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Two strangers.
Two words.
One unforgettable summer.

When you’re an artist, everything has to be perfect.

Or so I thought, until my professor told me my perfection was boring and unoriginal. Studying abroad in Florence has taught me one thing: I know nothing when it comes to what makes art truly beautiful.

So, with my professor’s words in my ear, I step outside one evening and decide to say yes to any and everything I’m faced with until the sun rises.

Of course, I didn’t expect him to show up.

Liam Benson, the broody, sexy, tortured artist from my class who I can’t stand. He’s got a sour outlook on the world and an ego so big no one could properly stroke it to his satisfaction.

When he finds out what I’m doing, he hijacks my “yes” night.
And after just twelve hours with him, I’m desperate for more.

But Liam is running from more than I could ever understand, and with his heart guarded and mind made up about life, I don’t stand a chance.

I convince myself that we can keep it casual.
But walking away from him at the end of the summer is as impossible as painting outside the lines.

I used to think when you’re an artist, everything has to be perfect.

Turns out everything has to be painful, and messy, and fleeting.

If only I’d known that before I fell under Liam Benson’s spell.

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This may be one of the top books of the year.
Harley was born with a rare defect that she was born with called Symbrachydactyly meaning that her right hand hadn’t fully formed leaving her middle fingers looking like a stump but that hasn’t stopped her from becoming an amazing painter.
Liam goes to the same art class as Harley, he has a tragic past that he wants to run from to get away from his demons.
You know the saying “Some people come into your life for a reason” Harley and Liam were supposed to meet. Even though they tried to fight their feelings for one another they couldn’t hold off for long. They help one another heal and they have this beautiful relationship.

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