Synopsis:
Warning: This is New Adult and is suggested
for late teens and up. There are mild sensual love scenes in this book but are
not graphic.
When a young woman discovers the boy in
drama class is actually the immortal who painted the world into being, she
becomes the target of another painter who hates humanity. Holly & Theo is a New Adult Supernatural Romance set in the
small mill town of Chesnee, SC and beautiful historic Charleston, SC. It starts
with Holly Scruggs in her senior year of high school, after a major downsize
for their family that lands her in Chesnee, her parents’ hometown. Her image
conscious mother corrects her to the point of brokenness until she meets Theo.
He is the artist responsible for all the beauty of the land and he thinks Holly
is beautiful too. Together they will fight against Fritz, the water painter who
hates humans and is hiding a secret under the high school.
The story continues two years later with a
twenty year old Holly and a very changed Theo. Fritz is up to his old tricks
and the story continues to be life or death. What price is Holly willing to pay
to save those she loves? What price has Theo already paid?
Secrets can kill a relationship. But the
secrets Holly and Theo keep from each other in the start of their relationship
could mean the death of either of them. Fritz holds all the cards, and raises
the stakes in this deadly, more adult conclusion of The Painter Series.
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Review
Quotes:
“The main character, Holly Scruggs, who has
been beaten down by her mother, is such an inspiration! She never allows
herself to fall into self-pity.
With the mysterious Theo's help, she
discovers her true calling in life and the confidence she needs.”
~Sheila Hollinghead Amazon Reviewer
“The author was very descriptive; it was
like she was painting every scene. The book is different from all other books I
have read in its genre. Even the ending surprised me… I couldn't put this book
down.”
~The Mystical World of Book Reviews
“My heart is bursting at the seams and my
mind is empty now that I have just finished reading the last page... I was
completely blown away by the life-altering transformation that we see Holly and
Theo go through day by day. They slowly shed the filthy skin of selfishness and
replace it with the selfless depth of love that they have for each other. This
is a story of true and pure love at its finest, and it is an extraordinary end
to an amazingly beautiful and captivating series.
I can't say enough good things about this
series!”
~Shadowplay Amazon Reviewer
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Author
Bio:
Melissa Turner Lee is a stay-at-home-mom to
3 wild and very loud boys. She used to skip sleep at night to write, but now
that they are in school writes in the daylight. She is married to a wonderful
man she met when she was 17, back before texting and people wrote notes that
might be in a trunk in her house. While dating, her then boyfriend, now husband
told her his friend had pointed out that the picture he had drawn for art class
long before meeting, that hung behind the door in his room, looked just like
her.
The picture disappeared after the wedding
and was never seen again. These events helped inspire Holly and Theo’s story.
Excerpt:
My mouth fell open. Was he nuts? How was I
supposed to answer a question like that?
I balled my hands into fists and put them on
my hips. “What’s the matter with you?”
When he put his hands on his hips, I got upset
for a moment before I realized he was still doing the mirroring exercise.
Ms. Jones suddenly yelled and clapped. “I love
this. Love it! Everybody look at Holly and her partner. They aren’t just
moving, they are conveying emotion with it. Brilliant!”
I went back to doing normal movements. And
Theo continued to stare at me. “You look so familiar. I heard you say you just
moved here, but did you move back? I mean, did you live here before…a long time
ago maybe?”
“No.” I half-smiled and then bit my lip.
He was
exceptionally good looking. I’d been too irritated to notice at first, but the
more I looked at him the warmer my cheeks grew. The way he stared at me didn’t
help. It was intense and inquisitive, and he was too close. We weren’t
touchy-feely at my house so this invasion into my personal space was especially
uncomfortable.
“So you’ve never been here before?” His
gray-blue eyes studied me even more.
“Well…um…I’ve
been to Chesnee before—to visit my grandmother before she died. Maybe you saw
me around town then.”
He shook his head. “No, that’s not it. I’ve
seen you up close, like this. I remember your eyes. They’re the color of the
sea—just inside a coral reef, and your freckles are the stones of a volcanic
island scattered along the sand. Your hair is like the sun setting over the
water, shooting out orange rays in all directions.” He stared into my eyes even
deeper. “You’re very pretty.”
The impact of his words slammed into me. I’d
braced myself for an insult. That’s what I was used to. This was either the way
he came onto girls for a hook-up, or more likely, some mean joke to get a good
laugh going with the other kids. Anger bubbled up. I knew those kinds of
tricks. Those were the kinds of things the kids I used to hang with did all the
time. They played them on me too, when I no longer belonged in their circle.
My hands trembled, and my lips drew up to hold
in the anger, but I refused to cry in front of this boy. I wanted to call him
on his prank. I knew better than to think it was a real compliment, but I
couldn’t think of anything clever to say.
The tears burned in my eyes despite my
efforts.
“Forget this!” I shouted as I ran off the
stage. Everyone’s stares bore into my back as I grabbed my backpack and made
for the door. My head throbbed from ear to ear. I was dropping the class, and
that was final.
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