Another day, another ARC. Here's Aria Clark and JF Miev's "Paint Me Love." It's the third novel in their new series, Billionaire Temptations. *advertised as not a rom-com; their love is messier and more chaotic.
["DEREK
Money, status, prestige… I have it all. And next, I’m opening a gallery. It’s just the current fad for billionaires like me.
Until it isn’t, because the man I met on a dating app is one of the artists chosen to paint a mural for the gallery’s grand opening.
He was meant to be a fling, a way for me to pass the time. But the moment I see his mural, I’m done for. It speaks to me, it strips me bare, it touches my soul.
I should’ve never mixed business and pleasure. But it’s too late now. I want that artist and I’m going to do everything in my power to have him, even if he’s not supposed to be mine.
DANIEL
I’m Daniel. Twenty-three. Struggling artist.
At least until the Mystery Guy I met on a dating app convinces me to enter a prestige art competition. Everything changes when I win it and land myself a golden opportunity along with some cash.
But there is a catch—the man who owns the gallery is none other than my online crush… who’s also one of Seattle’s tech billionaires. He and I are not meant to be. I should accept that. Our worlds are way too different, and the worst part is that he’s not single.
This is a disaster waiting to happen. But one glance at the real man hiding under all the pretense is enough to seal my fate, even if I know I’ll regret it."]
Gotta say, right off the bat, before I event started the book, I didn't looooove the fact that both MCs' names started with the letter D. I, like many people, read rather fast and names don't always sink in. Somehow, I made it through. Their personalities and prose were distinct enough that it worked.
This story was different than JF's other books. It was darker but not a full-on dark romance. It did feel a lot more chaotic, but it still had that feeling of connection and warmth.
Trigger Warnings: some toxic behavior, mid angst, lying, cheating (not between the MCs), morally grey MC, and more.
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