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Life Through a Lense

cynicalmillenial

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Reads 8,732
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Parts 32
Time 5h 33m

cynicalmillenial

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When Tristan and Dana crash (quite literally) into each other's lives, it's hate at first site. But fate has a strange sense of humor because the universe seems to keep throwing them back together. 

Dana Montgomery lived and breathed through her photography, never being found without a camera in her hand or hanging around her neck. After her mom died she had to quit college to take care of her younger sister, Ivy. Now she goes through life armed with sarcasm and cynicism. Even if she had time between raising Ivy and working full time, Dana can't seem to bring herself to pick up the camera again. Despite an undeniable attraction to Tristan, she initially rejects them. 

Tristan is the heir to the Kingsley banking empire. Even though he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he's still ruthlessly ambitious and will do anything to get what he wants. So when this random girl has the audacity to stand up to him like no one else does, he is instantly intrigued. 

In a world of things Tristan can buy, Dana might be the one person he can't have. 
***
"You're afraid,"  he stated, stepping closer.
  "Afraid?" I scoffed, trying to take a step back but meeting a wall instead.
  He placed his hand on the wall by my head, now so close that I could feel him breathing. "You lost someone and now you're afraid to let someone in again." 
  I opened my mouth to argue, but I realized I didn't have anything to say.
  His forehead touched mine. "Let me in, Dana."All Rights Reserved

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I know. by EmelySwift

10 years. 10 years of hating Griffin Taylor. Luckily for me, he lives hundreds of miles away and I very rarely have to handle the knowledge he's in town for his 48 hour visits. Some supposed best friend he turned out to be. Mum and dad would have screamed at him for hours for missing the things he did. Though, Griffin Taylor never did care about other people's feelings. I always thought I wasn't apart of that rule. That I was different to him. His best friend. His rock. No call. No text, no message through his mum or his brother. Nothing. Mine and Piper's world collapsed from under us. Total strangers on the outskirts of town showed their love and support. But Griffin? He showed up 18 months later with barely a word before taking another life altering phone call. Ass. Now, 6 years after I last had the pleasure of being in his almighty presence, Piper made the overwhelming, stupid decision to invite him to her wedding. It's fine. He'll be here for his usual 48 hours and I'll find a million things to keep me out of his way so I'll barely see him. It's fine. Not a problem. I can handle it. Piper wants him here, Piper wants her family here and I guess, with no one else, the Taylor's are family. For Piper I'll keep my thoughts to myself, I'll smile and I'll be the good Christian I am. But as far as I care, Griffin Taylor can rot. In. Hell.

Until. We. Die by vixen_magic

"Tristan, you may not like me, or love me, but we are a pair that are stuck together until we die." "Why can't you see, that I do love you, but I can't be here." "Then take me with you, because I can't live without you." •••••••• Lost, broken, and treated unfairly in the game of life, Tristan Walker had nothing and yet everything to lose when his mother died. Living with a father who spared his love, Tristan's demeanor was cold, his emotions unstable, and his paths unclear. When the tables twisted wickedly in his home between him and his father, Tristan was forced on the road, broken and abused. And his own started powers emerging, tossing him into a world he knew nothing about. But Hunter Rhodes was the only person to ever see through Tristan's facades and walls. And he is the only person who could teach Tristan what love meant again; even if it meant having to show him the truths behind the supernatural world that Tristan was now thrown into. •••••••• This is the Revised version of my original story from 2018. -MxM -friends to enemies -enemies to lovers -troubled home -found family -werewolves -witches -romance

Meet Me Backstage by LuxRaven

International pop star and former boy band heartthrob Jackson Ford has just met the girl of his dreams, Skye Kennedy, in a Hollywood coffee shop. She's a talented photographer and just as much of a diehard music-lover as he is. There's just one thing wrong with her: she's engaged to someone else. Desperate to get more time with her, Jackson decides to do something reckless: He hires her as his personal photographer. Skye can't pass up the offer of a lifetime, even if it means having to spend months on a tour bus with the hottest man she's ever laid eyes on. But as the heartthrob starts to win her over, the lines of friendship start to blur. Can she risk the life she's built for a chance at everything she's always wanted? --------- ✓ Completed - August 17, 2022 𝙉𝙊𝙏𝙀: If you're into toxic masculinity or gender stereotypes, the hot bisexual male lead of this book will probably not be your cup of tea. © All Rights Reserved ⚠️ Trigger Warning: Story contains explicit language, sex (consensual), and use of marijuana and alcohol. Themes discussed include childhood trauma (general), PTSD, and mental health, including descriptive depictions of panic attacks. This book is intended for adult readers and reader discretion is encouraged.

Discovering You (You Series, Book 2) by Regnado

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Make Me Shine [Bree Hudson] by beautifultrageadies

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Setting Ourselves Up by maddiewritesbabe

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I know.

10 years. 10 years of hating Griffin Taylor. Luckily for me, he lives hundreds of miles away and I very rarely have to handle the knowledge he's in town for his 48 hour visits. Some supposed best friend he turned out to be. Mum and dad would have screamed at him for hours for missing the things he did. Though, Griffin Taylor never did care about other people's feelings. I always thought I wasn't apart of that rule. That I was different to him. His best friend. His rock. No call. No text, no message through his mum or his brother. Nothing. Mine and Piper's world collapsed from under us. Total strangers on the outskirts of town showed their love and support. But Griffin? He showed up 18 months later with barely a word before taking another life altering phone call. Ass. Now, 6 years after I last had the pleasure of being in his almighty presence, Piper made the overwhelming, stupid decision to invite him to her wedding. It's fine. He'll be here for his usual 48 hours and I'll find a million things to keep me out of his way so I'll barely see him. It's fine. Not a problem. I can handle it. Piper wants him here, Piper wants her family here and I guess, with no one else, the Taylor's are family. For Piper I'll keep my thoughts to myself, I'll smile and I'll be the good Christian I am. But as far as I care, Griffin Taylor can rot. In. Hell.