBN 978-0-593-65098-1 (ebook) Subjects: CYAC: Love-hate relationships—Fiction | Voyages and travels—Fiction | Birthfathers—Fiction | Romance stories | LCGFT: Romance fiction | Novels Classification: LCC PZ7.1.H5617 An 2026 (print) | LCC PZ7.1.H5617 (ebook) Ebook ISBN 9780593650981 Interior art used under license from stock.adobe.com.

The authorized representative in the EU for product safety and compliance is Penguin Random House Ireland, Morrison Chambers, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin D02 YH68, Ireland, https://eu- contact.penguin.ie. Random House Children’s Books supports the First Amendment and celebrates the right to read. ep_prh_7.3a_156400235_c0_r0 1kitap1.com/en CONTENTS Dedication Chapter One: Cammie Chapter Two: West Chapter Three: Cammie Chapter Four: West Chapter Five: Cammie Chapter Six: West Chapter Seven: Cammie Chapter Eight: West Chapter Nine: Cammie Chapter Ten: West Chapter Eleven: Cammie Chapter Twelve: West Chapter Thirteen: Cammie Chapter Fourteen: West Chapter Fifteen: Cammie Chapter Sixteen: West Chapter Seventeen: Cammie Chapter Eighteen: West Chapter Nineteen: Cammie Chapter Twenty: West Chapter Twenty-One: Cammie Chapter Twenty-Two: West Chapter Twenty-Three: Cammie Chapter Twenty-Four: West Epilogue: Cammie Acknowledgments About the Author 1kitap1.com/en For my own Dr. Mom, Michelle Tudor, who taught me to love learning and chase big dreams, and who knew I was a writer long before I did.

Love you, Chelle Chelle. 1kitap1.com/en CHAPTER ONE Cammie DESPITE MY EIGHT-MONTH STREAK OF daily Italian lessons on LingoLegend, I’m nowhere near fluent enough to trauma-dump on this taxi driver. Luigi doesn’t know how lucky he is.

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