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You Are The Reason

T STRAATMAN
Chapters (104)
  1. Author Note
  2. Playlist
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Prologue
  5. Chapter One
  6. Kinsley
  7. Chapter Two
  8. Kinsley
  9. Chapter Three
  10. Kinsley
  11. Chapter Four
  12. Kinsley
  13. Chapter Five
  14. Kinsley
  15. Chapter Six
  16. Tanner
  17. Chapter Seven
  18. Kinsley
  19. Chapter Eight
  20. Jesse
  21. Chapter Nine
  22. Kinsley
  23. Chapter Ten
  24. Kinsley
  25. Chapter Eleven
  26. Tanner
  27. Chapter Twelve
  28. Tanner
  29. Chapter Thirteen
  30. Kinsley
  31. Chapter Fourteen
  32. Tanner
  33. Chapter Fifteen
  34. Kinsley
  35. Chapter Sixteen
  36. Tanner
  37. Chapter Seventeen
  38. Kinsley
  39. Chapter Eighteen
  40. Jesse
  41. Chapter Nineteen
  42. Tanner
  43. Chapter Twenty
  44. Kinsley
  45. Chapter Twenty-One
  46. Kinsley
  47. Chapter Twenty-Two
  48. Kinsley
  49. Chapter Twenty-Three
  50. Kinsley
  51. Chapter Twenty-Four
  52. Jesse
  53. Chapter Twenty-Five
  54. Kinsley
  55. Chapter Twenty-Six
  56. Kinsley
  57. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  58. Tanner
  59. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  60. Kinsley
  61. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  62. Kinsley
  63. Chapter Thirty
  64. Jesse
  65. Chapter Thirty-One
  66. Tanner
  67. Chapter Thirty-Two
  68. Tanner
  69. Chapter Thirty-Three
  70. Jesse
  71. Chapter Thirty-Four
  72. Kinsley
  73. Chapter Thirty-Five
  74. Kinsley
  75. Chapter Thirty-Six
  76. Tanner
  77. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  78. Jesse
  79. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  80. Jesse
  81. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  82. Tanner
  83. Chapter Forty
  84. Kinsley
  85. Chapter Forty-One
  86. Jesse
  87. Chapter Forty-Two
  88. Kinsley
  89. Chapter Forty-Three
  90. Kinsley
  91. Chapter Forty-Four
  92. Tanner
  93. Chapter Forty-Five
  94. Kinsley
  95. Chapter Forty-Six
  96. Tanner
  97. Chapter Forty-Seven
  98. Kinsley
  99. Chapter Forty-Eight
  100. Kinsley
  101. Chapter Forty-Nine
  102. Tanner
  103. Harley’s Book
  104. Need to debrief?!

Tiarne Straatman

You Are The Reason

Copyright © 2025 by Tiarne Straatman

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To all the girls who read to escape reality,

who indulge in a little traumance for their own healing …

Welcome home.

Author Note

I enjoy reading dark books. Personally, I wouldn’t place You Are The Reason in the dark romance genre, however there may be some topics mentioned within this book which you may prefer to avoid. For a list of these, you can find them on my website.

I began writing this manuscript twelve months ago. I was in quite a dark place and desperately seeking a healthy outlet. One day my partner asked me to think about hobbies I once enjoyed, back before we had kids, back when I had time to do things ‘just for me’. So, I decided to pick up a book. It had been fifteen years since I had read a book! Fifty Shades of Grey — E L JAMES … Yes, I’m looking at you. However, that day was a game changer. I devoured Brit Benson’s whole catalog on KU before deciding to start jotting down words when my emotions became too much; another outlet I once enjoyed. I wrote with my moods and before too long, there was half a story on the page. All I had to do was go back and fill in the gaps.