Franklin Ryanne, a young gay Harvard graduate and rising PR star, arrives in Paris to embark upon a promising career and finally uncover the mystery behind the French family he has waited a lifetime to meet. When the taxi driver drops him off for a job interview in the dreary industrial suburbs of Paris, he senses the magical city he has always imagined may have a darker side. Inside, circumstances lead Franklin to confront an unfathomable secret...

Irish Lara, a flamboyant and long-time Paris resident, opens doors to intriguing locations; Franklin discovers the haunts of Wilde, Hemingway and Wallis Simpson. His quest to decipher secrets leads to encounters with a real-life Parisian clairvoyant, a spanking party, and being drowned on a French movie set!

Navigating the Mafia-style politics of his new job with a perpetual smile is reminiscent of a Molière comedy. His new life also comes with glamorous costume parties, weekends in the countryside, and learning new cultural dating codes to seduce "ze French men" - lean, mean, sexy, philosophical, culture machines!

Franklin finds a new expat "family"; however, would he find the courage to succeed in the shady City of Light?