Title: Stealing Fire
By: Susan Sloate
Publication Date: late August 2013
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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Excerpt
Oh, God, it was him, the bastard who had
upset the switchboard operators and bellowed through the lobby loudly enough to
alert all five boroughs. At three o'clock in the morning, asking for room
service. Unbelievable.
Amanda leaned back in her chair. Her
stomach was tightening inexplicably. "I'm sorry," she said finally,
when she could control her voice. "Room Service closes at midnight."
There was a pause. "Oh. What time is
it now?"
She looked at her watch. "Ten after
three."
"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."
Okay, enough's enough. It's been a long day, made even longer by
him. No reason to shoot the breeze with this guy. "Excuse me, I have other
callers. Sorry I couldn’t help you."
"Well, better luck with them."
"Look, if you'd called earlier—"
"Absolutely. My fault entirely, for
falling asleep after a cross-country flight, a time change and a screw-up in
hotel administration. Forget I even mentioned it." The phone clicked in
her ear.
She sat for some moments before she
noticed she was trembling. This was the second time he'd undermined her—and it
bothered her.
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.
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Thanks so much for hosting me today, Michelle! It's great to be here!
ReplyDeleteSTEALING FIRE is a really great read. Hard to put down, a real page turner and tear jerkier. I fell in love with the story and the characters, and I'm sure they will be with me for a long time. If you want to read a really good love story don't miss this one
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Mary Lou! So happy you enjoyed it!
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