Charles Westmore thought he had it all. He was a best-selling author and devoted husband and father, till one day it all was gone. Tara Bishop was a college student trying to make her own way in the world against the attitudes of her friends and family. When a friend suggests to Charlie that he go to Italy to overcome his writer's block and failing marriage, he ends up discovering sometimes you can get a second chance. Meanwhile, Tara randomly goes to Italy with her friends and boyfriend but her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Charlie. In the country known for the arts and the Italian Renaissance these two experience their own renaissances.