Get swept away to Italy!

The Invitation by Lucy Foley. It’s 1953, and journalist Hal Jacobs is struggling to put WWII behind him when he meets Stella at a party on the Italian Riviera. As glamorous as she is enigmatic, Stella takes Hal’s mind off of his past—but only for one night, since she vanishes after the party is over. Years later, while working as a reporter aboard a celebrity yacht, Hal is stunned to learn that Stella is a passenger. Can they overcome their secrets and sail away together?

The House at the Edge of Night by Catherine Banner. Set on an island off of Sicily, this saga follows four generations of the Esposito clan through two world wars all the way up to the present day. At the center of the island, the family’s café, The House at the Edge of Night, plays host to the stories of everyone from the wounded English soldier who washes ashore to the outcast girl who rises to become a hero. And as one family’s history interweaves with the island’s history, a rich tapestry is revealed . . .

My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander Mccall Smith. Hoping to soak up the culinary inspiration he needs to finish his long-delayed cookbook, food writer Paul Stuart travels to Tuscany. But when a rental car mix-up strands him at the airport, he must use the world’s least likely tourist vehicle: a bulldozer. Though his tractor may be lumbering, his journey is anything but, as he goes on mouthwatering adventures and meets people as wise as they are spirited.