We have all felt the need to get out of the house. Maybe it’s during the winter when piles of snow show up at your front doorstep, or maybe you feel like this when you’ve had so many chaotic days at work. Though we want to travel somewhere nice during times when we feel down, sometimes we can’t. Enter books. Yes, books with fun settings and detailed descriptions can make you feel transported into another state, country, perhaps even another world! Any good book will make you feel this way, but here are some specifically set in beautiful places.

Love and Gelato: Set in Tuscany, Italy, this magical story is about a teenage girl named Lina finding secrets and the truth during a summer spent away from home. And in addition, away from her sick mother. Overflowing with emotions and mystery, this book is best for times when you need a slice of love and… well, gelato! www.amazon.com/Love-Gelato-Jenna-Evans-Welch

The Frog Princess: Now I’ll fall back to a kids book. And to mix it up even more, I’ll also introduce a fantasy book! Yep, you read this right, because even a made up world can make you feel like you’re really there! And you’ll especially love all of Emma’s adventures when she stumbles upon a talking frog! He tells her to kiss him to break his spell, but when she does, something unexpected happens, and they have to work together to bring their human forms back to life! www.amazon.com/Frog-Princess-Tales

Lately Lily: The Adventures of a Traveling Girl: If you want a good book to read for your littler kids, than this story might be perfect! A heartwarming story about a young girl traveling all over the world, you can follow her as she goes from place to place with her best friend Zeborah. Lily will have you smiling all the way through! www.amazon.com/Lately-Lily-Adventures-Travelling-Girl

The Paper Girl of Paris: Ending with a historical fiction book today, one set in the City of Lights! Alice is traveling to Paris to unlock her grandmother’s old apartment, left to Alice when she passed away. The teenager knows there’s more to the story, and she wants to find out what it it. Years before, during World War II, a girl named Adalyn is joining a resistance group to fight back. What exactly does the ending, of both girls’ story, hold? Find out: www.amazon.com/Paper-Girl-Paris-Jordyn-Taylor

Happy reading!