APOOO salutes author Gwyneth Bolton on the release of her upcoming book, Make It Hot.  Gwyneth was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. She currently lives in Syracuse, New York with her husband Cedric.  When she was 12-years-old, she became an avid reader of romance by sneaking her mother’s stash of Harlequin and Silhouette novels. In the 90s, she was introduced to African American and multicultural romance novels and her life hasn’t been the same since. While she had always been a reader of romance, she didn’t feel inspired to write them until the genre opened up to include other voices. And even then, it took finishing graduate school, several non-fiction publications, and a six-week course at the Loft Literary Center titled Writing the Romance Novel; before she gathered the courage to start writing her first romance novel. Gwyneth has a BA and an MA in English/Creative Writing and a Ph.D. in English/Composition and Rhetoric. She teaches classes in writing and women’s studies at the college level. She has won several awards for her romance novels, including five Emma Awards and the Romance In Color Reviewer’s Choice award for new author of the year. When she is not teaching or working on her own African American romance novels, she is curled up with a cup of herbal tea, a warm quilt, and a good book.

Check out a review for Make It Hot from APOOO Member Priscilla Johnson:
In the second installment of Gwyneth Bolton’s Hightower Honors Series, readers are introduced to Joel Hightower, in Make It Hot. Like the other male members of his family, Joel has made a career as a fire fighter.  Not only is he an outstanding fire fighter, he is also a community activist, little league coach, and big brother.  Tragedy struck when Joel was seriously injured and the entire city of Paterson, New Jersey waited to see if he would survive. 
 As he recovered from his injuries, Joel was scared that he would not be able to return to the career that he loved.  Joel began physical therapy with Samantha Dash.  Samantha is young, attractive and strictly work-oriented.  Even though she was attracted to the handsome fire fighter, she refused to give in to the heat that was building within her every time he walked into a room. 
 Make It Hot will make you feel the heat between Joel and Samantha as their relationship goes from patient/client, friends to lovers.  As their relationship developed, both characters were forced to make drastic decisions about their careers and about themselves.  I enjoyed the first book and found this one to be twice as entertaining.  This is a series that should not be passed over and I eagerly wait to read the next story.
 
Reviewed by: Priscilla C. Johnson
APOOO BookClub

Gwyneth can be found on the Web at one of the locations below:
http://www.gwynethbolton.com/index.shtml
http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/

Click on the cover of Make It Hot(sidebar on right side) to order Gwyneth’s book today from amazon.com.

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