Romance, Murder, Paris...what more could a woman ask for when falling in love? Becoming smitten with a much younger man can prove difficult in any era, but in early 1960s America, it was considered forbidden. Intertwined with the desire to be a successful career-woman, art teacher Marion Kelly must battle heart and mind while struggling with the insecurity of an uncertain future. Chasing love from Kansas City, Missouri to Paris, France, she comes up empty-handed, until an unplanned encounter with a former student begs to be given a chance. A wild vacation leads to love, murder and a battle for the man two women want, Jonathan Duquesne. Breaking Sandcastles is a thoughtful love story that explores personal growth and development while battling insecurity and self-acceptance. Told with a great deal of humor and heartache, laugh and cry as you befriend the couple while they revisit how they came together finally on another continent, despite obvious obstacles, and battle now to survive the crisis that started the journey.