Can a long distance love affair really survive? & ; & ; Erica Shaw spends her week babysitting the country's bestselling authors for one of the top publishing companies in New York City. But on Friday nights she escapes to DC, where her sexy-lipped musician boyfriend, Warren Prince, works and performs. Their connection is fierce, and the couple promises to never miss a weekend together. But when real life walks inan overbearing father, an alcoholic mother, office politics, and a lucrative job contractthe couple starts unraveling at the seam. Tempers flare, violence breaks, while new lovers eagerly wait in the wingsto claim both of them.& ; & ; Drenched in the perils of passion and the sweet-sounds of jazz, Johnson dives deep into the world of ambition and the stumbling blocks of family. Clever, fast-paced and sexy, Love in a Carry-on Bag is a modern day love story that marks the healing power of forgiveness and begs the question, how much baggage is really too heavy to carry.& ;.