The Heart of a Painter (As I Am 1)

ErinI need a man in my life like I need a dark room to paint in.Not in the slightest.Not if I want to keep from getting hurt again.Unfortunately for me, life doesn’t work that way.Because my new boss, the celebrity painter turned professor, is dead set on making my TA gig a nightmare.So what if he’s the most stunning combination of a tall, bearded, golden eyed male?So what if I see a better person through his mask of an asshole he painted on himself?I. Don’t. Need. A. Man.ThomasI fled Boston when I was 18 and never looked back. Never wanted...

ErinI need a man in my life like I need a dark room to paint in.Not in the slightest.Not if I want to keep from getting hurt again.Unfortunately for me, life doesn’t work that way.Because my new boss, the celebrity painter turned professor, is dead set on making my TA gig a nightmare.So what if he’s the most stunning combination of a tall, bearded, golden eyed male?So what if I see a better person through his mask of an asshole he painted on himself?I. Don’t. Need. A. Man.ThomasI fled Boston when I was 18 and never looked back. Never wanted to look back. It was too painful.While I made a fortune painting portraits of Russian Oligarchs, I lost the one that matters most—my creativity. The thing I left behind in Boston.The thing I’m going to find by connecting to young artists who still have that spark.Like the one my assistant has.My stubborn, relentless, opinionated assistant.The woman I’m starting to like, even though we don’t make sense.Even though she doesn’t want a relationship.Even though needing her might hurt me all over again.I. Still. Want. Her.