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Author: S. H. Pratt

Title: The Artist's Touch

Series: The Artist's Touch, #1

Pages: 314

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Date publishedNovember 20, 2015

Synopsis:
Exhausted, disillusioned and disgusted with her life in Los Angeles, Clarice “Rissa” Daniels leaves a successful acting career for the comforts of home in Olympia, Washington. Embracing a simpler life without the overabundance of testosterone that she’d dealt with in California, she works to recover and rebuild her life without the “Hollywood craziness”, away from the toxic presence of her ex-boyfriend, and far from the paparazzi. When a walk in the park drops her into the lap of Spencer St. George, she finds herself drawn to his quiet, unobtrusive demeanor, but Rissa quickly realizes that there is much more to the bespectacled middle-school art teacher.
Spencer St. George prefers the quiet life far from the hassles created by his family. Known as “Saint” to his students, he creates his own sense of peace with a paint brush in his hand while standing behind an easel. When Rissa Daniels crashes headlong into his life, Spencer is sent reeling. Unsure of her intentions, but drawn to her gregarious personality, he finds himself stepping out from behind his easel and daring to hope for more than his quiet life.
But as Spencer and Rissa grow closer, history threatens to destroy them. Met with righteous reticence from his family and stubborn pride from hers, the couple sets out to discover the events that turned their families against each other. As the past begins to surface, the present becomes dangerous, creating an uncertainty that could bind Spencer and Rissa together… or drive them apart forever.
 





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“Excuse me?” Spencer asked in a low tone, unsure he’d heard the challenge in her voice correctly.
“Yes, artist man, you heard me. Let me take you out, we’ll have dinner, get to know each other and you can learn that I’m not who you think.” Rissa proposed. Spencer took his glasses from his face and rubbed his eyes. “Are you asking me out on a date?” he asked, unable to keep the incredulity out of his voice. “Yes, Spencer St. George, I am. Do you dare?” Rissa asked. Spencer gaped at her for a long moment, unsure of what to think of this beautiful, crazy woman sitting next to him asking him out. “You needn’t look so shocked. It’s the twenty-first century. Women are doing all sorts of crazy things.” Rissa smirked at him.

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<b>Author</b>: S. H. Pratt</div>
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<b>Title</b>: The Artist's Touch</div>
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<b>Series</b>: The Artist's Touch, #1</div>
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<b>Pages</b>: 314</div>
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<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance</div>
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<b>Date published</b>:&nbsp;<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">November 20, 2015</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Excuse me?” Spencer asked in a low tone, unsure he’d heard the challenge in her voice correctly.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Yes, artist man, you heard me. Let me take you out, we’ll have dinner, get to know each other and you can learn that I’m not who you think.” Rissa proposed. Spencer took his glasses from his face and rubbed his eyes.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Are you asking me out on a date?” he asked, unable to keep the incredulity out of his voice.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Yes, Spencer St. George, I am. Do you dare?” Rissa asked.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spencer gaped at her for a long moment, unsure of what to think of this beautiful, crazy woman sitting next to him asking him out.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">“You needn’t look so shocked. It’s the twenty-first century. Women are doing all sorts of crazy things.” Rissa smirked at him.</span></blockquote>
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