Out of Tune
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MatureOngoing4h 14m
Last published Wed, Apr 29, 2026
Aimee Thompson arrives in Montepulciano with a suitcase, a broken heart, and a vow to start over. Fleeing the wreckage of her life in Yorkshire, she takes a job at a charming, crumbling music school nestled in the hills of Tuscany-where nothing is quite as idyllic as it first seems.
With her Italian barely functional and her trust in people even worse, Aimee is determined to keep her distance. But between the students, the tangled dynamics among staff, and a brooding local baker with secrets of his own, the past proves harder to outrun than she thought.
In a town built on history and harmony, Aimee will have to decide if she's ready to find her voice again-or disappear completely.
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