Poppy is feeling lost after the death of her beloved sister, Dandelion. That's when she makes a discovery, and a decision, there's no coming back from — and it fuels Rosie Storey's debut novel "Dandelion Is Dead ," out Jan. 13 from Berkley.

After stumbling on her sister's Hinge app, Poppy decides to pose as Dandelion and reply to a year-old message from a man named Jake, despite having a boyfriend herself.

"What begins as a misguided attempt to feel close to Dandelion becomes something transformative for both Poppy and Jake, who is also dealing with his own struggles," Storey tells TODAY.com. "As soon as they meet the chemistry is undeniable, and their lives begin to change in unexpected, precarious and dazzling ways."

Storey calls this a book about personal authenticity and "choosi

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