Escaping the Shadows

Dark secrets, romantic love, and exploitation in the heart of Spain.Eva Lopez loves helping children with special needs in Madrid. But when one of her students, Samuel, vanishes along with his mother, and later returns unable to speak, Eva needs to find the reason.Eva's fears escalate when Samuel's mother is found dead. She joins forces with Tomas, an EMT with a mysterious past who wonders why he is called to many people in his neighbourhood with mercury poisoning-including his mother.Against police warnings, Eva and Tomas dig deeper into the mystery behind Samuel's silence and the poison spreading in the community. As danger builds, their growing attraction becomes impossible to ignore.When Eva starts receiving threats, she and Tomas know they're in a race against time to save vulnerable children from a sinister group.If you enjoy romantic suspense, dark secrets, and a fight for the truth, you'll love Escaping The Shadows, the fourth book in the Women of Strength Series. Lucy Appadoo is a prolific reader and author of the Friends In Crisis Series. After a childhood spent reading and imagining escapist worlds, Lucy has put her imagination into stories. Her work as a rehabilitation counsellor, and former work as a counsellor in private practice, have led to an interest in writing inspirational stories about authentic, driven women who manage adversity with strength and heart. She writes in the genres of romantic suspense/thrillers with significant life themes and contemporary romance.Lucy's interests include researching crime stories and news to inspire her work, watching crime thrillers and suspenseful movies, travel, exercising, reading for entertainment or knowledge, meditation, and spending time with friends and family. She also appreciates her Italian background and culture, which has inspired her to write imaginative stories about her parents' childhoods, leading to The Italian Family Series novels.Check out Lucy's website and sign up for a FREE exclusive suspenseful novella here: www.lucyappadooauthor.com.au