A stalker in Madrid exposes deep secrets and tears a family apart. Daniela Lopez’s dance school business is just starting to find its feet when sensational newspaper reports about her father send clients running for the hills. Teetering on financial ruin, she finds that her only hope lies in Rafael Martin—the very journalist and love interest whose articles about her father drove away her students. Searching for answers draws Daniela into a deadly cat-and-mouse game. She must solve clues cryptic enough for a crossword puzzle. Together, Daniela and Rafael uncover a shocking secret in Spain’s ruggedly beautiful Basque Country. The question is: can they beat the stalker’s dead-line to save Daniela’s family? If you like intense romance, rich characters, fast-paced action and suspense,  you’ll love Lucy Appadoo’s  second book, Shadows Of The Past in the Women Of Strength Series.

Love. Murder. Obsession. Gabriella Jamitson’s world is turned upside down when someone she knows dies in tragic but familiar circumstances, with a stalker watching her every move. Jesse Warrier is Gabriella’s best friend’s brother and still grieving the death of his girlfriend Erica, convinced it wasn’t suicide. He’s determined not to let anything happen to Gabriella and to solve the mystery of Erica’s murder. Police discover the two deaths might not be what they appeared. A cold-blooded killer could be to blame for a string of similar murders, and Gabriella might be next. Will the truth be revealed and the villain caught before time runs out for Gabriella? Love-Obsessed is the fourth book in the Friends In Crisis Series; a set of stories about strong women overcoming adversity and falling in love. If you enjoy romance, high suspense, adrenaline-thrilling action, and twists and turns, then you’ll love Lucy Appadoo’s latest book.

A gifted doctor. A caring detective. A chance to capture a serial killer, hell-bent on destroying them. Twenty-eight-year-old Jamie Porcellin struggles with the death of a young, teenage patient too gravely injured to save. When her father is arrested for murdering her patient, Jamie’s whole world crumbles around her. As more teenage girls are found dead, Jamie uncovers old family secrets. Sparks fly when she meets Angelo Ricci, the new detective investigating the gruesome murders. As Jamie is targeted by an unknown stalker resurfaced from her past, a series of events leads her to the twisted truth which makes her question her own life.  Can Jamie and Angelo stop an organised serial killer from destroying more lives?  Web of Lies is the third romantic suspense book in the Friends In Crisis Series. If you like fast-paced romantic suspense, sensual love scenes, and scary villains, you’ll love the latest book in Lucy Appadoo’s page-turning series.  

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.

Romance and terror in a tropical paradise. Sun, sand, surf. How could Blanca Castellano turn down the offer of a promotion to beautiful Rio de Janeiro—especially when it’s a step up in her career in Madrid? The job is a dream come true. A promotion, a new culture to explore, great colleagues to work with, including a sexy photographer named Carlos. There’s also a chance to make a name for herself by exposing a powerful story: child sex exploitation in Rio’s poverty-stricken neighbourhoods. But the return to Rio also means the return of nightmares from Blanca’s childhood—nightmares that began after her first trip to Rio, as a child with her parents on vacation. As Blanca and Carlos investigate child exploitation in Rio, the shadows of Blanca’s nightmares become dark memories of something she cannot yet understand. Shadows of Carlos’s past, too, stalk them—until they become a terrifying and dangerous reality. Together, Blanca and Carlos must learn the identity of a murderous puppet master. If you like raw emotions and a plot that twists and turns from the beach of Ipanema through the sordid favelas and the soaring luxury of Leblon, you won’t be able to stop turning the pages in Lucy Appadoo’s  first book, In Rio’s Shadows from the Women Of Strength Series.

Will a twisted obsession from the past smother the flames of new love before it starts? Liz Randiza, a dedicated social worker, has hardly recovered from an abusive relationship when she meets Matthew, the handsome brother of her client. While all her instincts tell her to stay away from him, there’s something in Matthew she just can’t resist, and she falls for him. A mistake she will soon regret. The real nightmare begins when Liz’s ex-boyfriend is released from prison and the unresolved issues in their relationship begin haunting her. She is pulled deep into a web of terror and anxiety. Soon, her worst nightmare becomes reality and everyone in her inner circle, including Matthew, may be in danger. People around her begin dying, and Liz realises that she and Matthew will be next. Twisted Obsession is the story of a helper who becomes a victim. It’s the story of a past that never leaves you alone. And the only question remains is whether Liz and Matthew live long enough to get their happy ending.  

It begins with a message. Twenty-seven year-old Bella Carismo is only looking to help people. Working as a psychologist in her hometown of Williamstown, she wants to expand her private counselling practice. But those plans come to a screeching halt when she receives the first message. It comes from a person Bella doesn’t know, but who is extremely interested in her.  Soon she’s bombarded with more emails and text messages that quickly escalate to vandalism and a physical attack on her life. With the harassment steadily increasing, Bella crosses paths with Marco Petrazini, a senior detective who might be able to help her stop the stalker. But Bella isn’t the only one facing attacks. When a girl from Bella’s past is murdered, Bella and Marco work together to solve the crimes, while trying to navigate their growing attraction to each other.  As they fall deeper into uncovering the truth, they realise it could be more than either of them is willing to face. Despite how they feel about each other, with Marco on Bella’s case, their budding romance is strictly forbidden. And every day that passes is one where the stakes are higher and the stalker grows bolder, resulting in a tragedy that shatters Bella’s world. With more people turning up dead, her closest friends becoming targets, and the suspects piling up, Bella and Marco soon find that their lives, and the lives of those around them, are in serious danger.  

A past riddled with painful memories, Lisa Shelny wants nothing more than to put it all behind her. She simply wants to enjoy life with her friends, Julie, Lara, and Brooke, and dream about the man who steals every waking moment of her fantasy, Johnson Smythe. However, paradise isn’t in the cards for Lisa as she suddenly begins receiving threatening letters from an unknown stalker. But the stalker’s antics soon escalate with a series of attacks on her, one more dangerous than the last. With Josh’s help, a computer expert, Lisa sets out to uncover her deadly stalker’s identity. The truth proves to hit much closer to home than anticipated as the incidences trigger her traumatic past, forcing her to recall unsavoury memories of her time in Central Africa while on a nursing mission. Within these moments, a person who misremembers the past while never allowing Lisa to forget the one memory that has always haunted her. One that now leaves her own life in the throes of death.