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Lorenzo Petruzziello

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The Love Fool

ABOUT THE LOVE FOOL

The debut novel. – Alex recently moved to Italy for an opportunity at a PR firm in Rome. His first client is the beautiful Danish chef Pernille Bjørn, a popular model, TV personality, and cookbook author just entering the booming televised cooking show market in Italy.

Alex’s single minded-career focus is soon thwarted by Emily, an ex-girlfriend he hasn’t heard from in almost a decade.

OUT OF PRINT

Italy’s modern culture and enchanting sights set the backdrop to this Rome-antic comedy.

Fiction
ISBN (paperback): 978-1735065403
ISBN (ebook): 978-1735065410
Re-released: 10 August 2020
1st Edition: 13 March 2018
Publisher: Magnusmade
Distributor: Ingram

Find Me. Read Me. Love Me.
Book Clubs

Below are resources for book clubs and readers; including a delicious recipe that relates to the story.

Book CLUB STUFF
  • Meeting Tips
  • Discussion Questions
EXCLUSIVE RECIPE
  • Spaghetti alla Carbonara for Two Fools
COCKTAIL RECIPES
  • We Were Never Together
  • The Side Eye
  • Cyn Cyn Punch
PLAYLIST
  • Playlist on SPOTIFY
Awards/Recognition
  • Winner/Honorable Mention, Fiction/Realistic – 2018 Readers’ Favorite
  • Finalist, Fiction/General – 2018 American Book Fest
  • Longlisted – 2018 Somerset Book Awards by Chanticleer Book Reviews

Reviews

“An enjoyable tale of loss, lust, and love with a dollop of gravlax.”  — Kirkus Reviews [full review]

“Replete with a surprise ending, The Love Fool is one well-written and unforgettable romantic tale with Silver-Screen potential.” [5-stars] ― Feathered Quill Book Reviews [full review]

…a delightful and thought-provoking tale. The reader is engaged throughout the entire story, and it is not clear how it will all work out until the last pages of the book…” [5-stars]  ― ReadersFavorite.com [full review]

Press
  • Tell Me About Your Damn Book / interview (podcast)
  • Publishers Weekly
  • We the Italians
  • Boston Book Blog
  • Hall Ways Blog / author interview
  • Library of Clean Reads / book review
  • T’s Stuff / author interview
  • Essentially Italian / author interview
  • fundinmental / author interview
  • fundinmental / review
  • Olio by Marilyn / author interview
  • Between the Shelves / author interview
  • Locks, Hooks and Books / author interview

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