Valentine's gift for him: a book where he is the hero

On February 14, everyone gives something. What stands out is what proves someone paid attention: a book that gathers your memories and shows him as the hero of your story.

Your two faces are drawn from two photos, one of him, one of you. A story is written from what you tell us: how you met, a disaster that became a legend, a time he was there. There is no object to put away: the book gets reopened, and reread.

Start from what he likes, not from a cliché.

• ✦ He reads comics: American Modern, with its clean line and bold colors.
• ✦ He watches anime: manga.
• ✦ He loves classic cinema: film noir, in black and white.
• ✦ He prefers softness: watercolor.

To compare the six styles, see our page which illustration style to choose. The free preview shows your duo drawn before you order.

All you need is one photo of him, and you tell the story. A questionnaire guides you: ten to fifteen minutes. The printed book can be delivered to you, or to a relative if you live together: you keep it until the 14th.

Think about the details he doesn't know you know: the name of the song from your first date, the sentence he said as you parted, the dish he ruined trying to impress you. Those details are what makes him say "how do you know that?".

• ✦ At breakfast: slipped under his plate or set next to the coffee, with a note.
• ✦ In the evening, together: you read the book side by side, page after page, and comment on each scene.
• ✦ Digital in the morning, paper in the evening: the link arrives in the morning, the printed book after.
• ✦ No ceremony: a book on the nightstand, with a sticky note saying "open me".

A dedication can be added and printed in the book: just write to us after you order. A few ideas to adapt, in two or three sentences:

• ✦ "For [name], who asked 'is this seat taken?' one Tuesday in November. It still is."
• ✦ "Here is our story, told in full for the first time. You'll spot the parts where I bent the truth a little."
• ✦ "Happy Valentine's Day to the one who finds my keys."

For more texts, see our book dedication ideas and our Valentine's Day messages.

• ✦ Printed book: order by February 3 for delivery on the 14th. The timeline: about 2 hours of creation, 48 hours of review, then 5 to 7 days of printing and delivery.
• ✦ Digital book: ready in about 2 hours (24 hours at most). Order the day before at the latest to have it on the 14th.
• ✦ Digital gift card: sent by email as soon as you pay.

• ✦ Digital: €39.
• ✦ Signature: €59, a 30-page printed book.
• ✦ Prestige: €129, a 40-page printed book.

You review the book for 48 hours with up to 10 free revisions. For a gift for him outside Valentine's Day, see our page personalized gift for him; for the whole cluster, our guide original Valentine's Day gift idea and the personalized couple book. For her: Valentine's gift for her.