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An elderly divorced man awakens in the middle of a steamy Floridian summer night thinking about Christmas. Not some cheery holiday from deep in his past, or any remembered celebration with family, friends or lovers. It's the troubling prospect of Christmas future that has snatched away the gift of sleep.
The realization he would be alone on that most festive holiday for the first time in his life. Defying all advice and unable to return to sleep he opens his cell phone to Facebook. Scrolling through the postings for sexual aids, lawn care, and the achievements of distant acquaintances he comes across an ad for 'Christmas in Paris. Small group travel' and clicks the link. What he has innocently done is set in motion what will become a Parisian holiday adventure with him, ten single women, the fulfillment of dreams, and the realization that gifts come in many, many forms.
About the author
Jim is originally from Brooklyn, New York. The eldest of four children born to Sicilian-Irish American parents, he passed his formative years learning the advantages, disadvantages, glories, and guilt associated with these ethnic backgrounds. The lessons were dispensed in usually humorous but sometimes contentious parental bickering at the dinner table. Despite this rehashing of European history, he survived with a minimum of psychological damage, partial to the Sicilian perspective but proud of his Irish lineage. He was a mediocre student, excelled at barely passing his studies, and had been gifted at birth with neither athletic, artistic, or intellectual abilities. Fortified with this impressive background he decided to become a television cameraman and remained a part of that amazing business for over fifty years. You can often find him sitting in his Florida garden wondering what the hell happened.
