Love Bites

About the Book

Love is one of the most profound, mysterious, and complicated emotions known to human beings. There are many types of love, which can be expressed in numerous ways. We seek to establish a means of relating to another to achieve deep and meaningful fulfillment that nurtures and sustains us. Love is commonly experienced by way of a romantic relationship with a partner with whom we feel compatible. Loving another has many events that can affect us several ways. We can experience joy, anguish, longing, desperation, and confusion. Love Bites illustrates the story of emotions experienced by two people who share a connection unlike any they have ever known and provides a visual perspective to explain feelings that can be difficult to express in words.

About the Author

Joan Booth is an artist and educator living in Los Angeles, California. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of California at Los Angeles and her Master of Education in Instructional Technology from American International University. Her inspiration to draw these humorous, satiric, and poignant illustrations arises from her desire to spotlight the nature of love and create pictures that everyone can relate to: the highs and the lows, the joys and the pains, and the uncertainties and the hopes—the universal experiences of anyone who has ever loved or been in love.