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Art of Love
Strokes
Book reviewer Darcy Dennison wants to wring her neighbor’s neck. That’s a crying shame considering how gorgeous the artist is, but she needs peace and quiet to get her work done. Models throwing fits in his apartment don’t help.On a temporary work visa, Paolo Santori has little time to paint his nudes before returning to Italy to marry a woman he doesn’t love. Then Darcy bursts into his life. The solution to her noise complaints is simple—she’ll model his favorite subject while she works.Making her glisten thrills them both, but falling in love could mean losing everything he’s ever known.
56 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 3, 2010
About the author
Ashlyn Chase
60 books455 followersAshlyn Chase has been a registered nurse for 20 years. During those years, she wrote articles for professional journals and a thesis, but eventually, thank goodness, discovered the joy and freedom of writing fiction.
Ashlyn considers herself lucky. Her degree in behavioral sciences is a combination of psychology and sociology, so she has worked with and studied people most of her life. She never has to write out exhaustive character sketches to understand her characters or predict how they will behave. That doesn't mean they don't surprise her. Sometimes they take her on grand unexpected journeys. For her, it gives "character driven novels" a whole new meaning.
Ashlyn has learned to go with the flow. To enjoy the journey is not only one of her writing goals, but also a challenge in life so she tries to follow where the story takes her. As such, she has lived in 17 different places over the years. At last, she's all settled down and comfy in New England.
Is there a grand design or do we decide our own fates? Perhaps if the powers-that-be have a plot, then they also give us the right to revise it. Ashlyn has certainly made detours on her path, but she thinks she's better for it. She's having fun at any rate and hopes that if she enjoys the journey, so will those around her—including her readers.
Ashlyn considers herself lucky. Her degree in behavioral sciences is a combination of psychology and sociology, so she has worked with and studied people most of her life. She never has to write out exhaustive character sketches to understand her characters or predict how they will behave. That doesn't mean they don't surprise her. Sometimes they take her on grand unexpected journeys. For her, it gives "character driven novels" a whole new meaning.
Ashlyn has learned to go with the flow. To enjoy the journey is not only one of her writing goals, but also a challenge in life so she tries to follow where the story takes her. As such, she has lived in 17 different places over the years. At last, she's all settled down and comfy in New England.
Is there a grand design or do we decide our own fates? Perhaps if the powers-that-be have a plot, then they also give us the right to revise it. Ashlyn has certainly made detours on her path, but she thinks she's better for it. She's having fun at any rate and hopes that if she enjoys the journey, so will those around her—including her readers.
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December 21, 2010
Hunter's Review
This is a very well written book that I enjoyed immensely. Paolo and Darcy were interesting likable characters who I rooted for. I liked the premise of the book and I was glad to see that Darcy was a strong, passionate woman comforatable with her own body and sexuality.
If I have any complaint, I would have liked more of a HEA instead of a HFN but I was still thrilled with the writing and maybe the authors will come back with more of these two? Maybe a reviewer can dream.
4 Tea Cups!
This is a very well written book that I enjoyed immensely. Paolo and Darcy were interesting likable characters who I rooted for. I liked the premise of the book and I was glad to see that Darcy was a strong, passionate woman comforatable with her own body and sexuality.
If I have any complaint, I would have liked more of a HEA instead of a HFN but I was still thrilled with the writing and maybe the authors will come back with more of these two? Maybe a reviewer can dream.
4 Tea Cups!
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