Steal away to Italy for a hot summer, a sexy dare, and a romance that was never supposed to happen. For fans of The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue and Love and Gelato — this is the escapist read you’ve been looking for!Bea is an outspoken English girl determined to break with family tradition and pave her own path. After embarrassing her parents at a dinner party designed to find her a husband, Bea is invited to spend an eye-opening summer in Italy with her uncle’s artistic bohemian friends. There, she meets Ben, a brilliant artist — and a brilliant flirt. When sparks fly between them, a challenge is set: can they create the perfect summer romance? There’s just one rule: they absolutely, positively cannot fall in love.
“Richly drawn and painfully relevant. A delightful and fresh retelling of
Much Ado About Nothing.” —Katharine McGee, NYT bestselling author of American Royals 
