• Kristine Gasbarre's relationship and culture stories have appeared on The Huffington Post, WEtv.com, and Better Homes & Gardens.  She has also appeared on The Rachael Ray Show.

After dating driven, self-absorbed men in New York, Krissy Gasbarre relocates to Italy to be near her new English beau and to research the roots of her lovably alpha-male, Italian-American grandpa. But just weeks into her European adventure, the Brit takes a job in the Middle East...and her grandpa, who’s been an indelible force in her life, passes away.

For the first time in a decade, Krissy moves back to her Pennsylvania hometown to mourn her grandpa’s death and help her close-knit, festive family care for her refined (but notoriously non-maternal) grandmother. That's when Grandma Gloria reveals the untold story of her 60-year marriage and the love lessons that made her relationship so much more successful than the ones her granddaughter’s known.

When Krissy meets an alluring bachelor whose brains and style resemble her grandpa's, Grandma coaches her through the fear of loving and being let down. But it's Grandma's unwavering femininity and secret giving spirit that teach Krissy what it takes to love a man: first she has to learn the value of her own unique beauty.