by Robert Valletta (Author)
"A literary tour de force Valletta delivers a powerful debut New Adult and College Romance unlike any ever written before." "An international delight A gripping contemporary saga of a young man's journey into a young woman's world."Tony Schiavone is an adventurous and likable American boy who has struggled at friendships with girls and has suffered through a tumultuous relationship with his father. He is spiritually empty and aching for something greater than his small Pennsylvania hometown can provide. He wants to attend college, but his father has an argument for him at every turn. Finally, Tony decides he's going to embark on a backpacking journey across Europe, he's going to find the love in his life that has mysteriously eluded him for so long, and he's going to live his dream to become a writer.Tony's travels take him to the scenic and windswept northern shores of Ireland. Tired, hungry and weary after a long day's journey hiking on foot, Tony arrives late on a wintry evening to a pub in the quaint town of Donegal. It is there that he is introduced to the beautiful and captivating Meaghan O'Malley. Tony and Meaghan share an immediate interest and attraction toward one another, and even indulge in a few intimate moments together. But Meaghan carries a painful secret close to her heart that has been locked away from most who know her, and Tony is planning to continue with his journey.Can the two find a way to spend more time together, and to discover romance and love? Will Tony stop running from his past, and will Meaghan share the secret that is relentlessly tearing her soul apart?