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. 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. But her reunion with the slick and gorgeous Francesco is short-lived, and she finds herself suddenly alone in Rome. 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 after her little sister gets married, Cat wonders if she has condemned herself to a life of boredom by playing by the rules. Thirty-four-year-old Manhattan accountant Cat Connelly has always lived life on the safe side. Kristin Harmel lives in Orlando, Florida.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.

She's also the author of two novels for teens. 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. About the Author: Kristin Harmel is the author of four women's fiction novels.

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. Kristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling author of a dozen novels including The Book of Lost Names, The Winemakers Wife, The Room. To shake herself free from her old life, she decides to accept an invitation to spend a month with an old flame in Italy. 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.

Italian for Beginners by Kristin Harmel