Gypsies

Gypsies is a novel about following your heart set in the world of competitive cycling. Giselle, tall and forbidding, grew up in Trinidad as a mechanic at her Dad’s shop, looking for a sense of belonging and happiness and never quite finding it. Losing her job forces her hand and she spends every penny to seek a new opportunity in Tucson, Arizona for a university education that would change her life. Upon arrival, state politics turned her away without a refund, forcing her to walk the streets, her savings all spent. Alone and frightened, by chance she meets Julie, a sympathetic bike shop owner who causes her to meet Larry and his group of cycling ‘gypsies’ who are also seeking their fame and fortune in the area’s hotbed of professional cycling. Giselle and Larry are drawn together despite themselves, finding they can’t live without each other. The stakes get higher with each succeeding cycling event, until the final big race which will decide if they stay together or he leaves her life forever. They are an odd couple among strangers but need each other if they are going to find a way to make their dreams come true in a competitive world.