About the Book

"After her mother dies, Lina travels to Italy where she discovers her mothers's journal and sets off on an adventure to unearth her mother's secrets"--

Book Synopsis

Filled with romance, mystery, and adventure, this sparkling deluxe paper over board edition of Jenna Evans Welch's New York Times bestseller features stenciled sprayed edges, gorgeously designed endpapers, a ribbon marker, and brand-new bonus content!

Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn't in the mood for Italy's famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She's only there because it was her mother's dying wish that she get to know her father. But what kind of father isn't around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home.

But then Lina is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. Suddenly Lina's uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. A world that inspires Lina, along with the ever-so-charming Ren, to follow in her mother's footsteps and unearth a secret that has been kept for far too long. It's a secret that will change everything Lina knew about her mother, her father--and even herself.

People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more.

Review Quotes

"Lina narrates in a breezy style, her mother's journal entries interwoven to provide revelations at carefully paced intervals.Seasoned with luscious descriptions of Renaissance architecture and Italianfood, a sure bet for fans of romance fiction and armchair travel."--Kirkus

"Lina's capacity for and understanding of love transform beautifullyover the course of the novel; the book is not solely about her personal romance but also other characters' interwoven love stories. A good addition for teens with wanderlust."--School Library Journal

"Readers will be caught up in this story of romance, family, and what it really means to be loved."--Booklist Online

"The reader will find it difficult to put this book down."--VOYA starred review