Elis Angelico

The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long... In the years since her divorce, Brazilian-American artist Lucilia Barboa is living as she wants... free. No husband, no kids, and no interest in having either. After completely losing her identity when she was married, Luci is too scared to try love again. Sex however... she has nothing against casual sex. Just not with her tall, gorgeous, tattooed neighbor. Graffiti artist Rafa Costa has watched Luci avoid him for weeks. When he finally gets the chance to talk to her, he is blown away by the instant chemistry a single touch ignites. Even more so when she offers to spend time with him. Just sex though. On that, she won’t compromise. That should suit Rafa fine since he’s convinced true love is a once-in-a-lifetime chance, and he lost his years ago. But Luci quickly becomes as important as the air he breathes. Embarking on an affair that burns fast and hot through the streets of São Paulo, Rafa and Luci race headlong into disaster. When fears and ghosts from their past collide with their present, they have to decide if they are strong enough to risk everything for love or if single is the ultimate happiness. CW: explicit (consensual) sex, discussions of past trauma (miscarriage, alcoholism, manslaughter/drunk driving)