Ongoing1h 6m
Last published Fri, Feb 3, 2023
[NOTE: This second-chance romance story is the follow-up to 24 Hours in Paris (available to read in Paid Stories, or as a published e-book or print version you can find in bookstores--and at the link in my profile)! The full published e-book and print version of 24 Hours in Italy will be in bookstores on July 18th, and you can preorder your copy now at the link in my profile!]
A new destination, a familiar spark . . .
Two years have passed since Mira and Jake missed their flight and spent a magical 24 hours together in Paris. Sparks flew. Romance bloomed. But life got in the way. When they're reunited for another whirlwind adventure, will they connect in the same way?
Mira's living her best life, having started a new chapter by taking a leave from her high pressure corporate position to spend time in Italy. Surrounded by amazing scenery, fantastic food and wine, and endearing locals, her life is nearly perfect―except for the thoughts of what might've been with Jake.
While Jake's career has never been better, the move to California has been less than perfect. Still, he's got high hopes that seeing Mira at their friends' destination wedding can right past wrongs. Except travel has never been his strong suit, and his reunion with Mira is punctuated by another, more recent heartbreak.
When the pair collide again on the gorgeous Amalfi coast, the spark they felt in Paris is reignited, but their quest for a happy ending will surely be as rocky as the Italian coastline.
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