The Road to Love

About the Book

Allen Schumacher is a 26-year-old graphic designer from the Minneapolis area. Living with his 28-year-old roommate, Ron, Allen has made a new life for himself. Back home he has left a newly broken family and a family history of relationship hardship. Struggling with family issues, a father who is acting like an 18-year-old punk, a sister who hangs on to addictive and unhealthy relationships, and a brother who has become a dog-collar-wearing sex addict, Allen struggles to find his own identity. Longing for a normal relationship after ending a relationship of nearly a decade with his high school sweetheart, Allen discovers that finding the right girl is more than impossible. Sorting through his feelings for a married woman, a co-worker, and his roommate’s girlfriend are just examples of his frustration. Will he ever find true love? Or, will he end up a starving sex addict like his father and brother? What do his mixed feelings mean and where will the decisions he makes take him down relationship lane?

About the Author

Carisa Simone was born in 1975 and grew up in Saint Anthony Village, Minnesota. A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing and Studio Arts, Carisa is an avid writer and reader. Currently she resides in Minnesota with her husband, Steve.