A BRUSH WITH LOVE
MARIA ISABEL PITA
ISBN# 0-9774311-1-8
March 2006
Magic Carpet Books, Inc.
P.O. Box 473 New Milford, CT 06776
Paperback
$12.95
242 Pages
Erotic Romance
Rating: 5 Cups

Miranda Covington appears to be a typical twenty-three year old Catholic woman, but the way she supports herself is quite unconventional. She is an artist’s model, posing nude unselfconsciously in front of a class of college art students. Then one day she locks eyes with a handsome artist while posing, and mentally declares him her other half. She fights with her conscience and her honesty demands she be truthful, but yields unexpected bonuses.

Michael is a drop-dead gorgeous artist from a family of policemen, defying his assumed destiny to explore his art. Approaching the act of recreating on canvas what he sees in real life, as if it is a sacred ceremony, he glimpses a model that strikes at his heart with a thunderbolt of recognition, and knows she is his. What he discovers about her suits him to perfection. Will he find out anything disturbing?

Miranda and Michael begin the voyage towards inner knowledge, each discovering new insights into themselves. Miranda explores her dark yearnings, while Michael draws and magnifies them, both evolving into more mature adults, growing in their intimacy. They have to face some incriminating information that will ultimately either break them, or strengthen their bond. Power is an addictive force, be it wielded by force or by law. Only the one in possession of it can decide its use. Are soul mates found, or made?

Ms. Maria Isabel Pita has written a beautiful book of self-discovery and acceptance. The subject of BDSM is, in itself, very interesting and with this book the reader is allowed the opportunity to explore those boundaries safely. Miranda’s quandary is her apparent need for punishment and forgiveness, possibly stemming from her Catholic upbringing. Michael, with his rebellious streak, finds that while turning his back on what is a generations old tradition is fulfilling, it also tends to be following another more darkly exhilarating habit. The sexual encounters were intense and Miranda’s submissive behavior allows her permission to act on her kinky inclinations without guilt. I found Ms Pita’s prose to be engaging and intellectually challenging. I absolutely loved it.

Kathy
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