Sophy had never in her life seen a walking, breathing human quite so like a Cubist painting. No angle of which sympathised with another, as if he’d been at the end of the line when features were assembled and forced to scramble together what was left. It was all brutal planes: the long blade of nose, the sharp jut of bone in cheek and jaw, the thin slashes of brows and lips. Any resemblance to real persons, living or deceased, is entirely coincidental. Reproduction of this work in whole or part in any manner, except for the purposes of a review, is expressly prohibited. Read moreĬopyright 2013 © by Lucy Parker. And they can’t stay away from one another. Mick, apparently born with a face that not even a mother could love, has given up all hope of having one. She’s never looked for a long-term relationship, and isn’t sure she wants one now. Introvert Sophy is content with her independence and solitude. And an even more unlikely – and very reluctant – love. A security breach brings the two into fast and furious collision, and an unlikely friendship begins to blossom. Security consultant Mick Hollister is used to women looking at his ugly mug – but not with the genuine pleasure he sees in the face of the girl with the charcoal-smudged fingers and terrible skills at covert surveillance.

She’s completely fascinated and attracted by the striking planes and angles of his unusual face, and can’t resist sneaking out her pencil when he’s not looking. When one of the world’s prestigious art collections comes to the resort town of Queenstown, New Zealand, shy art student Sophy James is immediately drawn to the pieces on display – and to the massive, silent, sexy presence keeping watch over them.

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