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A Life By Design: (Italian Family)

A Life By Design: (Italian Family)


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When 20-year-old Elena Allegro leaves the Italian village of Laurino to study Fashion Design in Milan, she's certain her dreams are about to come true. Despite her father's warnings that risk comes with her newfound freedom, she loves her studies and develops a love interest with Francesco, the handsome young entrepreneur who offers her a part-time job in a Milan clothing store. It seems like an idyllic situation--until a stalker targets Elena, tormenting her with mind games and threatening her safety. In the face of escalating danger to herself and to Francesco, Elena must fight for her freedom, her love, and her survival.

About the Author :
Lucy Appadoo is an author of fiction and nonfiction texts. She writes in the genres of romantic suspense, historical fiction/coming of age, and thrillers. She has written nonfiction books about holistic spiritual and mental health and career guidance, as well as a readers' journal. Lucy is a registered counsellor and wellness coach with a part-time private practice. She also works as a rehabilitation counsellor for the Australian government. She previously worked as a rehabilitation consultant, caseworker, English as a second language teacher, and proofreader. Lucy has postgraduate diplomas in psychology, education, and English as a Second Language teaching, as well as specialised qualifications in grief counselling and hypnosis. She has also completed wellness coaching courses (levels 1-3) at Wellness Coaching Australia. Lucy enjoys reading romantic suspense, romance, thrillers, crime novels, family/historical drama, and sagas. She has enjoyed travelling to exotic places such as Madrid, Mauritius, and Italy, and draws on these experiences in her creative writing. Lucy's favourite authors include Kendra Elliot, Christiane Heggan, Theresa Ragan, Tara Moss, Nicholas Sparks, Adriana Trigiani, Erica Spindler, and James Patterson (to name a few). Lucy's interests include meditation, exercising, journal writing, reading fiction and nonfiction texts about writing, coaching, and counselling, ongoing professional development, spending time with her husband and two daughters, and socialising with friends and family.

Review :
Lucy Appadoo is a prolific author with 11 published titles to her name. Many (though not all) are in the genre of are in the genre of romantic suspense and historical fiction. In A Life By Design we follow the journey of 20-year old Elena, who was raised on a farm in a small Italian town with very traditional parents. She wants to flee small town life to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer in Milan. While her father in particular is against this, she manages to convince them to let her give it a try. First Reviewer - The plot moves along at a steady pace - she arrives in Milan, quickly lands a much needed job, meets the handsome Francesco who she is wildly drawn to and the studies at school are all she dreamed of. We also quickly learn all is not idyllic. There is something about Francesco's past that sends up warning flags. Is he a player? Is he an honest business man? Then on her first day at school a male classmate who begins to harasses her and soon after a stalker appears who threatens her safety, trying to force her to move home. The police have no interest in her protection and she ends up in incredible danger - abducted and scared. Can she escape? All through the story line the romance with Francesco grows with no clear idea if this will end well. While there were times the writing did not flow as natural as others, overall Overall I enjoyed reading this book. It's a fun escape to dive into after a busy day with a bit of romance, intrigue, mystery and danger (Amazon) Second Reviewer (Amazon) A Life by Design is the first book I have read by Lucy Appadoo. It is, also, part of her The Italian Family Series. Elena Allegro is twenty years old living in the village of Laurino and dreams of becoming a fashion designer. She finally gets the opportunity to move to Milan, Italy to study fashion design. Despite, her father's unhappiness, she excitedly goes. She then meets Francesco, who give her a position at a local clothing store. Then things start to go south for young Elena when she is tormented by a stalker. She becomes afraid for her life, safety, and mental health. Will she learn how strong she can be to deal with this turn of her events in her life? I enjoyed A Life by Design. Elena is one character that I like from the start. I admired her determination to follow her dreams and make them come true. I loved the location. It was fun to see the city through Elena's eyes. I could feel her excitement. I enjoyed the suspense and mystery that was thrown at her and how she dealt with it. A Life by Design is a great read that I found enjoyable. Lucy Appadoo's talent certainly shines through in this book. I will definitely be adding her to my author must read list. I will be looking forward to more by her in the future. I am giving this story four and a half stars. I, also, highly recommend it. I believe most readers will love it. I received this book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780648464709
  • Publisher: Lucy Appadoo
  • Publisher Imprint: Lucy Appadoo
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 194
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Width: 127 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0648464709
  • Publisher Date: 07 Dec 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Series Title: Italian Family
  • Weight: 267 gr


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