When I Picture You

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It’s a love story, will she ever say yes… 
 Renee Feldman’s not exactly feeling her best when, at a friend's wedding, she runs into Lola Gray – a childhood neighbour who's become a major pop sensation. 
 Lola Gray just wants to get through her sister’s wedding. It's been a year since her secret relationship imploded, simultaneously breaking Lola's heart and cancelling the album of love songs she'd written. If Lola doesn't release new music soon, she'll become irrelevant. When Lola runs into Renee, she knows exactly what she needs to clear her head. Lola's teenage crush on Renee, the fearless lesbian next door, secretly inspired her debut album so she hopes that one night with Renee will put the past behind her, and refill her creative well. 
 
 One night turns into a whole summer, when Lola’s team needs a director for her documentary and Renee is the only answer. When Renee suggests they tell that story in the documentary, Lola agrees, even if it means coming out and potentially damaging her reputation. But neither Renee or Lola realize how hard it will be to tell their love story, in an industry that sets a narrative of its own… 
Perfect for fans of RED, WHITE &amp; ROYAL BLUE, Ali Hazelwood and Emily Henry! 
Tropes: <ul><li>Enemies-to-lovers</li><li>Forced proximity </li><li>Fake dating</li><li>Sapphic romance</li><li>Small town to big city </li><li>Celebrity romance</li></ul>

Sasha Laurens is the author of the young adult novels A Wicked Magic and Youngblood, which was translated into 12 languages, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, and was a 2023 CBC Librarian Favourites Winner in the US. She has a PhD in political science and spends her days doing academic research on authoritarianism and Russian politics. When she's not writing or working, she is training to compete in her first powerlifting competition this year.

It’s a love story, will she ever say yes… 
With her life seemingly up in flames, Renee Feldman did not need to run into Lola Gray – global superstar, America’s sweetheart and effortlessly perfect in every way, and her childhood neighbour. 
But Lola Gray is not the woman the world knows. It’s been a year since her secret relationship imploded, simultaneously breaking Lola's heart and cancelling her album. 
Lola hopes that one night with Renee, the woman she’s never forgotten, will refill her creative well. But then Lola’s team needs a director for her documentary and Renee is the only answer. 
When Renee suggests they tell that story in the documentary, Lola agrees, even if it means coming out and damaging her reputation. But neither Renee or Lola realize how hard it will be to tell their love story, in an industry that sets a narrative of its own…

Sasha Laurens

High school sucks. Especially for the undead. 
 
When Kat Finn arrives at Harcote, a prestigious vampire-only boarding school, she's in unchartered territory. After living amongst humans and struggling to make ends meet, she's suddenly thrust into the alluring world of elite vampires - and her fortune is about to change. 
 
Taylor Sanger is tired of the vampire world's out-of-touch views, especially as an out-and-proud lesbian. She's willing to fly under the radar for two more years at Harcote before she's free, but Kat's arrival changes everything. 
 
Kat and Taylor were once best friends. It didn't end well. 
 
A horrifying discovery means they have to set their differences aside and investigate the deep secrets at Harcote and the conspiracy underpinning all of Vampiredom. 
 
As they investigate, will their old friendship be rekindled into something more? 
 
Sink your teeth into this sapphic enemies-to-lovers romance and the glamorous world of the vampire elite, perfect for fans of First Kill and Vampire Academy. 
 
"This is the lesbian vampire boarding school story I've always needed, but it's smarter, nastier, and more fun than I ever could have dreamed." - Kylie Schachte, author of You're Next

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