Mandarin Oriental

The Mandarin Oriental is the hotel in which Rachel and Ian spend much of their time during their week long affair.

Italy

As the Palazzo family is Italian, much of the novel is set in Italy. Italy is the place where Rachel gets a job in the embassy.

Ari’s Classroom

It is in Ari’s classroom that she sees Rafe again for the first time when he attends the college course that she is teaching.

Third Floor of the Library

Ari agrees to go to the library with Rafe believing that he cannot make a move on her in such a public place. It turns out that Rafe donates to the library and is allowed special privileges. The two wind up staying past the library’s closing time and making love, even though Ari had wanted to avoid this act.

Uninhabited Island

When Shane’s yacht...