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After a bitter divorce and years of corporate burnout, Francis Marino books a spontaneous trip to Italy, hoping to reconnect with the stories his grandfather once told him. He’s calculated, studied, and organized. But fate has other plans. A simple act of kindness serendipitously upgrades Francis to first class, and a seat beside Carrie McCall, a sharp-witted punky bartender with ivy tattoos, a tragic past, and a ticket won in a prosecco sales contest.

A young college misfit opens a nightclub in rural Appalachia and achieves great success. Then, loses everything except the woman he loves. Tommy is a lonely college misfit, working his way through school as a mobile DJ. The demands of his business prevent him from engaging in the college experience. His grades and relationships suffer. Alienated from school and classmates, he feels like an unworthy outsider, unable to achieve the academic, relationship, and romantic success others in his world seem to easily obtain.