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Kirkus Indie Review December 19, 2011 "The stakes are high for a young supermodel as she tries to foil a terrorist plot in this high-speed, passionate romance novel. The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the pinnacle of automotive racing, serves as the backdrop for Roosevelt’s debut novel. Stir in a Middle East terrorist plot to take out the president of the United States, a few torrid one-night stands and one love story, and there is enough to keep the reader turning the pages. The reluctant heroine is supermodel Tygre Topolska. Tygre’s previous—and unfortunate—liaison with the wealthy Saudi owner of Karim Racing places her in a unique position to help the FBI prevent an attack on some very high-value targets. But the price she pays is staggering. The novel is peppered with rich, powerful, abusive men who helped determine the course of Tygre’s rise to fame, leading up to the über-villains, epitomized by the pill-popping Khalil Karim and his pathologically malevolent assistant, Malik Youssaf. Flashbacks reveal the personal journey of a romantic, high-spirited teenage girl from Poland who, as a young woman, must find her way back to her core set of values—a task made more difficult while living amid the excitement and glamour of a world filled with private planes, exotic homes and access to the nation’s center of political and economic power. The narrative progresses quickly, comfortably vacillating between present and past. The behind-the-scenes details and dangers of Le Mans racing ring true and function well as a compelling foil for the simultaneous life and death drama being taking place off the racecourse. Perfect, as a light beach read, or a pleasant escape on a cold winter night by the fire." NEW TESTIMONIALS ABOUT THE RACING HEART “So glad to hear The Racing Heart’s success. I love it and can not wait for my many girl friends to meet you and hear it all. Great book!” -Eva Hansen, Palm Beach "Ava, I started reading your book last night and I couldn't put it away- I am on chapter 25. Can't wait to finish. Love the plot, the Polish touch in the book is great, the sex scenes!!! WOW. Congratulations! Hugs and kisses, Asha." -Asha Ciomek. EUROHOMES, Palm Beach "I finished reading your book and think you have done marvelously well with it all! I particularly liked the memory parts..." -Stephania Conrad Palm Beach, Florida "I am loving The Racing Heart, Ava. I read half the book last night. Couldn't put it down." -Kathryn Ward Ward Pilaties. Darien Connecticut "The Racing Heart's an engaging, exciting and suspenseful story, masterfully told. Finished in one seating. A must read." -Celik Kayalar. PHD Founder& Director: Film Acting Bay Area Writer, Director, Exec-Producer: Monlight Sonata "Best of luck with your remarkable book, Ava. May we all have The Racing Heart!" -Guy Cosmo Professional racing driver, American Le Mans Series Tequila Patron 430 Ferrari GT
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THE ORIGINAL UNABRIDGED VERSION-UPDATED PLOT-NEW ENDING-A MUST READ!Kirkus Indie Review December 19, 2015The French flag signals the start of the 24-hour adrenaline rush of Le Mans, the most famous auto race in the world, which provides the backdrop of a terror plot by Muslim jihadists to assassinate the leaders of the free world. Tygre, the beautiful heroine of The Racing Heart, becomes an unwilling pawn caught between the international forces of money, power, sex, and fanaticism. The story follows Tygre’s transformation from her childhood in Poland to her coming of age through her experiences as a top supermodel, which affords her entrée into rarefied levels of high society, wealth, and power.The Racing Heart, a romantic thriller, is a gripping roller-coaster of emotions, events, and determination to overcome impossible odds. Will Tygre survive an international terror plot? Does she have what it takes to abandon her comfort level and reveal her true character? Will she find true love she has been searching for all her life? In the whirlwind of intrigue, Tygre is forced to adjust her skewed sense of values, display intelligence and gather the courage to emerge transformed and victorious. The Racing Heart has the emotion of Love Story and the thrill of Le Mans wrapped with insider perception into global terror. The novel is peppered with rich, powerful, abusive men who helped determine the course of Tygre’s rise to fame, leading up to the über-villains, epitomized by the pill-popping Khalil Karim and his pathologically malevolent assistant and lover, Malik Youssaf. Flashbacks reveal the personal journey of a romantic, high-spirited teenage girl from Poland. The narrative progresses quickly, comfortably vacillating between present and past. The behind-the-scenes details and dangers of Le Mans racing ring true and function well as a compelling foil for the simultaneous life and death drama being taking place off the racecourse.www.theracingheart.com VARIOUS TESTIMONIALS ABOUT THE RACING HEART"The Racing Heart's alright!"-Tom Clancy, author of The Hunt of Red October, Dead or Alive, Without Remorse and many other titles."A page turning exploration of the curse and ecstasy of female beauty and sensuality against the backdrop of a terror plot during the 25 Hours of Le Mans, the most prestigious auto race in the world." -Warren Adler, author of The War of the Roses and Randon Hearts.“So glad to hear The Racing Heart’s success. I love it and can not wait for my many girl friends to meet you and hear it all. Great book!”-Eva Hansen, Palm Beach"Ava, I started reading your book last night and I couldn't put it away- I am on chapter 25. Can't wait to finish. Love the plot, the Polish touch in the book is great, the sex scenes!!! WOW. Congratulations! Hugs and kisses, Asha."-Asha Ciomek.EUROHOMES, Palm Beach "I finished reading your book and think you have done marvelously well with it all! I particularly liked the memory parts..."-Stephania ConradPalm Beach, Florida "I am loving The Racing Heart, Ava. I read half the book last night. Couldn't put it down."-Kathryn WardWard Pilaties. Darien Connecticut"The Racing Heart's an engaging, exciting and suspenseful story, masterfully told. Finished in one seating. A must read." -Celik Kayalar. PHDFounder& Director: Film Acting Bay AreaWriter, Director, Exec-Producer: Monlight Sonata "Best of luck with your remarkable book, Ava. May we all have The Racing Heart!"-Guy CosmoProfessional racing driver, American Le Mans SeriesTequila Patron 430 Ferrari GT
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