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Appetite of Envy
by Amabel Daniels
5 Stars
Appetite of Envy is a brilliant romantic suspense by Amabel Daniels. I really love Ms. Daniels writing- she has a real talent for crafting addictively good storylines, and infusing it/them with loads of intrigue, suspense, tension, mystery, drama, romance, and danger. I zipped through this story in a matter of only few hours, I had to know what would happen and I was completely under Ms. Daniels suspenseful spell.
Lia Gardella is very sweet, shy and incredibly accident prone. She’s so klutzy and awkward that she is like a walking catastrophe most days… or so she seems to think. Disaster seem to follow her, so much so she almost destroyed her family’s restaurant- and because of that she hasn’t set foot in the building for in over nine years. But now circumstances have meant that she has no choice but to take over the reins of the restaurant and try to do her father proud.
Finn Newland is the head chef at Gardella’s Restaurant. He is passionate about his cooking and prides himself on being the best. He has worked at Gardella’s for the past 15 years and had always thought that Rico would eventually pass the restaurant on to him. But now he has his nervous, walking disaster of a daughter taking over the running of the place and Finn can’t help but feel angry and a little betrayed, no matter how beautiful and sweet Lia is.
These two used to be friends many years ago, but he hasn’t heard from her since the day she walked out. Now he’s supposed to stand back and let her run the place? Will these two find a way to work together? What about all the strange incidences and accidents that seem to be happening? Someone seems to have an ax to grind- and Lia, Finn and the restaurant seem to be in the cross-hairs. Will they get to the bottom of it all before it’s too late? What about the attraction that Finn and Lia have for one another?
There is so much going on in this story, and I really enjoyed reading all the wonderful, complex details of it. The story was a little bit slow to get going, but a few chapters in the story really took off and all the excitement began.
Ms. Daniels kept me guessing the whole way through. I had so many scenarios going through my mind, but there was no was I could have guessed the climactic situations, or the chilling revelations. I loved how Ms. Daniels twisted and turned the story, taking us down a path that most people just wouldn’t see coming. Very clever.
I did get a little frustrated with Lia for apologizing so often, even for things she didn’t do. Her confidence was so low, and she was really timid and shy- I wished she would just stand up for herself more. But as the story unfolded, I was pleased to see Lia develop and use her voice and inner strength more.
I am really looking forward to more books from Ms. Daniels.
Thank you, Ms. Daniels!
Appetite of Envy is a brilliant romantic suspense by Amabel Daniels. I really love Ms. Daniels writing- she has a real talent for crafting addictively good storylines, and infusing it/them with loads of intrigue, suspense, tension, mystery, drama, romance, and danger. I zipped through this story in a matter of only few hours, I had to know what would happen and I was completely under Ms. Daniels suspenseful spell.
Lia Gardella is very sweet, shy and incredibly accident prone. She’s so klutzy and awkward that she is like a walking catastrophe most days… or so she seems to think. Disaster seem to follow her, so much so she almost destroyed her family’s restaurant- and because of that she hasn’t set foot in the building for in over nine years. But now circumstances have meant that she has no choice but to take over the reins of the restaurant and try to do her father proud.
Finn Newland is the head chef at Gardella’s Restaurant. He is passionate about his cooking and prides himself on being the best. He has worked at Gardella’s for the past 15 years and had always thought that Rico would eventually pass the restaurant on to him. But now he has his nervous, walking disaster of a daughter taking over the running of the place and Finn can’t help but feel angry and a little betrayed, no matter how beautiful and sweet Lia is.
These two used to be friends many years ago, but he hasn’t heard from her since the day she walked out. Now he’s supposed to stand back and let her run the place? Will these two find a way to work together? What about all the strange incidences and accidents that seem to be happening? Someone seems to have an ax to grind- and Lia, Finn and the restaurant seem to be in the cross-hairs. Will they get to the bottom of it all before it’s too late? What about the attraction that Finn and Lia have for one another?
There is so much going on in this story, and I really enjoyed reading all the wonderful, complex details of it. The story was a little bit slow to get going, but a few chapters in the story really took off and all the excitement began.
Ms. Daniels kept me guessing the whole way through. I had so many scenarios going through my mind, but there was no was I could have guessed the climactic situations, or the chilling revelations. I loved how Ms. Daniels twisted and turned the story, taking us down a path that most people just wouldn’t see coming. Very clever.
I did get a little frustrated with Lia for apologizing so often, even for things she didn’t do. Her confidence was so low, and she was really timid and shy- I wished she would just stand up for herself more. But as the story unfolded, I was pleased to see Lia develop and use her voice and inner strength more.
I am really looking forward to more books from Ms. Daniels.
Thank you, Ms. Daniels!