Brushes And Ballads
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Last published Fri, Mar 22, 2024
When Emily, an up-and-coming artist, is hired to design the cover for a musician's new album, she quickly learns why no one else wanted the job. Aaron, the artist in question, has a reputation as difficult and impossible to please.
After a disastrous first meeting, Emily refuses to take on the project. But as unexpected events bring them back together, she starts to see glimpses of a side of Aaron that no one else knows. The more she learns, the harder it becomes to walk away.
Their connection, like their creative work, is messy, unpredictable, and filled with surprises neither saw coming.
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