The Art of You
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  • Reads 2,877,422
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  • Parts 35
  • Time 7h 8m
Complete, First published Jun 22, 2021
Mature
What happens when the star baseball player hits a home run into the art studio window? 

*****

All Sadie Lane Garner needed to make herself happy was a canvas and paintbrush.

With copious projects due and little studio time, she volunteers to clean the art building in exchange for after-hour use of the university art supplies. But, she doesn't foresee the loud baseball games outside the workshop windows, the near-perfect view of the field, or the sight of devious, dark-haired athlete, Elijah Preston, known for his charm and home runs.

And it doesn't take long for Sadie to find out he also has the perfect view of her.

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Completed, 80-85k words 
Stand Alone novel [previously named The Art of Falling]
Cover photo from Pexels edited on Canva 


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