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Ansel Bray, an artist known around the world for his tragic hiatus from the canvas.<\/b><\/p>\n
Ansel Bray, a broody, handsome man not known by me, at all. There is something about him. Something that spurs a need to be as close to him as possible. A need to find out why. Why does the girl in his painting look so much like me? I shouldn\u2019t fall in love with him. But fate plays her hand. The lines of my life will blur. What a beautiful mess we\u2019ve made.<\/b><\/p>\n Find The Girl in the Painting<\/em> on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.5 \u201cperfect shade of indigo\u201d stars!!<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSometimes, it\u2019s not black-and-white. Sometimes, things are very, very gray. And all you can do is lead with the best intentions, and then it\u2019s up to fate to decide.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Girl in the Painting<\/i> is a different kind of love story from Max Monroe but it\u2019s no less entertaining. Full of heartache and healing, mystery and revelation, this emotional story pulled at my heartstrings and kept me captivated until the very end.<\/p>\n Painting is Ansel\u2019s calling but when a life changing accident tears his dreams apart, all that is left is an angry, lonely man. His situation was painful especially knowing his desperation to get back the thing he lost.<\/p>\n My fingers itch to paint, but my soul has no desire to create. When a miracle happens, he is finally able to move on from the past. Painting again brings him the joy he\u2019d given up on but it also brings him a new subject. He is consumed by the girl he can\u2019t get out of his head. He doesn\u2019t know why she\u2019s all he sees and he can\u2019t stop painting her.<\/p>\n My mind has traced the lines of her face, her lips, her eyes, her hair, her soft skin a million times. I\u2019ve seen her smile and her sadness and her melancholy. I\u2019ve seen what her eyes look like when passion flashes within them. The girl in the painting has found a place in his heart. She is his muse and has brought him back to life. Back to painting again.<\/i> Imagine the shock Ansel feels when he meets the girl in his paintings for the first time. That\u2019s right, FOR THE FIRST TIME. He has been painting a girl for three years that he has never met! Cue up confusion, mystery, and a whole lot of feels. What follows is a rollercoaster of emotion and a unique love story that is heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.<\/p>\n I adored this book. The plot, though predictable, was interesting and addictive. I was invested from the start and I couldn\u2019t wait to see the story unfold. We get bits and pieces of the story and I grasped each one like a lifeline trying to figure out the truth.<\/p>\n Ansel and Indy are endearing and special characters. Both faced life changing circumstances that were heartbreaking in their own way. Then they experience something so mindboggling that everything changes once again. The emotion is well-written and I experienced everything that flowed though Ansel and Indy minds and bodies. I believed the confusion, fascination, and the weirdness of the situation. They have a mysterious yet undeniable connection that is baffling. It doesn\u2019t make sense but they can\u2019t stop the pull they feel.<\/p>\n When it comes to this man, it\u2019s like something inside of me shifts, and I can\u2019t resist him. I can\u2019t ignore the way he makes me feel. I can\u2019t turn a blind eye to all of the crazy things that have brought us together. The things that I don\u2019t understand at all. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Even if they shouldn\u2019t be together they cannot stop the inevitable from happening. Their chemistry is off the charts and the sexual tension is palpable. The intensity of the hunger and longing was almost too much to bear. It\u2019s a perfect mix of tenderness and passion.<\/p>\n Then reality hits. I knew it was coming. I was waiting for it, preparing myself for the pain. But it didn\u2019t help. When the truth is revealed, my heart hurt as Ansel and Indy faced heartbreak once again.<\/p>\n In this sadness, this heartbreak, I can\u2019t see a past or a future. I\u2019m merely living by the moment. And every day is measured from the second I wake up into this new reality and until my body can no longer take it and sleep lets my weary mind and aching heart rest. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n They have to decide if they can recover from the truth and I couldn\u2019t stop reading until I knew the answer. And I was happy with the way the story went. We are given a wonderful epilogue that was a perfect ending to the book and I couldn\u2019t stop the giddy feeling that consumed me.<\/p>\n My sweet love. I can\u2019t leave out my love for the side characters. Ansel\u2019s relationship with his assistant, Lucy, is hilarious and I enjoyed their banter. Also, I want more of Ansel\u2019s brother, Bram, and I\u2019d love a rock star romance featuring him!!<\/p>\n *ARC generously provided by the authors and Social Butterfly PR in exchange for an honest review*<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A secret duo of romance authors team up under the <\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>USA Today<\/span><\/i> Bestselling pseudonym Max Monroe to bring you sexy, laugh-out-loud reads. <\/span><\/p>\n Max Monroe is the <\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>USA Today<\/span><\/i> Bestselling author of more than ten contemporary romance titles. Favorite writing partners and long time friends, Max and Monroe strive to live and write all the fun, sexy swoon so often missing from their Facebook newsfeed. Sarcastic by nature, their two writing souls feel like they\u2019ve found their other half. 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\n<\/b>Long dark hair, blue eyes, and dimpled cheeks. I\u2019ve never met her, but her image is imprinted in my mind. An angel muse who inspires me to paint again.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>There is something about her. Something that draws me in. Something that urges me to find out what her presence means.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Who is this girl, and why can I see her so vividly?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>I shouldn\u2019t fall in love at all.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>But fate has other plans.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>The needs of my heart will change.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TGITP-AN-IG.jpg?resize=640%2C640&ssl=1\")
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\n<\/i>I miss my old life.
\nI miss losing myself inside my studio.
\nI miss the rush and comfort and adrenaline and solace that painting provided. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n<\/i>I\u2019ve never met her, but I already feel like I know her.
\nIt\u2019s insane, I know, but somehow, she\u2019s become a part of me.
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\nMy once-in-a-lifetime, written-in-the-stars, forever-starts-right-now kind of love.
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