BOOK TWO: AMALFI COAST

Pushing the heavy mahogany door open, I walk into the room breathless. Not because I'm sweating underneath my black Capri pants and t-shirt, not because the bus ride stopped half a mile shorter than expected, and not because Gabe and I had to walk up several flights of stairs with our heavy luggage in tow. No, I'm breathless because of this view in front of me.

White walls from floor to ceiling. Blue embroidered carpet. Crystal blue skies outside the ...