When an American interning at a fashion house in Rome butts heads with her professors surly son sparks fly! With her thirties rapidly approaching and a mountain of student debt looming over her Violet Lucianos dream of finishing design school and working in fashion has cost her everything. So when she lands an internship at an up-and-coming fashion brand in Rome she brings her A game to Italy. With nothing left to lose Violet plans to win the competition among the interns for the ultimate prize--a job at a New York label. But when a coffee run goes wrong and Violet accidentally destroys a strangers laptop all of the apology Americanos in the world wont help her. Because it turns out that the man from the cafe is Matteo her professors eternally grumpy son who thinks shes a clumsy American...and maybe a stalker. Their animosity (and undeniable chemistry) grows as together theyre forced to face a summer of chic parties adventures through Rome and sharing a home...with the person they cant stand the most. The more time she spends with him the more distracted she finds herself. With her chance to win the competition slipping out of her grasp Violet has to decide whether to say ciao to Matteo--or ciao to her dreams.
