A Christmas rom com novella Alone in a ridiculously large villa in the Tuscan countryside (until her family can join her), Isabelle Miller resigns herself to a solo exploration of Florence. However, when she unexpectedly crosses paths with Matteo Arcuri, a handsome Italian flirt, her loneliness is all but forgotten. Set among the luminous streets of the impressive Renaissance city, where the Christmas season is on display in all its serene glory, Isabelle and Matteo delight in a budding attraction and being Italian for Christmas. Legend has it that Nicole Sharp was born to hippies during an ice storm in Stone Mountain, Georgia. While confirmation of said events cannot be agreed upon, one fact is for certain, it was a Tuesday.These days, Nicole swigs cappuccinos the way a dehydrated sailor with scurvy would whiskey, as she writes about the quirky adventures of fearless women with large doses of travel, coffee and love. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with no houseplants and three pink stovetop espresso makers.