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✨ This novel is loosely inspired by the cult film "Love Don't Cost a Thing", but revisited with new intensity and unique characters. ✨ Kevin Anderson is only nineteen. Shy, dreamy, passionate about drawing and comedy, he lives in Los Angeles with his parents Richard and Roseny. When he steps through the doors of the prestigious USC Roski School of Art and Design, he thinks he's just entering a world where art will be his only challenge. But behind his pencils and canvases, Kevin hides total innocence: he knows nothing about love. Then comes Paola Martinez. New art professor at the academy, beautiful, charismatic, and admired in several universities for her exceptional talent. She's twenty-nine, ten years older than Kevin. Touched by his raw potential, Paola offers him private lessons at her place to improve his skills. What was supposed to be a simple academic support gradually turns into an intimate adventure, where art becomes the mirror of emotions. Paola discovers Kevin's awkwardness in love and, despite herself, is touched by his sincerity. In this confusing quest, Kevin can count on Jason Miller, his best friend, self-proclaimed expert in romantic relationships, who tries to initiate him into the mysteries of the heart. But the forbidden love between a student and his professor attracts attention. Richard Anderson, Kevin's father, already suspects this relationship and categorically refuses to let it destroy his son's future. On the other hand, Roseny, his mother, only wants one thing: her son's happiness. Between forbidden passion, innocence, and growing desire, Kevin will have to choose: stay the model student... or become the man ready to defy the rules for love.