Swindlers and Slayers Vie for a Cursed Statue While an American Linguist Discovers Romance With a Sexy Irish Rogue in Bombay's Bollywood in Hot Stuff.

(PRWEB) March 1, 2005

Linguist Tempe Walsh was hired to accompany an art collector to India. Act as his interpreter during negotiations to buy some cursed statue called Shiva’s Diva. No big deal. She can translate over ten languages in her sleep.

Then the bullets started flying and Tempe wound up using moves perfected from old college gymnastic meets, vaulting over chairs and somersaulting under tables. When the knife throwing began, she dove across the bar counter and landed in the saloon storeroom. She was not alone.

Tempe's sharing space with Briggan O’Brien, a man blessed with a saucy smile, pirate’s guile and the charm of a pub owner on St. Paddy’s Day.

Before the night is over, Tempe's wrigging for the patrons of C C Currys "Ladies Club" to the tune of "Hot Stuff." That's only the beginning. She and Brig quickly find hiding place in the Film City area of Bombay called Bollywood. They're dancing and performing back flips atop Ferris Wheels and roller coasters in a Masala musical extravaganza just to hide from the sinners, swindlers, and slayers playing this deadly game of Hot Potato with Shiva’s Diva.

Not the best scenario for romance, especially with a man fluent in the one language Tempe Walsh can’t decipher – love.

Performer/choreographer Flo Fitzpatrick has degrees in Dance and Theatre Arts from Southern Methodist University and Baylor. While her focus has shifted primarily to writing, she still sings for cabarets on occasion and when time permits, heads to her native Texas to choreograph for a youth theatre in Waco. "Hot Stuff" is Flo's second book with Kensington. The first, "Ghost of a Chance," is still available online, and in bookstores around the country. Mystery/romantic comedy "Sweet Dreams" is scheduled for a release date of June 2005 through Hilliard and Harris Publishers. Flo will be signing at the Celebrate Romance conference in Baltimore March 4-6th, 2005.

More information, reviews and full bio of Flo Fitzpatrick may be found on her website http://www.flofitzpatrick.com

Hot Stuff

ISBN: 0-8217-7753-X

Available April 1st from Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Borders, Waldenbooks, Wal-mart, independent bookstores, online at all major outlets.

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