A queer love story about identity, healing, and holding on
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Pages: 338
Size: 5.50 x 8.50 in
Pages: 338
Photographer Sierra Turner has always been better at capturing other people's moments than living her own. Until one afternoon in the park changes everything.
Lauren creates beauty for a living, but they've spent years learning that being seen comes with risks. When their worlds collide, both must decide whether love is worth the vulnerability it demands.
Loving Lauren is a contemporary LGBTQIA+ romance about chosen family, personal growth, and discovering that sometimes the most beautiful love stories begin when you finally stop running from yourself.
Features pansexual and transgender protagonists with themes of family, identity, and healing. A tender, character-driven romance with gentle intimacy and emotional depth.
Publisher: Independently Published
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Pairings: F-F
Heat Level: 3
Romantic Content: 5
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Demigender, Pansexual, Transgender
Protagonist 1 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 2 Age: 26-35
Tropes: Bad Breakup, Coming Out / Closeted, Find Love and Come Out, Found Family, Friends to Lovers, Hurt / Comfort, Insta Love / Love at First Sight, Meet Cute, Office / Workplace Romance, Pets Are 'Portant, Queer Wedding, Reunited and it Feels So Good, Second Chances, Slow Burning Love, True Love
Word Count: 63563
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters
Some stories don’t just entertain — they move you. Loving Lauren by Carly Bryant is one of those rare reads that slips under your skin and stays there.
Photographer Sierra Turner is great at capturing other people’s moments but not her own. Then one ordinary afternoon in the park introduces her to Lauren — an artist who’s spent years learning that being seen can be dangerous. When their worlds collide, both must decide if love is worth the risk.
Bryant’s writing is gentle yet gut-deep, full of sensory beauty — sunlight, camera clicks, the hush before a first kiss. The romance is soft, slow, and real, with pansexual and transgender representation that feels natural and honest. The found family adds warmth and balance, grounding the story in love that heals as much as it hurts.
By the final page, I wasn’t just cheering for Sierra and Lauren — I felt their growth. Loving Lauren isn’t just a romance; it’s a quiet reminder that being vulnerable is the bravest thing we can do, and that sometimes the most beautiful love begins when you finally stop running.
