{"product_id":"my-french-summer-9781959621812","title":"My French Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Booklocker.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183113765138,"sku":"9781959621812","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_63d5da77-f217-4704-9b3d-dfcc3370e4ea.jpg?v=1744455024","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-french-summer-9781959621812","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}