INK AND PAINT
By Linda Moon
Mona Devoe has spent most of her life hiding behind books, poetry, and carefully built walls.
A plus-size goth writer with a sharp tongue and a guarded heart, she knows better than to believe in fairy-tale romance-especially with someone like Jay Datsun.
Jay is handsome, confident, and owns the town's most popular paint supply store. He's the kind of man who turns heads everywhere he goes. The kind of man Mona has spent years convincing herself would never truly see someone like her.
Then a chance meeting over a gallon of paint changes everything.
What begins as playful banter quickly becomes something deeper. As Jay patiently breaks through Mona's defenses, she finds herself facing old insecurities, painful doubts, and the terrifying possibility of being loved exactly as she is.
But when outside judgment and lifelong fears threaten to pull them apart, Mona must decide if she's willing to risk her heart for something real.
Filled with witty banter, emotional depth, body-positive representation, and a slow-burn romance that blossoms into a powerful love story, Ink and Paint is a heartfelt journey about self-acceptance, vulnerability, and finding the courage to let yourself be seen.
Sometimes the right color can transform a room. Sometimes the right person can transform a life.