Mural

Model Student #1

by Devon Layne

Freshman Tony Ames thinks going to an art school will mean all he has to do is paint. It only takes a few days to discover how wrong he is and how incompetent he feels. The work is boring and tedious. Everyone else seems so together. But Tony is miserable. And depressed. And lonely. He should never have moved 1,500 miles from his Nebraska home. The high spot of his week is playing racquetball with champion and former fashion model Lissa. But the endorphins only lift his spirits for a couple hours a week, and Lissa is way out of his league. He decides not to return for second semester but when Melody, his secret crush in Figure Drawing, suggests that he model for the class when the day's subject fails to show up, things slowly begin to change for Tony. When Lissa decides to help get Tony and Melody together, and the college decides he's perfect for a new program they are launching, Tony's life threatens to spiral out of control. If only he could capture what he felt on canvas. Or on a forty-foot mural!

140 pages, Paperback

First published June 2, 2012

About the author

I write adult romance and adventure featuring loving relationships and characters.

Reviews

[Steve Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's rare to find an author that can seamlessly weave day to day activities and erotica, but Devon Layne does it flawlessly. The characters are real, fully fleshed out people in whom we quickly become invested. It's obvious that he does his research as the details about both the modeling and racquetball story lines ring true.

[Mark Rubin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Passion

The depth of passion the reader feels while Tony is painting the mural is intense. I often wonder how writers can provide such incite without having the actual experience. Devon does.

[Haywood · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not sure how I feel about this series as of yet, I'll give the 2nd one a go and see if its my jam