{"product_id":"my-french-summer-t-d-arkenberg-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e T. D. Arkenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1959621815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959621812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Booklocker.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"T. D. Arkenberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46603014308095,"sku":"9781959621812","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07f09dd2-6c73-4980-8567-f24cd021ab3d.jpg?v=1739695947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-french-summer-t-d-arkenberg-9781959621812","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}