Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights

When First Daughter Abby is banished from the White House, she dives into a summer of surprises, small-town magic, and sparks with the boy who shakes up her world in this swoony, patriotic romance-just in time for America's 250th anniversary! Red, white, and you Abigail Cary-Alzona, eldest daughter of President Constance Alzona, just wanted one normal night as a teenager. But after an impulsive pizza order later makes her front-page news, Abby is officially exiled to a Wi-Fi-free country inn for the summer, along with her little sister, Elle. The inn belongs to Gabriel Calabrese's family. Gabriel is sarcastic, camera-obsessed, and definitely not dazzled by presidential perks (also, kind of the reason for the whole pizza fiasco). But Abby's determined to make the most of her time away from the White House-with a summer bucket list full of things real teens get to do. Pool parties. Picnics. Maybe even a first kiss. As she and Elle dive into small-town life, Abby starts to see what makes Gabriel tick. And maybe, just maybe, she's falling for him. . . .

As a former wedding planner who works in government relations, Celeste brings her love of romance and public service to her stories. She's an active member of SCBWI and was a semi-finalist on the pilot episode of America's Next Great Author. Celeste, like most of her main characters, is proudly Filipino American. Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights is her debut young adult novel.