Floundering junior travel writer Katie has just been given the opportunity of her career. Her boss can’t make her trip to the idyllic but little-known Italian island of Ponza, and Katie must step into her luxurious designer shoes to write the piece for the magazine. Boarding the plane with her best friend Farrah, Katie waves goodbye to her unglamorous domestic trips and hello to a week of sun, sand and sparkling seas.
But then disaster strikes. Farrah is involved in an accident and Katie must stay by her side for a month while she recovers. Katie is in panic-mode, trying to appease both her micro-managing boss and her passive-aggressive boyfriend back in New York, while an intriguing local chef, Nico, tries to show her all that the island has to offer.
As she gets to know Nico and falls in love with the relaxed pace of the island, Katie begins to question her life back home and what she truly wants. But will she figure out what’s truly important to her before it’s too late?
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Junior travel writer Katie gets the opportunity of a lifetime when she steps in for her boss to visit Ponza, Italy. Accompanied by her best friend Farrah, she bids farewell to unglamorous trips for a week of sun and sea. However, after Farrah has an accident, Katie must stay on the island for a month. Juggling a micromanaging boss and a passive-aggressive boyfriend back in New York, she encounters Nico, a charming local chef who shows her the island’s beauty. Katie begins to question her life back home and what she truly wants. This enjoyable novel features vivid scenic and culinary descriptions, a demanding boss, a problematic boyfriend, and a captivating Italian chef.
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