He was the rugby god with a body that made sin look holy.
She was the quiet art student who painted desire in shadows.
They were never supposed to collide.
But when they did… it set the campus on fire.

Ryder “Blaze” Kane rules the field, the frat parties, and every bedroom he walks into. He’s arrogant, untouchable, and used to women throwing themselves at him. Everyone wants a piece of the bad boy rugby captain with the smirk that melts morals and a jawline sharp enough to cut glass.

Everyone… except Isla Vale.

Isla hides behind charcoal-stained fingers, oversized hoodies, and her art. She’s quiet, guarded, and definitely not interested in the campus golden boy. But when she’s forced to sketch him for a scholarship competition, shirtless, smirking, sprawled out like sin incarnate, she realizes there’s a heat to Ryder that no paintbrush can capture.

And Ryder? He becomes obsessed with the girl who doesn’t fall for his charm.

Their connection is magnetic. Combustible. Dangerous.
He peels back her layers. She exposes his secrets.
Every stolen glance turns into a touch. Every touch, into a tease.
And every tease… into something that threatens to burn them both alive.

But on a campus full of rivalries, exes with grudges, jealous teammates, and cutthroat secrets, desire isn’t the only thing heating up.

But beneath the heat lies a web of intrigue that threatens to consume them. Vanessa, a cunning manipulator with a shocking tie to Isla’s past, and Declan, a scheming rival with a vendetta, weave a conspiracy of lies to tear the lovers apart. As betrayals deepen and secrets unravel, stolen sketches, forged scandals, and a hidden bloodline, Isla and Ryder must fight not just for their love, but for the truth that could destroy everything they hold dear.

From moonlit studios to rain-soaked rooftops, their passion fuels a war against deception, each brushstroke and caress a defiance of the forces closing in. But when a long-buried secret threatens to rewrite Isla’s very identity, the stakes turn deadly. Will their love survive the flames of betrayal, or will it burn to ash in the face of a truth too dangerous to face?
Painted in Heat is a scorching tale of sex, romance, and intrigue, where love is a battlefield, and every kiss could be the spark that sets their world ablaze.

He was never part of her plan.
But now he’s in every stroke of her brush… and every beat of her heart.