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Artist / Painter romance books

She sees the world in color and light — and she's about to find a subject she can't stop returning to.

The artist heroine experiences the world through images and feeling. A painter, sculptor, or visual creator, she's sensitive, passionate, and a little unconventional, channeling everything she feels into work that bares her soul. The fantasy is creative intensity and the vulnerability of an artist who lets someone truly see her — and the intimacy of being the subject a passionate creator can't stop painting.

She's a sensual fixture of contemporary and new-adult romance, where the creative temperament gives the story texture, and overlaps with the musician, bohemian, and tortured types. The romance often turns on vulnerability and the way art exposes the heart, plus the swoony role-reversal of a heroine who immortalizes her muse. The heat ranges from sweet to steamy.

For readers who love sensitivity, passion, and a heroine with a creative soul, the artist is romance in vivid color.

What to expect
  • A sensitive, passionate heroine who sees the world as art
  • A sensual fixture of contemporary and new-adult romance
  • Creative vulnerability and the heart exposed through art
  • Overlaps with the musician and tortured types
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