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Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch narrates the story of 16-year-old Lina Emerson, who, after her mother's death, fulfills her wish by spending the summer in Florence with a father she never knew. While uncovering her mother's past through an old journal, Lina navigates her own romantic feelings between two boys, leading to self-discovery and healing. The novel includes references to an abusive professor-student relationship and mentions rape in Roman mythology.