Four friends, a sun-drenched escape, and a vacation that will change everything--this warm tale of love, secrets, and struggles features an abundance of Italian atmosphere A novel full of pleasure and indulgence, this is the story of four young women who decide that wherever they are in the world and whatever they're doing they'll meet every few years for a holiday together somewhere sunny. Despite life taking them in very different directions, their snatched days in the sun in little hidden villas are crucial to them all. Escape, celebration, recovery--over the years the holidays change their lives. Rosie was always the odd one out, initially only invited as the others felt sorry for her, but it seems that in the end, she might be the one whose life is touched the most by her villa days--for it's there that she meets Enzo. The eldest son of an olive oil dynasty in southern Italy, he is being groomed to one day take over as head of the family. Rosie and Enzo have a vacation romance that seems set to become something more serious until she discovers he is not entirely what he seems. Years later they meet again and this time Rosie must decide how much she is prepared to compromise for the sake of love.

Nicky Pellegrino is the author of Italian Wedding, Recipe for Life, and Summer at the Villa Rosa.