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.

"Hot Stuff" by Flo Fitzpatrick is an action/romance filled with comedy. Set in present day Bombay. Tempe Walsh, an American linguist gets caught up in a deadly game of Hot Potato with the Mumbai mob when she gains possession of the cursed statue known as Shiva's Diva. Along the way she falls for a mysterious, roguish Irishman who literally sweeps her off her feet when the pair hide out by performing gymnastic tricks for a Bollywood musical extravganza.

(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 Shivas 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 OBrien, a man blessed with a saucy smile, pirates guile and the charm of a pub owner on St. Paddys 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 Shivas Diva.

Not the best scenario for romance, especially with a man fluent in the one language Tempe Walsh cant 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 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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