Fireworks Over Paris is a contemporary gay romance set against the breathtaking backdrop of the French capital during its most dazzling season.
Mark, an American photographer assigned to document major cultural events in Europe, arrives in Paris expecting a temporary assignment?not a life-changing connection. Leonardo, a gifted and intensely dedicated fireworks designer, lives for precision, beauty, and control, orchestrating some of the most spectacular Bastille Day displays in the world. Their first meeting is accidental, but their connection is immediate, complicated, and impossible to ignore.
As summer unfolds, Mark and Leonardo are drawn together through late-night walks along the Seine, behind-the-scenes preparations for massive public celebrations, and intimate conversations beneath the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. What begins as curiosity grows into desire, and what grows into desire slowly becomes something neither of them planned for: love.
But Paris is only temporary for Mark, and Leonardo's life is rooted in a demanding career that leaves little room for uncertainty. Distance, fear of abandonment, and professional obligations threaten to pull them apart just as their bond deepens. When Mark is called back to the United States and Leonardo is offered opportunities beyond France, both are forced to confront the same question?can love survive a life built across borders?
From emotional doubt to hard choices, from heartbreak to hope, Fireworks Over Paris is a story of two men learning that love is not about staying in the same place, but about choosing each other despite the distance.
The novel builds toward a breathtaking Bastille Day finale where fireworks over the Seine become more than celebration?they become a reflection of everything Mark and Leonardo risked to be together.
In the end, they discover that home is not a city, a job, or a destination. It is the person you choose when everything else is uncertain.
