Jenn McKinlay and Paris

I recently asked a few friends who I know love Paris as much as I do what they missed most, or what they might want to do first when they were able to return to the city that owns a part of our hearts.

The wonderfully irrepressible Jenn McKinlay  shared this.


"When I get back to Paris,
I’m going to smell the sweet chestnut air.
I’ll sashay down the Champs-Élysées,
and buy trinkets for my hair.
While reading the novels of Colette,
I’ll practice my flirting and be quite the coquette.

When I get back to the City of Light,
I’m going to dance on a barge on the Seine all night.
Glorious art and history will fill me up,
Like the chocolat chaud in my café cup.
Through the streets and gardens I will roam,
And my heart will be joyous because I am finally home.

I am not a poet (obviously) but when I think of Paris, it strums the strings of my heart and makes me feel positively undone. When I sat down to write about what I wanted to do when I finally get back to Paris, it was too hard. There is just so much I want to see and hear and taste and smell and touch. The city of light really is a place to immerse all of one’s senses. Whether, it’s the chocolate in Saint Germain, the art in the Montmartre, or the sound of the beautiful French language in conversation all around me, I simply can’t wait until I return. À bientôt, mon Paris! "


Jenn's book "Paris is Always a Good Idea" is scheduled for release in July.

Jenn is the New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author of several mystery and romance series. She is also the winner of the RT Reviewer's Choice Award for romantic comedy and the Fresh Fiction award for best cozy mystery. Her work has been translated into multiple languages in countries all over the world. A TEDx speaker, she is always happy to talk books, writing, reading, and the creative process to anyone who cares to listen. She lives in sunny Arizona in a house that is overrun with kids, pets, and her husband's guitars.