Passion ignites. Betrayal destroys. Art becomes the ultimate weapon.
As Hitler’s war threatens to erase the avant-garde, Julian Klein, an idealistic American painter, finds himself an unlikely spy in a battle for creative freedom. Drawn to 1930s Paris, Julian befriends two fellow artists: magnetic but mediocre Felix von Bredow and the brilliant yet doomed Rene Levi.
When love and ambition collide, secrets unravel, and Julian’s devotion to art leads him into a dangerous web of betrayal, rivalry, and revenge. Adrienne, Rene’s muse and Julian’s forbidden love, and Charlotte, a muse capable of unmaking men, push the trio to their breaking points.
In a world where art can inspire or destroy, how far will Julian go to protect his passion—and survive its perilous cost?
