He maps out life in precise angles. She throws color at the canvas and sees where it lands.Damien Thorne, Chicago's celebrated architect, is a master of control. His world is one of sharp lines, muted palettes, and carefully constructed order. Emotion is a liability, and spontaneity is a foreign concept.Elle Evans is a whirlwind of passion and paint. A free-spirited muralist, she pours her soul onto city walls, finding beauty in chaos and connection in her vibrant, close-knit community. Her life is as gloriously messy as her paint-splattered jeans.When a high-profile commission forces Damien to hire Elle to bring "life" to his sterile new public space project, their worlds don't just collidethey explode. Initial frustration sparks an undeniable, intense attraction, chipping away at Damien's icy facade and challenging Elle's defenses. They are fire and ice, structure and soul, drawn together despite their fundamental differences.But just as they begin to bridge the divide between blueprints and brushstrokes, a devastating secret surfaces: Damien's project is set to demolish the very neighborhood Elle calls home. Betrayal threatens to shatter their fragile connection, forcing them to confront whether their opposing worlds can ever truly merge.Can love find harmony between the lines when ambition clashes with community? Or will the foundations they've carefully built crumble under the weight of secrets and fundamentally different designs for living?Dive into this steamy, opposites-attract contemporary romance about finding love where you least expect it and discovering that sometimes, the best designs are drawn outside the lines

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