Arden has a plane ticket to Sardinia to say goodbye to her familys beloved vacation home after her fathers sudden death and her mothers deployment to Iraq as an army nurse. Lonely for her father and petrified for her mothers safety, Arden dreads her trip to the house in Sardiniathe only place that has truly felt like home to her. So when she meets a group of fun, carefree, and careless friends on their summer break, she decides to put off her trip and join them to sample the sights and culinary delights of Europe. Soon they are climbing the Eiffel Tower, taking in the French countryside on a train chugging toward the Alps, and gazing at Michelangelos David in Florence, all the while eating gelato and sipping cappuccino. Arden tries to forget about the danger her mom faces every day, to pretend shes just like the rest of the girls, flirting with cute European guys and worried only about where to party next. But the house in Sardinia beckons and she has to make a choice. Is Arden ready to jump off the high dive?From the Hardcover edition.