Tempe Walsh is fluent in ten languages - and she can't say no to adventure. Next stop: India! Her mission: find the priceless - and mysterious - statue known as Shiva's Diva. Her man: Briggan O'Brian, a sexy Irishman on the run from the Mumbai Mob. Brig has a strange way of doing business, whatever that business may be. And she's still not sure how she ended up in his arms when the shooting started - but what if her bullet-deflecting earrings don't work the next time? Brig's too busy to explain why everyone's after the fabulous figurine - he's having a devil of time just keeping one gorgeous American girl out of danger. And there's only one place left to hide: a Bollywood movie complete with villains, lovers, and a mother-in-law from hell. Hey, there's a happy ending - if anyone can find the script...
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Redhead Tempe Walsh wanted to be an entertainer, but her facility for languages led her down a different road, one that leads to Bombay, where Shiva's Diva, a priceless statue complete with a curse and a blessing, instigates chaos. When gunshots ring out, acrobatic Tempe leaps into action and runs into Brigand O'Brien. A night of wild adventures and hair's-breadth escapes send them into hiding in Bollywood, where they find Jake Roshon, director, writer, and producer for Vivek Studios, and an old pal of Brig's. Kidnappings and mayhem follow as well as a fiercely physical relationship between Brig and Tempe. Fitzpatrick's breathless pacing and light tone make for a delightful diversion and an over-the-top extravaganza that may make readers want to rent a batch of Masala DVDs. Diana Tixier Herald
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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****1/2 Clever characters/ romance hot and spicy as curry make this a fun way to wile away a few hours." -- Affair de Coeur April, 2005
****1/2 G!
****1/2 G!
"Discovering a true fictional pearl is rare and special treat, and Hot Stuff definitely qualifites! " Jill M. Smith -- RT Book Club, April 2005
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Flo Fitzpatrick was born in Washington D.C., then became a world traveler while still in diapers. An Army brat, Flo lived in Virginia, Georgia and a castle in France, all before she hit five.
Her first authored work (age four) was science-fiction piece, "The Bug on the Wall." It consisted of two sentences. "There was a bug. It was on the wall."
When she was eight, she went full-tilt boogie and wrote three chapters for what was intended to be a complete novel entitled, "The Skinner Family Goes to Ireland." The plot consisted of the Skinner family heading to Ireland to visit their Aunt Donna who lived on a potato farm and owned a swimming pool. Flo's older brothers, twins, were somewhat skeptical that the Skinners would make it to Ireland via train from New York City across the Atlantic. Her next book (age nine) was more realistic. "The Mystery of the Greenhouse" was written while she was living in El Paso, so the greenhouse setting might have been a buffer against all the tumbleweeds. Sadly, this masterpiece was lost somewhere in transition and travel over the years.
Flo earned a B.F. A. in Dance and an M.A. in Theatre, then spent her years after college shuttling back and forth from Texas to New York performing, teaching and choreographing. During her career in theatre, Flo has played nice ladies (Nellie-South Pacific), not-so-nice ladies (Lily St. Regis-Annie) and dead ladies who weren't very ladylike (three murdered hookers in melodrama Jack the Ripper) The last, she claims, was tough. She spent the first ten minutes of the show "dead", lying on the floor trying not to breathe - or wince from paper wads thrown by enthusiastic audiences. One of her favorite theatrical experiences was playing a variety of characters (bag ladies and Cyndi Lauper-styled tourists) for the Japanese language show NY-Go! which aired on Manhattan cable stations.
Flo returned to writing when a major foot injury kept her home and hobbling. Her second novel with Kensington, Hot Stuff, was the recipient of the Four and Half Star Gold review from RT Reviews and nominated for Best Romantic Suspense of 2005. It's currently under option for film.
She also teaches Dance and Theatre at a parochial school, does a little 'singin' and actin' when possible, and is a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant.
Her latest home project is teaching manners to two-year old, fifty-pound rescue-mutt "Princess Amneris" (Amy) who thinks jumping on stomach (Flo's) and nose-licking (Flo's) at five a.m. is regal behavior. Flo sighs, "It's a process."
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Delightful screwball romantic comedy,
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This review is from: Hot Stuff (Paperback)
Usually, being a translator means sitting in an office looking at legal documents. This time, though, Tempe Walsh actually gets to go to Bombay, India, where she intends to help an American art collector negotiate the purchase of a famous statue--a statue of an Indian Goddess which comes attached to both a blessing and a curse. Unfortunately for Tempe, there are plenty of other prospective 'buyers' and none of them, including the man she's working for, would mind getting the statue at a bargain price--even if that meant stealing, stabbing, or shooting.
Tempe meets up with a handsome Irish rogue who takes time out from his own thefts to attempt to sweet-talk her into his bed, and the two are quickly swept into an adventure that involves Tempe posing as a stripper in two separate clubs, dancing and performing the splits for a Bollywood movie production ('Bollywood' is the term used to describe the Indian film industry which mostly consists of song-and-dance numbers), kidnapping, late night fire drills, and lots more time spent with the handsome Briggan O'Brien. Author Flo Fitzpatrick serves up a delightful mix of screwball comedy, adventure, an exotic foreign locale, and romance. Fitzpatrick seems to delight in breaking the rules--her first book was set in the theater and her second in India, in the entertainment business, with snakes and elephants for secondary characters. Fortunately, it works. Congratulations to Zebra for taking a chance, but most of all, congratulations to Flo Fitzpatrick for creating such an entertaining romp. I am very happy to recommend HOT STUFF highly.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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An adventure of a lifetime,
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Hot Stuff is an adventure of a lifetime. Tempe Walsh, is an interpreter with a secret dream of being an actress. The hero is one Briggan "Brig" O'Brien who seems to be a man with a shady past. The two them are thrown together by the Shiva's Diva statue that everyone wants and they have.
Brig and Tempe are shot at, have knives thrown at them, as they dodge the bad guys while also doing flips and somersaults. When they are not avoiding weapons, they are working on a movie directed by one of Brig's friends. In the movie they are dancing, doing flips and somersaults on top of Ferris wheels and other things I wouldn't do. It seems they are on the move all the time. Flo Fitzpatrick has a great talent for telling a story. It kept me entertained and held my attention. I loved this story, and if you enjoy adventure with some comedy thrown in it is a story you would like also I am sure.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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a dead-bang funny book!,
This review is from: Hot Stuff (Paperback)
A delightful book I am very happy to recommend coming from Flo Fitzpatrick. This one amazing tale from start to finish that will leave you clamoring from more from this new writer.
Tempe Walsh is a translator. She has a job with client Ray Decore. Sounds simple enough. She is to translate from Hindi to English and back again as needed as part of a deal with Kimali Khan, brokering a sale for a stature. Tempe might raise eyebrows at the setting - Hot Harry's Bar in Bombay, but hey, a girl has to live a little! Only trouble ensures when Tempe spots the statue is a fake. Suddenly all hell breaks loose, resulting in her client getting killed. Instead of standing and screaming, our intrepid heroine uses her lithe bod and her trusty earrings to escape, taking one "Strider" O'Brian (this is the third book I have reviewed this month with "Strider" heroes, glut from LOTR!), with everyone chasing in their wake. This is one delightfully wild, tongue-firmly-through-cheek tales that takes off and never lets up from start to finish. It's seasoned with a wickedly funny sense of humor, that has a touch of movie adoration tossed in. It is madcap comedy reminiscent of Hollywood romps of the 40s. A great aim, but can the writer pull it off? Yeppers, big time! Hot Stuff is absolutely dead bang on target from the homage to films past to romance lovers at heart and those of us who enjoy a good belly laugh along the way.
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