The Summer I Painted You

The Summer I Painted You

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Monette Jaira Vasquez came from a life of luxury, but to her, the world only existed in shades of black, white, and gray. Born colorblind, she painted only in black - and yet, her work was so powerful, so full of feeling, that she'd won every competition she ever entered.
She had only one constant: Elijah, the sister she never had. Until Raphael Kael Morzini walked in - charming, brilliant, the billionaire's son, and her fiercest academic rival.
Somehow, he saw past her quiet walls. He taught her to open up, to trust, to feel more deeply than she ever thought possible. For the first time, Monette found herself calling him her best friend... and falling for him, too.
That summer, she poured every unspoken emotion into her greatest work yet: a portrait of him. She planned to surprise him with it - until he vanished without a single word, leaving only the painting, and a hole in the world she'd only just started seeing clearly.
Then seven years later, they meet again, as completely different people. Will Monette be able to forgive Raphael? Or Will their love story remain forever unresolved?