Hot Shade
Tamara Lush
Ah yes! A book that takes place on one of Florida’s own
beautiful beaches! Well, you should just see the smile on my face, and I am
only on page three. Call me prejudice, but I favor Florida and Ohio books, I
just can’t figure out why. ::Smirk:: But…if
you know me, than you are a step ahead of the game, because you know why!
Skylar Shaw is a journalist who ends up on a very
interesting assignment. Said assignment ends up covering a plane crash with
some details that end up requiring even further investigation. During this
investigation, Skylar meets Luca Rossi a handsome Italian hunk, who has a big
secret of his own. Luca has been in hiding for two years, he once was a journalist
who had been working on an exposé about the Mafia, which destroyed his own
life, and sent him into hiding.
After Skylar and Luca have discovered one another, they
start dating, and having a magnificent relationship, building from friendship straight
into love. And Luca knows now that
he has Skylar, he doesn’t want to let her go, not now, not ever. He has been
alone far too long.
As for Skylar, she has a story, and she refuses to let it
go, and she thinks she can have love, and a story, and make them both work.
When she reports on a murder in the swamp, things get a little more heated
than she had anticipated. Now Luca and Skylar are both forced into hiding.
Their love life ends up being nothing like either of them
had ever dreamed. Skylar and Luca feel unsafe on the Florida shores, least
wise, once you uncover secrets that might not have been yours to tell….
I totally fell in love with this book, it kept me on the
edge of my seat, not sure what was going to happen next. I was worried, and
imagining everything so clearly. I was right there. I was certain I was
watching a Movie. I positively give “Hot Shade” five huge stars. This is an
extremely enjoyable book, more mysteriously and passionate than many other
books I have read! If you haven’t bought this yet, I suggest you do, you will
be glad you did!
Here are my questions for Tamara:
1.
What made you write this book?
I've
loved romance novels since high school and thought about writing a romance for
years, since my early twenties. I put the concept of writing a novel on the
back burner while I concentrated on my journalism career. In 2012, I read a
non-fiction book by an Italian journalist named Roberto Saviano. He wrote an
expose on organized crime, and then went on the run under police protection
because his life was in danger. (It still is). My imagination kicked in,
wondering about his day-to-day life. Since he was a young journalist, I
wondered if he had a girlfriend -- then started to consider what would happen
if he fell in love with someone while evading the mafia. My hero Luca was
inspired by this real-life hero.
2. How long did it take you to write this book?
It
took me about three months to get a draft and then another few months to edit.
It went through more editing with Boroughs Publishing Group editor Chris
Keeslar. In all, it was fourteen months from when I started writing to
publication.
3. What is your favorite scene in this book?
When
Luca dances with Skylar at the Sloppy Iguana bar to the song 'Total Eclipse of
the Heart' during 80s night. They both know they're in love with each other but
are trying to take one last stand against falling too deep.
4.
Of all the books you've ever read, even as a child- what is your favorite?
That
is a tough question. Ooh. So tough. I would say Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier.
Non-fiction, I think Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich.
5. Who is/are your favorite Author(s)?
Lisa
Kleypas, Molly O'Keefe, Tiffany Reisz.
6. What are your hobbies?
I'm
currently into the adult coloring phase. You had some coloring books on your
Facebook page that made me envious! I also walk a lot with my dogs and do yoga.
7. Have you ever had writers block?
No,
not yet. It's not a luxury I have as a journalist. I try to write fiction every
night, even if it's just a few words.
8. Do you ever imagine yourself as one of your characters? (Be honest now!)
I
think it was easy to imagine myself as my heroine, Skylar Shaw, because I once
was a rookie reporter at a small newspaper. I had to reach back in my fuzzy
memory to recall what I felt as a new reporter, though, because my attitudes
and approaches to stories are much different now.
9. Have you met any other writers?
I've
been privileged to meet and work with lots of talented non-fiction writers,
people that I look up to immensely. My favorite story about meeting a famous
writer was when I was in college. I met journalist and author Hunter S.
Thompson. I was nineteen and asked him what was the best thing I could do to
become a journalist. "Be a Playboy bunny," he said. I did not
take his advice.
10. What are your future goals?
To
continue to write news during the day and romance at night. To inform people of
what's going on in the world and to entertain them, too.
11. Please share with us your social links and book links, etc:
WEBSITE/NEWSLETTER: http://www.tamaralush.com/
AMAZON: http://amzn.to/1MENn1X
For
all of the purchase links, I have them in one handy place: https://www.booklaunch.io/tamaralush/hot-shade
Thank
you for reviewing my book and having me on your blog! Your questions were
excellent!
Thank
you for reviewing my book and having me on your blog! Your questions were
excellent!
of which I am a proud ARC member!
Hot Shade by Tamara LushMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Ah yes! A book that takes place on one of Florida’s own beautiful beaches! Well, you should just see the smile on my face, and I am only on page three. Call me prejudice, but I favor Florida and Ohio books, I just can’t figure out why. ::Smirk:: But…if you know me, than you are a step ahead of the game, because you know why!
Skylar Shaw is a journalist who ends up on a very interesting assignment. Said assignment ends up covering a plane crash with some details that end up requiring even further investigation. During this investigation, Skylar meets Luca Rossi a handsome Italian hunk, who has a big secret of his own. Luca has been in hiding for two years, he once was a journalist who had been working on an exposé about the Mafia, which destroyed his own life, and sent him into hiding.
After Skylar and Luca have discovered one another, they start dating, and having a magnificent relationship, building from friendship straight into love. And Luca knows now that he has Skylar, he doesn’t want to let her go, not now, not ever. He has been alone far too long.
As for Skylar, she has a story, and she refuses to let it go, and she thinks she can have love, and a story, and make them both work. When she reports on a murder in the swamp, things get a little more heated than she had anticipated. Now Luca and Skylar are both forced into hiding.
Their love life ends up being nothing like either of them had ever dreamed. Skylar and Luca feel unsafe on the Florida shores, least wise, once you uncover secrets that might not have been yours to tell….
I totally fell in love with this book, it kept me on the edge of my seat, not sure what was going to happen next. I was worried, and imagining everything so clearly. I was right there. I was certain I was watching a Movie. I positively give “Hot Shade” five huge stars. This is an extremely enjoyable book, more mysteriously and passionate than many other books I have read! If you haven’t bought this yet, I suggest you do, you will be glad you did!
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