No Place to Be Single

Love and conflict come unexpectedly for old friends reuniting in Tuscany in a sparkling and witty romantic comedy about wine, second chances, and new horizons that has become a bestselling sensation in Italy.

In the lush Italian wine region of Chianti is the small town of Belvedere where nothing ever happens. Especially for single women.

So when financial investor Michael D'Arcy returns after sixteen years to claim his late grandfather's estate, the handsome and eligible bachelor is in the crosshairs of every swooning mother, daughter, and sister in town. Save for vintner Elisa Benetti. Once Elisa's cherished childhood friend, Michael has morphed into an arrogant, dismissive, money-mad businessman who only wants to settle his inheritance and hightail it back to London.

Where, behind that cold heart and those chiseled features, is the joyful boy Elisa used to know? Okay, true, she's not quite the girl with wistful dreams that Michael remembers either. Funny how things change. Who knows? Maybe it's not too late to fulfill old promises and get to know each other all over again. It could be an adventure in second chances that Elisa and Michael didn't even realize they were looking for.

Hillary Locke's literary work has appeared, most notably, in Smithsonian Journeys, the Washington Post, Words Without Borders, and Brick, A Literary Journal. She has translated numerous book-length commercial and literary novels from Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, while benefiting from the financial support of PEN America, the Vermont Studio Center, the Mystery Writers of America, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Felicia Kingsley is a bestselling author whose romantic comedies have sold more than 3.8 million copies. No Place to Be Single, which was adapted into a film for a 2026 global release, is her second to be translated into English. Born in Carpi, Italy, Felicia loves reading, listening to music, painting, traveling, daydreaming, vintage markets, decluttering, scented candles, and a myrtle spritz. For more information, visit www.feliciakingsley.com.