 Two flawed individuals who find love, sums up Painting for Keeps, a new release at Inkspell Publishing. If you are a perfect person, raise your hand. No hands go up, because we are all flawed in some ways. Depression is a big part of who I am. I didn't understand how much until I was finally ready to recognize it. When you are trying to hide the daily issues, you can be blind to what is really going on. Author Landra Graf tells a heartwarming tale of a man who is dealing with his own issues and a woman who feels like she has no value. Together they are able to support each other and find that they are perfect together. Blurb: An invitation to Cupid’s Café will change your life. Agatha Kakos is one brownie bite away from losing her dinner when an invitation to Cupid’s Café shows up on her doorstep. Fighting bulimia and her mother’s constant verbal abuse has never been easy. An offer to meet a secret admirer is more a morale booster, if anything. Following a break-in and the destruction of his paintings, starving artist Murphy O’Shea finds himself at wits end. Not only does he need to prepare ten more paintings, but in the midst of another manic/depressive episode, the challenge seems impossible. He’s got two months or he’ll have to cancel his first show. The Cupid’s Café invite offers him a chance to find his muse. He doesn’t expect it to be the woman he’s mirrored every previous painting on, nor does he plan on being able to offer Aggie the help she needs. Aggie finds saving grace by renting an apartment from Murph in exchange for posing for paintings. She’s fully invested in the man, his art, and exploring the sexual attraction between them. But Murph sees Aggie as his savior, the only one keeping his disorder from becoming worse. When both are faced with their worst fears, the only solution is for them to be apart. It’s going to take them saving themselves before a future together is possible. Can they find a way to conquer their inner demons or will they succumb to the idea they aren’t worth a happily ever after? Excerpt: Moisture welled in her eyes and she heard Murph’s chair squeak as the legs slid sharply against the linoleum floor. Before she could object, or even answer his question, he hauled her to her feet and wrapped her in a hug. The way their bodies aligned, in some perfect way, like two puzzle pieces joining together, hit her straight in the chest and a knot formed there. This hug touched her emotional center more than the first one. She could easily blame it on all the memories she’d stirred, coupled with this display of affection. Jordan had heard her cry about her family before and always told her to forget them, live in the now with him. Murph did the opposite. “They were assholes, and I know it hurts. But this hug is a good memory. One you can draw on when the bad ones surface, which they always do even when we don’t want them. I’m not leaving you.” She squeezed him back, loving how his muscled parts fit against her soft ones. She was incredibly softer than him, but it worked. He held her tighter and smelled of pine and paint, a refreshing scent. When they finally pulled apart, more like their upper halves loosening the hold on one another, he kept his arms and hands entangled with hers. They’d shared something, a common respect for both of them being a bit damaged, a bit not-quite-right. They locked eyes and for a moment, Aggie believed he’d kiss her. She wanted him to. Just once, to know what the experience of kissing someone who got her was like. Instead, he said, “Let me paint you.”  Welcome to Cupid's Café, a place where missed connections meet. How the invitations find them, no one knows…except for the mysterious owner, Mr. Heart. This multi-author series focuses on protagonists struggling with real-life issues that often get swept under the rug. With Cupid’s Café, these issues find representation in the characters struggling to conquer their own problems while trying to carve a future for themselves. From cops to artists, or social workers to photographers, Mr. Heart ensures these lost souls who believe themselves undeserving of love reconnect with their fated match. Each couple embarks on their journey at Cupid’s Cafe, but the rest is up to them: whether damage wins or they find true love in the end. READ THEM ALL Painting for Keeps (Cupid's Cafe #1) by Landra Graf Exactly Like You (Cupid's Cafe #2) by Lori Sizemore Captured Memories (Cupid's Cafe #3) by Katherine McIntyre True Colors (Cupid's Cafe #4) by Landra Graf Grab Your Copy Today!  About the Author:
Landra Graf consumes at least one book a day, and has always been a sucker for stories where true love conquers all. She believes in the power of the written word, and the joy such words can bring. In between spending time with her family and having book adventures, she writes romance with the goal of giving everyone, fictional or not, their own happily ever after. Website: https://landragraf.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landra.graf/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LandraGraf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/landragraf/ Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Landra-Graf/e/B00IESJED4/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1440641120&sr=8-1 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7847192.Landra_Graf Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/landragraf/ Comments are closed.
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