Meet Alex Sumner, 26, handsome, rich, single and engaged to Camilla Spivey, one of the most beautiful women in New Orleans. Only problem is Alex is living in the closet and when the wedding bells get loud, he hightails it to Key West. Along the way, he meets Cord Foster. Big, strong and on the skids, Cord has charm to burn, and Alex falls in love for the first time, but the honeymoon implodes when Alex's domineering father offers a huge reward for his son's return and puts bounty hunters on his trail. Dragged back to New Orleans and forced to reconcile with the self-absorbed Camilla, Alex finally rebels and, with the help of his friend and mentor Jolie Menard, learns the importance of being true to oneself. But what about that big society wedding? Alex realizes he has to do something radical and knows just the right menagerie of French Quarter zanies to make it happen. Alex in Wonderland is a true page-turner, simultaneously sexy, suspenseful, bittersweet and hilarious. It's one wild trip down the rabbit hole that no readerโgay, straight or otherwiseโwill soon forget. What The Critics Are Saying: "Tennessee Williams meets Jackie Collins with a dash of Truman CapoteโฆThe perfect novel to read while sipping a mint julep and fanning yourself on the veranda." - Michael D. Craig, author of The Ice Sculptures: A Novel of Hollywood "A hilarious and utterly compelling story of one man's search for identity, independence and love, at the risk of rejection and forsaking a family inheritance. A sizzling mix of fast-paced storytelling and lyrical sexuality." โDurell Owens, author of The Song of a Manchild "Uproarious, bittersweet and deliciously reminiscent of Armistead Maupin's now-classic series, Tales of the City with the New Orleans French Quarter replacing San Francisco's Barbary Lane. The characters are every bit as colorful, loopy and lovable as they navigate life's promises and pitfalls before delivering a rollicking good ending." โCiji Ware, author of A Light on the Veranda "What a dandy book! Alex is antediluvian New Orleans, the people and the place itself captured forever - thank God - in a story where vital issues of self and family are dealt with, sometimes seriously, sometimes hilariously, and REALLY well-told. LaCroix's technical expertise as a storyteller wraps you up and carries you effortlessly along." โBarbara Hambly, author of A Free Man of Color "Richly entertaining. Celebrates New Orleans in fine style. Fully loaded with plot, heart and rainbow-colored characters. Everything you could want is present and accounted for." -Edge Boston "Very satisfying and great fun. What? You haven't read it even once?" โMandate Magazine "Hilarious! Itโs got intrigue, mystery, romance, sex, comedy, scandal, and I canโt wait for the sequel." โStonewall Society "A page-turner, hard to put down. โLeon Velasco, Gay Fresno