The Picture
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The Picture by Layla Reed

06/17/2026
Taylor Harrington led a wonderful life. Her boyfriend was about to propose, and she had a successful career as a magazine journalist at Prime Magazine. In one fell swoop, all her dreams were shattered, leaving her dumbfounded a week before her thirtieth birthday. Ruby Harrington has carried the weight of the world on her shoulders. Believing her horrible past was her fault, Ruby spent over fifty years wondering what happened to her little brother, Robbie. When Taylor, her daughter, came across a picture of the two of them, Ruby shared her deepest secret. Robbie was out there somewhere, and she had no hope of finding him. Trey Clarke bought a bar in the middle of nowhere. He was content, and had no plans to ever dive back into his past life as a Private Investigator. But when Taylor showed up at his bar, pleading for his help, Trey found he couldn’t say no. Then Taylor insisted she come with him, and Trey knew this could only lead to heartbreak. As they dig through Ruby’s past, what will they discover about themselves? Will Robbie ever be found?
Book Length: 150-320 Pages
Books in the contemporary fiction genre are composed of stories that may happen to real people in actual settings. The novels don't fall under other genres or categories. They often happen in precisely the same period that the reader is living (the present), with things that are now, or might be occurring, precisely the same period. The contemporary genre also contains conversational and casual dialogue and sometimes even regional dialects. Contemporary fiction novels will provide you a lot of choices to grow your life reading list. Writers, generally speaking, search for what's trending in their own time for their literary work since it lets them illuminate the weakness or strength of the society.

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