Stealing Fire Review~Spotlight~Giveaway

Book Info-

Title- Stealing Fire

By-Susan Sloate

Publication Date- late August 2013

Blurb-

“How do you recognize your soulmate?

In glittery 1980’s Los Angeles, Beau Kellogg is a brilliant Broadway lyricist now writing advertising jingles and yearning for one more hit to compensate for his miserable marriage and disappointing life.

Amanda Harary, a young singer out of synch with her contemporaries, works at a small New York hotel, while she dreams of singing on Broadway.

When they meet late at night over the hotel switchboard, what begins will bring them each unexpected success, untold joy, and piercing heartache ... until they learn that some connections, however improbable, are meant to last forever.

STEALING FIRE is, at its heart, a story for romantics everywhere, who believe in the transformative power of love.”

STEALING FIRE was a 2012 quarter-finalist in the amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest.

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About the Author-

Susan Sloate is the author or co-author of more than 20 books, including Realizing You(with Ronald Doades), a recent self-help novel, and the 2003 #6 Amazon bestseller, Forward to Camelot (with Kevin Finn), which took honors in 3 literary competitions and was optioned by a Hollywood company for film production.

She has written young-adult fiction and non-fiction, including the children’s biography Ray Charles: Find Another Way!, which was honored in the 2007 Children’s Moonbeam Book Awards. Mysteries Unwrapped: The Secrets of Alcatraz led to her 2009 appearance on the TV series MysteryQuest on The History Channel. Amelia Earhart: Challenging the Skies is a perennial young-adult Amazon bestseller. She has also been a sportswriter and screenwriter, managed two recent political campaigns, and founded an author’s festival in her hometown outside Charleston, SC.

Stealing Fire was a Quarter-Finalist in the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest and combines autobiographical experience with her lifelong love of the musical theater. She is proud to be distantly related to Broadway legend Fred Ebb, the lyricist for Cabaret,Chicago, All That Jazz and New York, New York.

Visit Susan online at http://susansloate.com.

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Favorite Quotes

"Then whom am I speaking to?"

 "I'm the night operator.  This is the main switchboard."

 "Well, main switchboard, you must all sound alike down there. I could swear I talked to you earlier tonight."

Well, how about that. "You've got a good ear, 704. I was on duty earlier."

 "Good Lord. How long are the shifts around here?"

 "Eight hours for everybody else. I’m working a double today."

 “Why?"

 "Maybe I just love it here."

 "I guess you do. But I hope you're well compensated."

Trust a man to think of money first. "That’s not my major concern."

 "Glad to hear it."

“And for you, 704. Are you into trivia games?” He chuckled. “So you know who I am. That makes you one up on me. I don’t know who you are.” “Why do you want to know? Gonna complain to the boss?” “I wanted to thank you. I don’t often have a chocolate shake for breakfast, but it really hit the spot this morning. It was very thoughtful. And unusual. I never get service like this, not even at the Lorelei.

  It didn’t occur to him to end the conversation. He was too busy trying to figure out the answer to the riddle. What kind of exercise could you do that didn’t give you those kinds of benefits? God knows, Jean was only interested in those most likely to increase your circulation, stimulate weight loss and give your skin some kind of much-vaunted ‘healthy glow’. That seemed to be her major criterion for taking up an activity—that, and who else was doing it. If expensive accessories went with it, that was a plus, too. He was silent for a long moment, thinking about it, and then... he heard her laugh. The sound was oddly fresh and stimulating, and once more he found himself becoming aroused. He could feel the blood rushing through his veins, and every one of his senses was filling up... he could open his mouth and drink in the air he was breathing; he could inhale all the sounds of the night and hear all the special fragrances.

I was given this book for an honest review.

When I first agreed to do this review I didn’t know what to expect. As I started reading it I was sure I would be able to finish is.  But the more I read the more I liked it.  There is heartbreak, joy, sorrow, and laughter, plus soul mates.  I loved what she did in this story. It is not your typical love store, boy meets girl, their eyes meet and wow total magic. Do you think you could meet your soul mate by just listening to their voice?   Well in this story that is exactly how it happened.

Meet Beau Kellogg, he is a man who has written lyrics for the musical stage. He is in his 60’s. He used to produce hit after hit but now he wasn’t as popular. Then you have Amanda Harary she love musicals and would love to sing but to pay for her music lessons she works at a hotel switchboard. Amanada is in her twenties. Can you see where this is leading?

At first they only can talk and listen to each other’s voices over the switchboard.  You could say they get to know each other without their site.  Imagine meeting someone and wanting to get to know they better maybe even falling in love just from listening to their voice. When they finally meet in person, the attraction between the two of them is there.  Is this enough? Or will their age gape be too much?  Think of Camelot and that is what you have here in this book.  Are there truly a sole mate out there for everyone? 

FOUR MUSICAL ANGELS

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