First Kiss is a first person story of a middle aged widow’s coming of age. Darcy McMahon tells her own story as it happens in her journal, the last place besides her heart where she can dialogue with her lost husband Sean. Since his shocking death five years earlier, Darcy has been reclusive but busy studying for her master’s degree and raising their son who has just gone off to college. When an opportunity arises for her to study in Spain, Darcy confides to Sean in her journal, why not do something crazy now? There is no reason not to jump at the chance to study overseas

In First Kiss, Darcy chronicles her fears, her pain and her thrilling discovery that if you dare to step into the unknown, there is life beyond loss.