Italian for Beginners - by Kristin Harmel (Paperback)

About the Book

Cat Connelly wonders if she has condemned herself to a life of boredom by playing by the rules. She decides to take a chance and accepts an invitation to spend a month with an old flame in Italy. But when she finds herself suddenly alone in Rome, she must see if she has the courage to live outside the lines for the first time.

Book Synopsis

In this romantic whirlwind of a novel, follow Cat as she flies to Italy to rediscover who she is, and takes the chance of a lifetime.

Thirty-four-year-old Manhattan accountant Cat Connelly has always lived life on the safe side. But after her little sister gets married, Cat wonders if she has condemned herself to a life of boredom by playing by the rules. To shake herself free from her old life, she decides to accept an invitation to spend a month with an old flame in Italy. But her reunion with the slick and gorgeous Francesco is short-lived, and she finds herself suddenly alone in Rome.

Now, she must see if she has the courage to live outside the lines for the first time--and to face a past she never understood. It will take an unexpected friendship with a fiery Italian waitress, a whirlwind Vespa tour of the Eternal City with a handsome stranger, and a surprise encounter with an old acquaintance to show Cat that life doesn't always work out the way you expect, but sometimes you have to have fall in order to fly.

Review Quotes

"A fun, high-spirited [novel]."--Romantic Times

"Overflowing with bubbly fun...intoxicating with the magic of Paris...Like a bottle of champagne...You'll drink it down in one glamorous gulp."--Julia Holden, author of ONE DANCE IN PARIS

"With her characteristic wit and warmth, Harmel tells a very entertaining story of a woman who reinvents herself almost without realizing it."--Melissa Senate, author of SEE JANE DATE and LOVE YOU TO DEATH

About the Author

Kristin Harmel is the author of four women's fiction novels. She also reports for People magazine, and her work has appeared in magazines including Glamour, Runner's World, Woman's Day, American Baby, and Men's Health. She's also the author of two novels for teens. Kristin Harmel lives in Orlando, Florida.