Mary Davis, Liz's widowed mother has returned to Paris and made peace with the past, but now she struggles with conflicted feelings about the two men in her life-Parisian Jean-Marc, the first love who's never forgotten her and Luca Santo, the Italian who's introduced Mary to new adventures.

Liz Davis's carefully constructed world-and her engagement to Jeffrey Scott-have already begun to crumble when an unexpected phone call summons Liz to her mother's side in Florence, Italy.

Together again, Mary and Liz strive to resolve the turmoil between them and the men they love. Does the very thing their hearts long for most await them in the fabled hills of Tuscany?