Author Description

Midwestern nurse Annie dreams of finding the type of love you read about in romance novels. Having been burned in the past, she is no stranger to heartache and remains guarded. But that doesn't stop her kind and compassionate heart from holding onto hope for something beautiful amidst the trauma she sees every day in the emergency room. When an opportunity lands her in Italy, Annie learns to live in the moment andadventure paves the way to the kind of love she's been waiting for. Italian waiter Luca has grown up feeling like a piece is missing from his life. Found in a church, abandoned as a small boy, he has grown up desperate to please the family that raised him. This handsome hard worker, with a kind heart catches Annie's eye, when she dines in a favorite Florence pub. She could be the one to finally make him feel complete, but he holds back, uncertain of who he is and where this attraction could lead. Known across the city for his good looks and magical pizza skills, he's quite the catch. But he only has eyes for one tourist in particular. As the seasons change, Annie and Luca fall deeper for each other, and their love becomes the ultimate journey as distance, language barriers and hurdle after hurdle threaten to tear their newfound love apart. One thing is certain, the language of love goes beyond words.