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The Artist’s Secret Kiss - A Renaissance Romance Painted in Passion - cover

The Artist’s Secret Kiss - A Renaissance Romance Painted in Passion

Wyatt D. Callahan

Publisher: Velvet Ink Press

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Summary

When Elena wanders into a Florence museum, the last thing she expects is to be swept through time and into the heart of Renaissance Italy. Thrust into a city alive with color, intrigue, and danger, she finds herself caught in a world where art is power and every brushstroke carries a price.
 
Rescued by Luca, a brilliant and brooding painter with secrets of his own, Elena is drawn into his studio and soon becomes more than just his muse. His storm-gray eyes promise desire, his touch ignites a fire she cannot deny. But Florence is a city of whispers, and their growing bond sparks suspicion and jealousy among rival artists and powerful patrons who will stop at nothing to control Luca’s genius.
 
As the walls close in around them, Elena and Luca are forced to navigate a perilous web of rivalries, betrayals, and forbidden attraction. Every stolen kiss risks discovery, every tender touch could mean ruin.
 
She knows she doesn’t belong in his time, yet her heart insists otherwise. He knows loving her puts them both in danger, but he cannot let her go.
 
In a city where art is survival and love is a dangerous rebellion, can two souls defy time itself for a passion that refuses to fade?
 
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Part of the sizzling time-travel historical romance series “Timeless Vows” where every love story burns across centuries and every passion dares to challenge destiny.
 
Across centuries and destinies, love refuses to fade. Timeless Vows is a sweeping romance series where each standalone tale follows a heart pulled through the veil of time. From the windswept Highlands to glittering Victorian ballrooms, from Renaissance intrigue to the battle-scarred streets of war, every story weaves passion, sacrifice, and the irresistible force of fate. Bound by mysterious forces yet guided by hope, these lovers must defy history itself to claim their happily-ever-after. Twelve journeys, twelve unforgettable romances each proving that no matter the era or the obstacle, true love endures, eternal and unbroken, through every age of time.
Available since: 08/30/2025.
Print length: 65 pages.

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