Painting Blue Water
Book Feature - Painting Blue Water by Leigh Fossan
Book Feature - Painting Blue Water by Leigh Fossan
HBL Note: When Leigh Fossan, the author of Painting Blue Water, reached out to me by starting her email with "In reading about your love for art, I decided I just had to reach out to you!" I knew I would be featuring her book. You know how much I love the intersection of art and literature! I'm such a sucker for it. But this book is a romantic comedy which is an interesting take on the art genre...usually art books are moody and often dark (artists are so dramatic!) So I thought a romantic comedy was a fresh take on the art book - I can't wait to hear what you think!
Book Feature - Painting Blue Water by Leigh Fossan
From the Publisher:
Katherine Ross, a struggling artist-turned-successful-businesswoman, has a life many would envy. At only thirty-one years old, Katherine runs one of the top luxury real-estate firms in Manhattan, and she lives in a fabulous loft with her dreamy husband. That is, of course, until her marriage comes to a screeching halt, forcing Katherine to face the truths she’s been burying deep within her heart. She hasn’t been happy for a long time. And her life, while glamorous, is not the life she ever wanted. Fighting through the fog of her confusion and pain, Katherine makes the daring, or possibly insane, choice to start over somewhere new. She leaves her business, her friends, and the city behind, while she ventures alone to the mountains in hopes of rediscovering her artistic roots in a place surrounded by beauty, peace, and quiet. In the quaint town of Bluewater Lake, Katherine finds just what she is looking for—abundant natural beauty, almost too much quiet, and a collection of colorful locals. As she adapts to the slow pace of small town life, Katherine befriends the remarkable inn proprietor, Mr. Trust, and his granddaughter Ginger, a former starlet and scandal-ridden Manhattan socialite. Katherine even begins to build an exciting, albeit rocky, relationship with the ruggedly handsome, yet mysterious and standoffish, Will. And with time, Katherine discovers her passion for painting once again. But life in Bluewater isn’t as simple as it may seem, and when her art career suddenly begins to take off in this unlikely setting, Katherine finds herself torn between two worlds. Does she pursue her lifelong dream and become the world-famous artist she always wanted to be? Or does she open her heart to the possibility of new dreams and a life she never imagined?
