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The One (Expanded Edition): A Dark Future Novel

by John Marrs

Love, tested by DNA

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    USA Today bestseller

    The source identifies The One as a USA Today bestseller.

AlbakiReads Editorial

Love, tested by DNA

In this expanded edition, a matchmaking company’s DNA test promises to identify each person’s genetically destined partner. The premise puts romance and personal choice in tension: after years of matches around the world, the results have also disrupted existing relationships and conventional ideas about love. The novel follows five people notified that they have found their match, while the description signals that secrets complicate the promise of a happy ending. This edition adds an author’s letter and five bonus chapters revisiting the key characters ten years later.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in speculative premises about technology and relationships.
  • For readers who enjoy suspense centered on multiple characters and romantic secrets.
  • For readers following the Dark Future series or seeking its first book.

Themes

DNA-based matchmakingLove and personal choiceThe effects of technology on relationshipsSecrets and romance

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Book overview

This updated edition of The One comes complete with an exclusive letter from the author, and five never-seen-before bonus chapters catching up with all the key characters ten years later.
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"A mind blowing journey with nonstop thrills until the very last page."--Freida McFadden
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How far would you go to find The One?

A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you'll be matched with your perfect partner--the one you're genetically made for.

That's the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results have led to the breakup of countless relationships and upended the traditional ideas of dating, romance and love.

Now five very different people have received the notification that they've been "Matched." They're each about to meet their one true love. But "happily ever after" isn't guaranteed for everyone. Because even soul mates have secrets. And some are more shocking than others...

The nationally bestselling first book in the Dark Future series, The One is a fascinating novel that shows how even the simplest discoveries can have complicated consequences.

"A shock on every other page." --Wall Street Journal
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***Over 1M Copies Sold!***
The USA Today bestseller
A Wall Street Journal Best Science Fiction Book of 2018


Don't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs and the Dark Future series (you'll never see the twists coming!):
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  • The Vacation
  • The Family Experiment

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