Life Models

by D.H. Jonathan

David Michaels, a solitary widower, is a returning college student who models nude for art classes part time. He gets more than he bargained for when he shares the platform with another model, the sometimes wild and always vivacious Lydia Nelson. Their relationship takes a turn when they both participate in an abortion protest for a class project.

242 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 8, 2019

About the author

I am the author of the recently published novels The "Volunteer", about a college student who reluctantly agrees to be the central figure in a sociology experiment in public nudity in order to avoid the loss of her scholarships, Life Models, a love story about two people who first meet when they have to model nude together for an art class, and The Girl Who Stopped Wearing Clothes, a sequel to The "Volunteer". My latest novel is a psychological thriller called The Tattoo Collector.

I grew up in Arkansas and Texas, and except for short stints living in New York City and the Denver, CO area, have spent my adult life in north Texas. I earned a master's degree in library science, but in the late 1990's, my hobby of buying computer components and building PCs from scratch landed me in the corporate IT world.

I started modeling for art classes at the age of 18, and I have kept it up as a part time job ever since. It has been over 30 years now. Host Regis Philbin was certainly fascinated with my nude modeling career when I was a contestant on the ABC game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2001. (I wound up winning $32,000.)

I've written stories since elementary school, and I wrote a few novels over the years, all of which remained unpublished due to my non-diligence in submitting them to agents and editors. I recently decided to take charge of my writing career, and my debut novel The "Volunteer" was just released in the summer of 2016. This was followed by Life Models in 2019.

Reviews

[D.H. Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's a popular meme floating around based on a quote from Ernest Hemingway. "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." That has never been more true for me than with the writing of Life Models. So of course, as the author, I'm going to give it five stars...

[Gregory · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Nice Love Story

This was a nice story that involves two nude models who meet and fall in love. The storyline seems to move along faster towards the end, but ends happily, and leaves me wanting more.

[Robert Austen · Rating 5 out of 5]

As real as it gets

This wonderful story seems to be partly autobiographical because it seems so real. The love story builds gradually to an emotional crescendo in the happiest way. The characters are well developed and realistic with nudity as a common connection both as models and in their private life. A really enjoyable read worth 5*.

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting, but may not be for everyone

The story was very good, but it did touch on abortion. So some people may not agree with the view point of the character. Personally I have no problem with it or other topics in this story. I thought the story was well thought out and well written.