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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Cinderella Story that will melt your heart!, 14 Nov 2008
Most definitely a Cinderella story literally from rags to wealth beyond imagine for Lucy Abbott and her daughter Chloe. Add revenge, desire and mystery; it's an incredible love story and journey as wonderfully written by author Jennie Lucas.
For most of her life Lucy and her mother lived from payday to payday and moved from town to town. Her mother died at an early age leaving Lucy to survive in foster care. Now on top of everything else, Lucy finds herself nearly destitute trying to support herself and an infant. She's working at a gas station convenience store, with a letch for a boss, working more than one job just to support them. On top of everything else, the father of her child denies his paternity and wants nothing to do with either of them.
Lucy is determined to provide and care for Chloe and will go to any lengths to do so. As one will learn she is a woman of honour and extreme strength and wants the family she never experienced for her daughter and herself. A father for Chloe is at the top of her list since she never knew her own father nor experienced the warmth of family.
The handsome and wealthy Prince Maximo has a grudge and seeks revenge. He returns to the US and has a plan, one in which will benefit him in a business sense but it all revolves around Lucy. He sits waiting to make his move, gets Lucy fired from her job, takes Lucy and Chloe to his hotel and in the end forces Lucy to sign documents with the pretence she will get revenge from her daughter's father. He takes them with him to his palace in Italy and guarantees her security and financial support in return for the signed documents. Unknown to her, she is giving up more than she's aware and you will be shocked to learn the truth.
The Italian Prince, Wedlocked Wife is an amazing love story full of lust, lies, deceit and revenge. It's also about healing, coming home and the true lessons that money isn't everything. Maximo with his blindness for revenge softens when he actually gets to know Lucy and Chloe. He is brought to his knees and your heart will melt when you read how love creeps into his heart. Jennie Lucas's talent shines through in this very intense and beautiful love story!
Book Description:
From rags to riches...
Single mum Lucy Abbott will do anything to protect her child. She's working all the hours she can, but can still barely afford to feed her baby daughter.
An arranged marriage...
So when Prince Maximo d'Aquilla offers her millions, and a way out of her desperate life, Lucy grabs the chance. Max whisks her to Italy...and soon she's totally his!?
By royal command!
Max has seduced her entirely. But he is driven by revenge, not desire...is he ruthless enough to walk away from his captive bride...?
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Italian Prince, Wedlocked Wife, 8 April 2009
Lucy Abbott is the mother of a baby girl Chloe. A year ago her lover left her after getting engaged, and taking her engagement ring. To make end meet she worked long hours. Alex refused to acknowledge his daughter and therefore does not contribute fiancially towards the child's upbringing.
Maximo D'Aquilla is a italian prince who is Alex's rival. Max was looking into Alex's background to get him down. By chance he found out that Lucy is the missing heiress Lucia Ferrazzi whom he was looking for, for years. She also happens to be the granddaughter of his bitter enemy. Knowing of Lucy's hardship and of her ex-lover's selfishness, Max made her an offer and also urged Lucy to take revenge against Alex. She was to get married to him and stay married to him for 3 months and in exchange that she shares his wealth with him and allow him to take control of her present and future assets and he will give her millions as divorce settlement. And if he were to buy her any of her assets, he will give her the full market price. She was also to reside in Italy for 3 months. She became both suspicious and astonished at this and began asking questions. He was taken back by her intelligence and was not pleased. Lucy not knowing about her true identity, she signed the prenuptial. She was desperate to give her little girl a decent life.
After going to Italy she learnt of her true identity and parentage and Max told her that he only married her to get at her grandfather. He also said that her grandfather is in alot of debt and is to have her declared dead in order to access her inheritance. Max was determined to ruin him both fiancially and mentally and at the same time protecting Lucy and Chloe.
She was upset by the fact her fun-loving mother kept her identity from her. Her mother died when she was 12 and before she passed away told Lucy to go to Italy. This did not happen as she ended up in foster homes until 18 years old, experiencing no love and care. She now knows why she and her mother lived in different place for short period and why she took low pay work instead of taking up her usual profession.
Max accompanied Lucy to see her ex. Before she went, Max had her draw up legal papers for Alex to sign to say he has given up his paternity right over his daughter. Max knew Alex is a fortune hunter and if he found out about Lucy's identity, he would use the girl as a bargaining tool to get at Lucy's inheritance. Alex was hostile by her appearance and still made it clear that he does not give a toss about Chloe and even discarded her photo. He signed the paper and Lucy was in shock, finding out his true colour. Then Max told him of Lucy been the missing Ferrazzi heiress. Alex changed his tune and began pleading.
What Lucy could not understand is, if Max married her out of revenge then why was he expressing his kindness both privately and publically. Her instinct told her that there is more to the story but Max refused to talk about it and neither does he allow her to see her grandfather for some enlightenment. What she does not know is that Max robbed her out of a childhood she was entitled to and he was now trying to make amends.
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