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MAY, 2020 LOVE, ART, AND OTHER OBSTACLES By: Sadira Stone The Plot: She’s a free spirit. He’s a one-woman man. Rejected by her family for her bisexuality, graphic artist Margot DuPont yearns for a life with no fences, no limits, and no family ties. Between college, work at Book Nirvana, and an art competition, she barely has time for her part-time girlfriend, much less a flirtation with her competitor. Dumped into the foster system at a young age, ceramics artist Elmer Byrne craves a big, loving family of the heart. His artist family almost fills that need, but something is missing...until Margot. But when he offers his heart, her thorny defenses shatter him. Thrown together in an art competition that could jumpstart one artist‘s career, but not both, their irresistible attraction forces them to reconsider the meaning of success. An Excerpt Whatever the cause, ever since Maxie‘s memorial service yesterday, strawberries kept dancing across her mind‘s eye. Ripe, juicy strawberries, and a ripe, juicy mouth, a velvety probing tongue, a gleaming red beard, so much softer than she‘d expected when it brushed against her hand… Flirting like that was so unlike her, especially with a guy like Elmer—six feet of cocky, hunky, smoldering male. She hadn‘t dated a guy in nearly a year. But the overwhelming emotion of Maxie‘s memorial service lit a fire in her belly, and Elmer‘s nearness fanned the flame. Just a day after complaining about his flirtatious ways, she‘d been ready to jump his bones over the fruit tray. Crazy sauce. Something about him both annoyed and intrigued her. Was it his teasing grin? His throaty, rumbling chuckle? She couldn‘t stop wondering whether the rest of his brawny body was covered with bright auburn hair. Reviews Welcome. Available in Print and E-Book At: Amazon BN Prices: Print: $18.99 E-Book: $5.99 Length: 354 Pages Heat Level: R+ Author Contact Info: Website & Blog Facebook Twitter Amazon Author Page Biography: Ever since her first kiss, Sadira‘s been spinning steamy tales in her head. After leaving her teaching career in Germany, she finally tried her hand at writing one. Now she‘s a happy citizen of Romancelandia penning contemporary romance from her new home in Washington State, U.S.A. When not writing, which is seldom, she explores the Pacific Northwest with her charming husband, enjoys the local music scene, plays darts (pretty well), plays guitar (badly), and gobbles all the books. 14 09