The Art Gallery

The Art Gallery is a romantic novel told from the perspective of Jasper, a young novelist, who we first meet coming out of a dark place post-heartbreak. As he stumbles through the motions of each waking morning, Jasper is determined to protect himself from experiencing such devastation again. What was supposed to be two one-way tickets to London, England, has turned into one—his fragile heart desires nothing more than to board the plane alone, where he can escape the memories of his former beau. That is until he has an unexpected encounter at a pop-up gallery with a boy, Clayton. Still terrified by the idea of letting anyone in, and after days of postponing the inevitable, Jasper sends a text to Clayton—sparking numerous games of twenty questions, dates along the Pacific, and nights sitting poolside beneath the moonlight at Jasper's childhood home in the hills. The two become nearly inseparable. But there is one problem. His frightened heart can not muster the courage to tell Clayton about his upcoming move. And once his secret's revealed, Jasper wonders whether they can weather the storm or if the romance was a mere fling, leaving only memories captured in photographs and two shattered hearts.