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Mitch Albom has written over 20 books, but Twice is his first romance story

The book, which comes out Oct. 7, features a boy who can live any moment twice

He spoke with PEOPLE about why all of his books start with a lesson, and why that's important to him

Ever since his bestseller Tuesdays With Morrie , author Mitch Albom centers every one of his books around a lesson for readers. His first-ever romance, Twice , is no different.

The book, which comes out Oct. 7 from Harper, follows Alfie Logan, who discovers as a boy that he has the magical ability to live any moment over again. But he only gets one do-over — after that, he has to live with the consequences. Eventually, Alfie turns his gift to his love life, and that's when he realizes an important caveat: once

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