All Roads Lead to Rome

When the daughter of a diplomat fake dates a Scottish celebrity in Italy, she soon finds herself living her own Roman Holiday until the feelings get real and the paparazzi's knives come out.

Introverted, slightly anxious Astoria "Story" Herriot knows everything about Rome--her mom's an attorney here and the two of them are living la dolce vita... at least until Story's off to college in the fall.

But when Story is in the wrong gelato shop at the right time, she's swept up in a fake dating scheme with Scottish heartthrob, Luca Kinnaird, to protect his relationship with a pop princess. There's something in it for her, too--Luca promises to help fund a scholarship in her dad's memory. Soon she's showing Luca the best cafés, sightseeing at the Mouth of Truth, and picnicking at the ruins of the Abbey of Santa Maria del Piano. Story's travel guide skills are 10/10, but what she knows about being a celebrity--or having feelings for one? Zero.

Pretending to be Luca's guide--then his girlfriend--gets the paparazzi's attention . . . and what's true and what's fake gets blurry as their different worlds crash together. Sophisticated, hot, rich, and with the most charming accent ever, Luca is full of surprises. And maybe, too, is Story's perfectly planned future.

It's a fairy-tale romance in the Eternal City...will it have a fairy tale ending?

Author: Sabrina Fedel
Publisher: Delacorte Romance
Published: 06/18/2024
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780593705216
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2024

About the Author
Sabrina Fedel has worked as a litigator and a civilian environmental compliance attorney. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing degree from Lesley University and has taught in the English Department at Robert Morris University as an adjunct professor. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in various journals. Sabrina loves Italy and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, animals, chocolate in any form, Oxford commas, and, most of all, her kids.