One uptight career woman down on her luck.
One free-spirited blackjack player.
One wild, no-strings night that changes everything…
One free-spirited blackjack player.
One wild, no-strings night that changes everything…
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Gorgeous, non?
I mean both the dance and the man, who's none other than the hyper-talented Spanish flamenco dancer Joaquín Cortés.
Just like Cortés, the swoonworthy hero of Amanda’s Guide to Love Kes Moreno is a Gypsy. More specifically, he is a member of the Gitano subgroup concentrated in Spain and southern France. Many French Gitanos are still nomadic, perpetuating a lifestyle and a culture that date back millennia.
Van Gogh painted these Gitano caravans near Arles in 1888.
I mean both the dance and the man, who's none other than the hyper-talented Spanish flamenco dancer Joaquín Cortés.
Just like Cortés, the swoonworthy hero of Amanda’s Guide to Love Kes Moreno is a Gypsy. More specifically, he is a member of the Gitano subgroup concentrated in Spain and southern France. Many French Gitanos are still nomadic, perpetuating a lifestyle and a culture that date back millennia.
Van Gogh painted these Gitano caravans near Arles in 1888.
The picture below shows modern Gitan caravans parked in the same area. The technology has changed, but the way of life of the gens du voyage (traveling people), as they are officially referred to in France, has remained the same.
Always together, always on the move.
Always together, always on the move.
Amanda Roussel, the reluctant heroine of this romcom, is prejudiced, self-confident and ambitious. She can't imagine having a relationship -- let alone a future -- with a Gitano man, no matter how charming he is and regardless of how amazing their one-night stand was...
The trouble is, Kes won't give up without a fight. Resourceful and enterprising, he comes up with an unconventional plan to win Amanda's heart.
Among other things, the aforementioned plan involves a practical guidebook, a non-venomous spider, a Gypsy christening, a pair of highly symmetrical shoulders, three consecutive pacts, one challenge, and a Garfield joke.
Can a crazy plan like that ever work?
You'll have to read the book to find out.
EARLY REVIEWS
"Kes makes me want to go find a gorgeous Gypsy for a summer fling!" — Ann Omasta
"The book full of funny situations and spiced with amusing tidbits, but it is deeply looking into human feelings and what makes people tick." — Kacmor
"A heartwarming story. The characters filled the book with friendship and love." — S. Pippins
The trouble is, Kes won't give up without a fight. Resourceful and enterprising, he comes up with an unconventional plan to win Amanda's heart.
Among other things, the aforementioned plan involves a practical guidebook, a non-venomous spider, a Gypsy christening, a pair of highly symmetrical shoulders, three consecutive pacts, one challenge, and a Garfield joke.
Can a crazy plan like that ever work?
You'll have to read the book to find out.
EARLY REVIEWS
"Kes makes me want to go find a gorgeous Gypsy for a summer fling!" — Ann Omasta
"The book full of funny situations and spiced with amusing tidbits, but it is deeply looking into human feelings and what makes people tick." — Kacmor
"A heartwarming story. The characters filled the book with friendship and love." — S. Pippins
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