Love & Other Detours

"Travel to beautiful Tuscany with Lina who, still grieving her mother‘s death, is forced to spend time with a father she never knew. But Lina isn‘t in the mood for Italy‘s famous sunshine or fairy-tale landscape. All Lina wants to do is go back home...until she‘s given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. Suddenly, Lina is uncovering a world of magic and romance. It‘s a world that inspires her, along with the ever so charming Ren, to follow in her mother‘s footsteps and uncover a secret that has been kept for far too long--a secret that will change everything Lina thought to be true. In the green hills of Ireland, Lina‘s best friend Addie is just trying to make it through her aunt‘s over-the-top destination wedding, hoping that she can stop thinking about the one thing she did that left her miserable and heartbroken--and threatens her future. But her brother, Ian, isn‘t about to let her forget. But when Addie discovers an unusual guidebook, Ireland for the Heartbroken, their travel plans change. Soon, Addie finds herself on a whirlwind tour of the Emerald Isle with Ian and his Irish-accented friend, Rowan. And as the trio journeys through magical forests and past countless castles, Addie hopes her guidebook will heal not only her broken heart, but also her shattered relationship with her brother. No matter where Lina and Addie‘s travels take them, one thing is true: romance and adventure are on the horizon"--