A painter in need of a model.
A matchmaker seeking a subject.
An arrangement that will tangle their hearts.
Fae shifter Daphne has landed the opportunity of a lifetime: illustrating her favorite authorâs steamy romance novels. If only she could master male physiquesâŚand other essential anatomy. What she needs is a model. Yet how does the socially awkward fae with a tendency to bite find a man she can comfortably paint in the nude?
Self-proclaimed matchmaker Monty Phillips is a hopeless romantic, but only when it comes to others. Meddling in the love lives of strangers via his popular advice column keeps romance a safe distance away. Yet when heâs tasked with proving his tips on modern courtship work, heâll need to step out from behind the pen and into someoneâs love life.
And he knows just the perfect plaything.
The last time Daphne saw Monty, he broke her heart and discarded their friendship. Now he wants to drag her into one of his idiotic matchmaking gamesâwhere sheâs the subject! But when he promises to pose as her model in exchange, she canât refuse. At least itâs only temporary. If heâs the expert he claims to be, she can replace him with a lover in no time.
Painting sessions and flirting lessons commence, rekindling their friendship. But when instructional seduction turns their platonic spark into a burning flame of desire, will either have the courage to make it last?
Bridgerton meets My Fair Lady and a dash of Heâs Just Not That Into You in My Feral Romance, a spicy standalone fantasy romcom in the Fae Flings and Corset Strings series. If you like fae bargains, friends-to-lovers romance, and cozy fantasy worlds, youâll love this sizzling tale.