• Loving Lauren

    A queer love story about identity, healing, and holding on.

    Discover the Worlds of Carly B Carly is an author with two pen names. As Carly Black, she writes mystery, suspense, and thrillers. Under Carly Bryant, she writes romance and romantacy.
  • Where to buy:

    Signed copies are available through my website, which you can access by clicking "Merch" in the toolbar above or via this link. I have tons of other fun stuff in my store.

    https://carlybwrites.shop/

    The eBook is exclusive to Amazon, so that it could be in Kindle Unlimited. I have offered the eBook and paperback to libraries, so if you want your library to stock it, call and ask. The paperback is available at all major retailers.

    https://books2read.com/lovinglauren

    Synopsis:

    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.

    "Some things don't feel imagined. They feel like prologues, and Sierra wasn't ready to let go of the beginning."

    Loving Lauren is a standalone romance, but the found family you'll meet here... they'll show up again.

    Content Warnings:

    Transphobia (external, not within the relationship)

    Family rejection
    Pansexual identity invalidation
    Light references to past trauma (not graphic)