Paris Locked

<p><strong><em>A lovingly detailed novel of guilt and rumination in the City of Light. - </em></strong><em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p><p><strong><em>A cleverly crafted and emotionally nuanced novel. - </em></strong><em>Independent Review of Books</em></p><p><strong><em>A powerful story about accidental death redemption and ripples of effect that hold unintended results. - </em></strong><em>Diane Donovan Midwest Book Review</em></p><p><strong><em>Hitchcockian suspense with headier issues of genuineness and responsibility in art. - </em></strong><em>Paul W. NetGalley</em></p><p></p><p>Locked in. Locked out. Lovelocked.</p><p></p><p>The romantic city should work its magic but affixing a lovelock on a bridge backfires disastrously for Marian and Jason leaving them floundering emotionally and morally. What do you do when decency demands that you do one thing but your family needs another?</p><p></p><p>In this literary psychological novel Marian and Jason come to Paris for Marian's French debut art exhibition but what should be a triumphant moment in her career coincides with her last desperate attempt to save her marriage.</p><p></p><p>When Marian and Jason put a lovelock on the Pont des Arts-a symbol to reaffirm their love after Jason's infidelity-they unwittingly set in motion a tragedy that ripples through Paris as right-wing politicians seize a xenophobic opportunity. Marian finds herself locked in a moral quagmire. The impact of their lovelock reaches out to hurt the most unlikely and vulnerable people leaving the couple lost in competing responsibilities in an event of international significance. </p><p></p><p>Paris Locked explores how the past becomes a prison. In a city where lovers immortalize their devotion with metal locks on romantic bridges criss-crossing the Seine Marian must confront how places and actions lock people in-and lock others out-of narratives that frame our lives.</p>