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Painting Celia - Book Tour and Giveaway

5/11/2024

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Celia’s yearning for art and León’s passion for painting ignite, but their journey teaches lessons far beyond the canvas. 
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Painting Celia
Incubadora Book 1
by Maya Bairey
Genre: Women’s Fiction, Steamy Romance 

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"You can live in my pool house, if you'll teach me to paint."


Living alone in her bare mansion in LA’s Hollywood Hills, gentle Celia takes up art therapy, hoping it will soothe the deep scars of her past. Each failed artwork deepens her fear of losing to depression, like her father.

León, an intense painter struggling with a creative block, empties his savings to move to LA in search of new visions. He needs a cheap studio and some raw, authentic inspiration—his dreams and future as an artist depend on it.

Brought together by their colorful mutual friends, Celia offers León a deal: he can live in her pool house for free if he teaches her to paint. As he becomes her infatuated teacher and she his reluctant muse, both are laid bare by their pursuit of honest art. Could the desperate creativity that drew them together also rip them apart?

Unique and powerful, this sensual slow burn romance unfolds between mature characters, exploring themes of healing, trauma, and empowerment. Perfect for readers who appreciate new contemporary romance and women's fiction, this novel includes diverse, over 40, LGBTQ characters, making it a profound choice for those looking for explicit angsty romantic stories that mirror their own experiences and complexities.


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​ “Wait,” he said, moving close behind her, face hovering over her shoulder. “Look.”
She followed his gaze past her to the dark pool house window. The low light reflected her murkily, the polarized film tinting her nearly-nude reflection a faint pearly purple. She had only moments to be amused at his painter’s eye for imagery before his hands traveled around her from behind to caress her bare skin.
She closed her eyes and let her head fall back, but León watched their reflection.
It was another moment he had to remember—to paint. In his arms, Celia was warm flesh and scent and movement. He was free to explore her for the first time, the anticipation of it making his head swim. But in the window, he saw a shadowy mirror woman, faintly iridescent and indigo. She was shrouded, unobtainable, beckoning him with welcoming curves he could see his hands roaming, but untouchable.
He finally pressed his length against her from behind, pulling her body to him with one hand on a breast and one on her stomach, starting to slide lower. She inhaled as his fingers inched under the band of her panties and turned her head to his for a kiss. He was still sneaking a look at the reflection, his breath racing.
“León,” she murmured. He finally looked at her, the supple human within his reach. “If you are thinking about a painting, so help me god….”
“I’m not,” he said. “I mean, I can’t help it.”
She turned in his arms. “That light is going off.”
She left him, going down on one knee on the daybed and stretching to reach the lamp. He had just one second to see her, reaching forward with one arm, one leg stretched back to the floor. What a line, what a pose! Then the light was off, and he could only see her faintly in the reflected aqua light from the pool outside.
In a quick motion, he began unbuttoning his jeans. He was done looking. It was time to feel those places his brush had gone first.
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Maya Bairey lives on the banks of the Columbia river in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and their old cat, Dory. Turning from corporate writing to storytelling, Maya was surprised to find she had a bunch of passionate stories inside her, where stuck people learn to live out loud.

Her debut novel, Painting Celia, explores the intersection of honest art and intense love, where creativity and passion can heal and change us. Maya invites readers to have a fun escape, but also to look inward, discovering their own creative and emotional depths.
For a deeper dive into the Celia’s world, visit bairey.com.


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65 Comments
Michele Soyer
5/11/2024 06:23:33 am

This book looks amazing the details really make me interested and the cover is perfect.

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Marcy Meyer
5/11/2024 08:51:56 am

This sounds like a really good story. I love the cover art. Really pretty.

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Cathy French
5/11/2024 09:30:28 am

Great cover for this read. Looking forward to reading.

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Alma Fisher
5/11/2024 10:27:36 am

Looks like a good read

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Rita Wray
5/11/2024 10:32:38 am

Sounds like a great book.

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Jon Heil
5/11/2024 10:42:21 am

Hope it does well!

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Dale Wilken
5/11/2024 11:45:16 am

The book sounds really great.

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Corey hutton
5/11/2024 12:36:28 pm

this sounds like an interesting story

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wendy hutton
5/11/2024 01:15:43 pm

sounds like a great read

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Nancy
5/11/2024 02:10:02 pm

Looks interesting

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Melanie B
5/11/2024 02:11:57 pm

Sounds like a book I'd enjoy reading!

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heather
5/11/2024 02:17:48 pm

This sounds super good and the cover is just perfect.

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Valerie Seal
5/11/2024 02:29:27 pm

Looks a good read

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Heather Mahley
5/11/2024 04:59:41 pm

Sounds like such a great book.

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BILL HOFF
5/11/2024 06:00:41 pm

My daughter would enjoy this book

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Lisa Vance
5/11/2024 06:09:31 pm

Neat cover art. This sounds like a good read.

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Terri Quick
5/11/2024 06:23:44 pm

Cool cover

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David Basile
5/11/2024 07:21:00 pm

Looks like a great read

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Sara Zielinski
5/11/2024 07:54:58 pm

This book sounds like a great read

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Sherry
5/11/2024 09:41:12 pm

I love the cover and the excerpt.

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Stephanie Liske
5/11/2024 10:14:34 pm

I like the book details.

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Nina Lewis
5/11/2024 10:38:13 pm

Sounds so good. Love that cover. Thank you for the excerpt! :)

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Debbie P
5/11/2024 11:00:16 pm

This sounds like a very interesting read.

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David Hollingsworth
5/12/2024 01:16:05 am

This book sounds interesting.

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Jeanna Massman
5/12/2024 01:42:57 am

This is an interesting plot! I like the cover.

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Serge B
5/12/2024 06:51:42 am

I liked the excerpt

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Ann Fantom
5/12/2024 09:01:14 am

This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

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Katrina Dehart
5/12/2024 10:32:52 am

Great cover! Story sounds really cool!

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Debbi Wellenstein
5/12/2024 11:34:00 am

The cover is fantastic! Thank you for the giveaway!

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Nickie
5/12/2024 12:03:59 pm

Looks interesting

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paige chandler
5/12/2024 12:19:19 pm

I adore the cover. very cool

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MICHAEL A LAW
5/12/2024 03:14:45 pm

This looks awesome! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.

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Cynthia C
5/12/2024 05:38:16 pm

The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

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Wendy Jensen
5/12/2024 06:45:41 pm

This book sounds very interesting.

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Jenn fike
5/12/2024 08:08:35 pm

Ooo this sounds saucy.

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Danielle Day
5/12/2024 10:17:25 pm

It sounds good.

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Suzie B
5/13/2024 07:15:11 pm

Oooh this sounds hot hot hot!

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Angela Heerde
5/13/2024 09:08:15 pm

I like book details

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Marci
5/14/2024 01:01:48 pm

Looks good!

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Kathleen Bommer
5/14/2024 06:23:50 pm

NOW I WANT TO READ THIS BOOK!

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bn100
5/14/2024 11:36:43 pm

interesting

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Joe Titone
5/15/2024 02:47:53 pm

Looks like a very interesting read! The details make me want it to be my next read. No questions for the author.

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Barbara Montag
5/15/2024 07:23:14 pm

I love the dramatic cover!
Thank you for sharing this.

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Azeem Isaahaque
5/15/2024 07:55:33 pm

Looks like an awesome read

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Ellie Wright
5/15/2024 09:37:05 pm

This sounds like a great read.

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Melissa
5/16/2024 02:25:22 am

the cover fits the book very well.

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Sandra Watts
5/16/2024 06:40:14 am

The book sounds good. I like the cover too.

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Carol G
5/16/2024 01:13:45 pm

Sounds as if this one should have some warnings about trigger points, even though it might be cathartic for some readers.

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Beyond Comps
5/17/2024 02:19:12 pm

Great cover!

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Vickie Gallo
5/25/2024 07:54:19 pm

Love the excerpt - makes me want more for sure!

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Robin Abrams
5/30/2024 07:22:23 am

This sounds like a very interesting read.

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Michelle Robbins
6/1/2024 10:44:51 pm

How did you get started writing?

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Bonnie
6/2/2024 07:00:58 pm

What an interesting book! Great cover too.

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Susan Smith
6/2/2024 07:21:03 pm

This sounds like a great Women’s Fiction, Steamy Romance read. I like the cover.

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Dreaa Drake
6/4/2024 05:07:06 am

Absolutely love this cover! Sounds great too!

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Laura Thomas link
6/5/2024 08:03:07 pm

Such a stunning cover!

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Lisa Vance
6/10/2024 02:20:18 am

This sounds like a great read.

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steve stone
6/10/2024 11:37:09 pm

the cover art looks good. what age did you start writing books.

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Stephanie Bruce
6/11/2024 04:01:50 am

The book sounds like a great read. We spend 6 hours every Friday doing Chemo with hubby. So I am always looking for new books to keep me busy.

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Terri Shaw
6/11/2024 08:51:59 am

This sounds like a great read.

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latisha depoortere
6/11/2024 03:31:58 pm

This sounds so good thanks for sharing!

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Leigh Nichols
6/11/2024 08:56:50 pm

Do you draw inspiration for your writing from your personal life acquaintences or from daydreaming?

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Jenn R
6/11/2024 10:05:44 pm

It sounds fun to read.

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Sand
6/11/2024 10:29:11 pm

Sounds like a great book to me!

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jason jennings
6/11/2024 10:30:42 pm

love the cover cant wait to read it

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