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The Courage to be Disliked

Ichiro Kishimi • 2023

Camera Shy

Kay Cove

<p>I was expecting a ring on my thirtieth birthday. What I didn't see coming was my boyfriend and business partner dumping me because he couldn't bear the idea of our bland sex life for the rest of our lives.</p><p><br></p><p>When an opportunity arises to spend my summer in Las Vegas, I stumble upon my hot new neighbor and his photography studio. We strike a simple deal.</p><p><br></p><p>He's the teacher, and I'm his student.</p><p><br></p><p>My lesson is learning to love the body I have. In exchange, I'm going to save his business. I have exactly one summer to unearth the most confident version of myself before I go home and return to reality.</p><p><br></p><p>But after a passion-fueled summer, I'm not sure of who I am anymore, and it's clear that the worst heartbreak of my life might still be yet to come.</p><p><br></p>