„Overexposed”

Overexposed is a dark romance novella of 36,800 words that will pull you into a world of obsession, forbidden love, and the devastating line between being seen and being possessed. This psychologically intense story follows a fashion photographer and his muse through fifteen years of stolen glances, impossible choices, and a connection that refuses to die. Set against the fog-shrouded streets of San Francisco—where wealth hides in glass towers and secrets linger in darkrooms—this is a second-chance, illicit affair romance for readers who want their love stories morally tangled and their heroes irredeemably obsessed.

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At nineteen, newly signed model Joanne Marchand steps backstage at her first Fashion Week and meets Derek—a photographer whose lens sees straight through to her soul. Their connection is immediate, electric, and utterly forbidden. By the time Joanne learns Derek is already betrothed to a French heiress from old money, she is already in too deep, already addicted to the way his camera makes her feel visible for the first time in her life.

What follows is fifteen years of stolen sessions, hidden contact sheets, and a love that refuses to stay buried. They swear it will end. It never does. He photographs her even when she isn't there—from street corners, at gallery openings, across crowded rooms—and she lets him, because being seen by him is the only time she feels real. But when Derek's wife attempts suicide, guilt tears them apart, and Joanne vanishes to New York without a word.

Now, six years later, Joanne is back in San Francisco—harder, wiser, and still wearing the same shade of dark pink lipstick. Derek is waiting. The campaign she's been hired for? His camera. The obsession she thought she'd buried? His eyes, still watching, still hungry. As they collide again, old passions ignite and old dangers resurface. Her father has a restraining order. His wife is still a ghost between them. And the photographs Derek has taken without her knowledge could destroy everything.

Will his obsession evolve into the love she's waited all those years to claim? Or will the guilt, the secrets, and the woman he couldn't save drown them both before they ever get the chance?

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If you crave dark, obsessive romance where the hero is morally grey and the love story is anything but simple, Overexposed was written for you. This is not a wholesome tale of easy love—it's a psychologically rich exploration of what it means to be truly seen by someone, even when that gaze crosses every line. It's for readers who understand that some obsessions are actually fated, that guilt can be a cage, and that the most powerful love stories are the ones that leave you breathless, unsettled, and desperately turning pages. Don't miss the novella that will make you question whether being the subject of an obsession is the same as being loved—and whether that distinction even matters when the alternative is never being seen at all.

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• Overexposed. Part 1

• Overexposed. Part 2.