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Midnight in Paris meets Night at the Museum!

THE MUSE is now available! A sweeping romance set in a modern-day Paris that’s full of magic, art, mysteries, and passion from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely, THE MUSE is everything you love about Lauren’s books with a twist! 

Fall in love with THE MUSE, and grab this full-length, swoony, gorgeous standalone romance TODAY! 



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Blurb:

The first time a woman stepped out of a painting, I thought I was seeing things.

The second time, I thought I was going mad.

The night she emerged from a Renoir, I felt something else entirely — a deep stirring of desire, and the wish to get to know the brilliant beauty who’s been trapped inside a painted garden for years.

She can only come out at night in the Musée d'Orsay, where I work. There, after hours, we wander through galleries, with the Van Goghs, the Monets, and the Toulouse Lautrecs the only witnesses to our midnight kisses and, soon, our trysts.

She opens her heart to me, and I learn her story. 

But she keeps secrets too, ones I hope to unravel. Why she was trapped. Why Renoir is hunting her. And why artwork in famous museums across the world is starting to disintegrate.

Why I, too, seem to be the only person who can repair the masterpieces.

As I fall deeper for the woman who’s trapped in a museum, I’m caught up in another side of Paris after dark, one inhabited by forgers, ghosts of famous artists and, impossibly, by Muses.

But someone is after the woman I’m falling in love with, and it’s up to me to save her…even if it means losing everything I’ve found with her.



My Review: 

5 STARS

An enchanting romance that seems impossible.

This book is different from any other I have read by this author.  In fact, it is unlike any book I have read at all.  But I loved it and I could not put it down.  It is written in first person almost entirely from Julien’s POV.

Do you believe that art is powerful? Do you believe that the emotions stirred by art are real? Do you believe that muses are powerful and can inspire artists to create their most moving works?  Do you believe that art can be more than just a painting, a song, a poem, or a dance?  If so, then THIS is your book.

Julien is a hero who believes in the power of what is possible.  He believes strongly in the love and emotion that art can generate.  He is a good man, with an open mind and an open heart.  He finds love where he never expected to find it.  He is willing to sacrifice everything for the one he loves.  I love his friends and the support they offer him.  I love his heart and his willingness to do the right thing when it is unbearable.

This book is full of magic and wonder.  It offers a gorgeous tour of famous art pieces throughout the world.  Music and art history are delicately interwoven into a love story that defies probability and where a happy ending seems impossible.  Suspend your disbelief and open your mind to a love story that overcomes all odds to a beautiful happily ever after.  You just have to keep reading to discover how that can be. I loved its originality and I definitely recommend it if you like a love story that is so different from any other.



About the Author:

A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sweet, sexy and witty. She also writes red-hot, sexy romance and USA Today bestselling LGBTQ romance. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, with more than 50 titles on the USA Today Bestsellers list alone. She’s sold more than 4 million books. She likes dogs, cake and show tunes.



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