She's the girl with the plan. He's the detour she never saw coming.

Jacki Anderson has one goal for her visiting faculty position in Italy's Piedmont region: immerse herself in the truffle world and set herself up for a permanent faculty position at an Ivy League university. Armed with enough ambition for ten people, she's not in the market for distractions—especially the charming kind.

Daan is a laid-back Dutch veterinary student on a gap year, with a firm grasp of niksen (the Dutch art of doing nothing), a talent for mimicking accents, and a bad case of love at first sight. Jacki's relentless drive isn't discouraging him—it's only making him fall harder.

Between a memorable meet-cute involving a donkey race, truffle hunting adventures with dogs who clearly have their own agendas, and navigating the delicious collision of Jacki's type-A intensity and Daan's go-with-the-flow attitude, they discover that sometimes the best things in life are the ones you never planned for.

One year in Italy's truffle capital, a lot of laughs, and one very mischievous dog later, Jacki must decide: is sticking to the plan worth missing out on the adventure of a lifetime?

Perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Abby Jimenez, Sophie Cousens, and Christina Lauren. If you love witty banter, swoon-worthy chemistry, multicultural romance, and the Slow Food movement, this sparkling escape to Italy is for you.

Tropes: He Falls First • Opposites Attract • Grumpy/Sunshine • Love Abroad • Dog as Wingman • Multicultural Romance

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