Win the Heart

Florence

Of all the places Blake and Megan would visit, this was by far the biggest stretch. Here’s what they had for clues: a book about Renaissance art with the title circled in red and about twenty-five different articles and individual handwritten notes with some color coding but seemingly disparate content. Regardless, Megan was secretly giddy; well, maybe not so secretly—she had always wanted to visit Italy.

Because the book was about art, they decided to begin their visit with a trip to the more prominent museums. And to learn more, they hired Maria, a docent from a local university, to serve as their guide. During their brief visit, they ...