Based on the author's life, What It's Like To Be Loved is a story about the struggles about living as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints as a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Ashley (Ash) Stevens, a senior in high school, just moved from her beloved home in Atlanta, Georgia, to Sacramento, California determined to stop lying about her sexuality and mental health state.  While struggling to make friends at church and school, she meets Lizzy Williams and finds herself falling again. But high school romance is never without its flaws, and Ash has a lot to learn about herself...

TRIGGER WARNING: This work mentions mood and anxiety disorders, homophobia and transphobia, self-harm, and nonconsensual kissing and touching.