Through the Distance
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Last published Sun, Mar 16, 2025
She fell in love under the lights-but maybe not with the right person.
Emery Tate knows how to survive life on the road. As a stagehand for one of the biggest artists in the world, she's used to long hours, bruised knuckles, and being the invisible force that holds it all together. Tour life is loud, chaotic, and constantly moving-but for Emery, it's the only place that's ever felt like home.
Especially with Ryan Hale by her side.
Ryan, the lighting director she's known for years. The one who gets her. The one who stays. He's been her best friend through every tour, every meltdown, and every midnight walk back to the bus. They've always been inseparable-just never together.
Then came Derek.
Charming. Talented. New. And suddenly, Emery is caught in something that looks like love... but doesn't always feel like it. As tension flares behind the scenes and emotions run high, she begins to wonder if she's been looking in the wrong direction all along.
In a world where everything moves fast and nothing feels certain, Emery has to decide: is it too late to choose the love that's always been waiting backstage?
Through the Distance is a heartfelt, slow-burn New Adult romance about timing, loyalty, and the love story unfolding just out of sight.
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