Chastain Thibodaux is no longer the awkward, naive girl who had her heart smashed to pieces by Philippe Devereaux. Now the successful artist has included three oil paintings of Philippe in her prestigious gallery show–sensuous nudes painted entirely from her memory of their smoldering affair.
But then her subject turns up at her opening night, in the flesh–every hard-muscled, smooth-skinned, delicious inch of him–demanding to know why she’s put him on display.
Philippe hasn’t been in love with Chastain since she dumped him to study art in Paris. Or so he’s been telling himself. But his anger over her erotic portraits is mixed with the kind of desire that heats even the coldest New York night. And he vows that by New Year’s Eve he’ll have the answers to all his questions and have Chastain back where she belongs–in his arms….
About the author
Melanie Schuster started reading when she was four and believes that’s why she’s a writer today. She believes in love and romance with all her heart. She finds fulfillment in writing stories about compelling couples who find true, lasting love in the face of all the obstacles out there. She hopes all of her readers find their true love. If they’ve already been lucky enough to find love, she hopes that they never forget what it felt like to fall in love.
By Melanie Schuster