New Book Release: I am pleased to present my debut book
‘Beatrice’s fate’, my debut novel, is a historical romance book set mainly in Bergamo, Italy, in the 1600s.
1614, Italy. Nine-year-old Beatrice Locatelli is forced to leave her family, and her beloved mountain hamlet, to move to Bergamo and work as a scullery maid for the Terzi, a noble family. Her future looks bleak until a fortuitous encounter with Eleonora, Lord Terzi’s daughter, changes the course of her life forever.
Ten years later, on a stormy summer afternoon, Beatrice meets Alessandro Lanzi, a young nobleman who saves her life. Despite being attracted to him, at first, she refuses his attentions, conscious of her humble origins and of the social disparity between them; as growing feelings become impossible to resist, will the love that they feel for each other be enough? With circumstances beyond their control, duty and a deadly pestilence raging through Bergamo, can their dream of a life together ever become reality?
The E-Book version is available on: Amazon and Apple Books.
Sign up for my newsletter and receive the first chapter of Beatrice’s Fate for free.
Beatrice is the main character in my story.
She is a beautiful young woman who faces life’s many challenges with great courage and resilience.
Alessandro is not only handsome, but also kind, brave and willing to do anything for Beatrice, the girl he loves. Conflicted between the wishes of his heart and his duty to his father, he doesn’t always make the right choice.
Eleonora is Beatrice’s dearest friend. She is not only beautiful on the outside, but also on the inside.
She is kind, loving, caring, a loyal friend and a perfect wife, and her love for her husband will always be unrequited.
A rich merchant from Venice, Paolo has always been a rational man, but this changes when he meets Beatrice.
He is loyal, brave, generous, and he would do anything to protect the woman he loves.
Bastiano is the villain in my story.
He is evil, ruthless, despicable. Driven by his obsession for Beatrice, he won’t stop until he gets her.
I was born in Cornate d’Adda, a little town in Northern Italy about 30 kilometres from Bergamo.
In 2012, after getting a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature, I moved to Ireland, more precisely to Sligo, for what should have been a six-month au-pairing experience.
Life, though, had other plans. I met Séamus, now my husband, in a pub in Sligo and, after a couple of months of dating, I was completely in love and decided to stay. The stunning North-West of Ireland has been my home for many years and, by now, I consider myself half-Irish.
I’ve always had a passion for storytelling. As a young girl I used to make up stories to entertain my brothers and cousins, and I remember them listening avidly as I told them about fantasy worlds populated by elves, dwarfs, witches and other magical creatures. I’ve always been an avid reader. I love romantic books, above all historical ones.
Sign up for my newsletter and receive the first chapter of Beatrice’s Fate for free.