My French Summer

In 1980, college sophomore Alec Van Horne approaches his final months as a teenager dreading the shame of eternal celibacy. But to lose his virginity he must first break out of the closet. He hatches a plan. Stay on campus over summer recess and spark a romance with a handsome upperclassman. Alec’s mother has other ideas. Wracked with fears of mortality, Audrey decides that Paris is the perfect consolation prize for turning 50. Still viewing her youngest offspring as a child, she insists that Alec accompany her and his father, Walt, to Europe. There he’ll learn he’s not the only one with a dark secret.Determined to be a miserable traveling companion, Alec finds romance instead. A hunky New Englander, Conor Walsh, is taking a gap year abroad before starting law school. Lifted from Alec’s fantasies, Conor suggests a road trip to Normandy…on a motorcycle. The picturesque Norman coast fuels the young men’s passions. But Alec’s immaturity threatens the relationship. Inexperience, insecurity, and a sexy Swedish boy make him doubt Conor’s sincerity. There’s also Audrey. Will she let her boy grow up or doom him to a life of regret?My French Summer is a coming-of-age story with all the ingredients of a great romance: grand adventure, luscious European settings, delicious cast of supporting characters, and a plot with plenty of surprises. Young love set in Paris and the French countryside will enchant readers of all ages who will laugh, cry, and root for Alec and Conor. Read more