Pictures of You

Behind every lens is a truth waiting to be seen.

Vivienne Cross traded her Houston apartment and journalism degree for a backpack and a dream—following The Cure's 1989 Prayer Tour across Europe with nothing but her camera and three months' worth of savings. She tells herself she's chasing the perfect shot. Really, she's running from a life that feels too small, too ordinary, too real.

Then she photographs Velvet Static.

Jest Devine is everything Vivienne shouldn't want: angry, brilliant, and tired of being dismissed as just another Robert Smith lookalike. He sees through her camera to the scared girl hiding behind it, and he's not gentle about calling her out. But when she captures something raw and true in her photos of his band, the line between artist and subject begins to blur.

What starts as a few backstage shots becomes late-night conversations, shared cigarettes, and the kind of connection that makes Vivienne question everything she thought she wanted. Jest pushes her to take her work seriously. To choose herself. To stop hiding behind other people's dreams.

But when choosing herself means choosing between Jest and the career opportunity of a lifetime, Vivienne learns that being seen is terrifying—and being truly known might cost her everything.

Set against the moody backdrop of 1989's alternative music scene, Pictures of You is a spicy romance about finding yourself through someone else's eyes, the courage it takes to be extraordinary, and discovering that sometimes the perfect shot is the one you're afraid to take.

For fans of: rockstar romance, dual POV, 1980s nostalgia, forced proximity, creative heroines, emotionally vulnerable heroes with too much ego, and love stories that make you believe in choosing yourself first.