A Gypsy Engagement

by Patrick D. Ferris

Overview

Part 2 of the 'Gypsy' trilogy, ‘A Gypsy Engagement’ is the second novel about the tumultuous romance and adventures of Giselle the ‘Trini’ and her pro cycling Canadian boyfriend, Larry, as unendurable absences alternate with amazing tales of adventure. Larry lives his dream racing in France in the most important cycling races in the world while Giselle can only able to tag along and meet with him as she can. He proposes to her at the end of that summer and whisks her away to a dream Christmas in the howling winds and drifting snow of his home in Northern Canada. After meeting Larry’s family, she tries many strange winter activities, eventually going with him to a isolated log house with adventures of wolves and northern lights, right out of ‘Call of the Wild’. Giselle returns to Tucson but is restless while Larry continues for long periods of time racing in Europe, so she offers to join a group of ten Caribbean cyclists training for the World Championships knowing only six of them will be chosen to compete. Larry endures the rigors, bad food and constant racing while trying to stay connected with Giselle with Skype and old fashioned letters but the distance takes its toll.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151838030
Publisher:	Patrick D. Ferris
Publication date:	03/25/2015
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	571 KB

About the Author

Since he was fourteen years old, competitive cycling has been the constant in the life of Patrick D. Ferris. He races bicycles on-road and off-road, as well as completing an Ironman Triathlon. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1954, Pat Ferris grew up in Victoria then moved to Fort St. John in 1975 to pursue his trade in the rapidly expanding natural gas industry. In 1997 he left the gas industry to start "Ferris Fast Cycles", a specialty bike shop, with his family. At this shop, he met a variety of interesting characters of all stripes and backgrounds. He also found out that a long "North Peace" winter is an ideal time to try his hand at novel writing. After many years of tinkering with different ideas and drafts, his first novel "Gypsies" emerged: a fictional tale of a relationship between outsiders intertwined with top level cycling. The sequel 'A Gypsy Engagement' soon followed with a third on the horizon. There are a few more novel projects coming, time permitting.