Reid Hunter is down to rubbing two pennies together, but that can all change if he finds the fabled blue jade called the Stone Of Heaven. But first he has join forces with the twin sister, Tori, of his ex-partner who he knows doesn’t trust him, and maybe she shouldn’t.

Let’s meet Reid from Stone Of Heaven, an Action Adventure Romance, by LA Sartor. Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your latest book.

Stone Of Heaven by LA Sartor

Genre Action Adventure Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): 3

A treasure hunter goes missing in the Yucatan jungle. Her inexperienced city-girl twin rushes to the rescue. What could go wrong?

Content with her simple life creating jewelry and living on a train, Tori Carswell is nevertheless edgy. Her adrenaline-junkie sister’s promised check-in call is overdue.

Treasure hunting is in Reid Hunter’s blood and if he finds this fabled prize, he’ll be a rock star, able to pay his bills and salvage his reputation. But plans go horribly wrong, as the blue jade is more powerful than imagined.

Rescuing her sister involves conquering fears Tori can’t face, let alone act on. She must rely on her twin’s Southern gentleman without-a-conscience, ex-partner Reid for help.

Will he put riches before life…and love?

If you liked Romancing The Stone and The Adventures of Indiana Jones, then you’ll love Stone Of Heaven – Book One in the Carswell Adventure Series.

Stressing Reid Hunter

Every hero has a story. He has a background, a history, and a past. This interview allows us to meet a hero and get to know him better, by focusing on how he handles being relaxed, as well as how he handles stress.

Please tell me about your hero.

Age: 30’s
Gender: Male
Birthplace: The Deep South
Profession: Treasure Hunter
Ethnicity: White

What does your hero look like?

Green eyes, with a quirky smile. Blond, close cropped hair he loves his leather fedora. Always slightly scruffy (think day-old beard) and bears himself with a self-assured air even if it’s bluff some of the time. Deep rich laugh that I adore.

Who is the significant other in his life?

As the book opens, nobody, although Abby, Tori’s twin sister who was his partner, seemed to be a perfect match, has fallen for another dude. Tori, the total opposite of her twin intrigues him.

The Hero’s Relaxed Side

This hero is at a party. Considering his story, describe the party.

Reid is not a black tie type of guy, a good BBQ with interesting people who tell engaging stories, good simple food with a good ale or beer fits him to a T.

How does the hero feel about being this particular party, and what body language is he displaying that gives it away?

This party is at a dig site for a colleague, not Reid’s dig. So he isn’t on guard that someone will try and trick him to revealing information about his current quest, whatever that might be.

Is he more likely to mingle or remain aloof?

As the party gets a little more involved, he’ll move to the edge and simply watch everyone, sip his brew and wonder what life would be like to be more like them.

If he drinks, what is his drink of choice at this party?

Beer, Ale, maybe champagne in celebration. Though celebrating a dig success has been lean the past while

How much drink is his usual?

He doesn’t over drink and can nurse it for a long time because he spends time studying his fellow guests.

The hero figures out where the hiding places are and then goes there. Is it to hide, to avoid someone, or to go drag a friend back to the party?

Reid would never hide unless it’s planned to work a gig. But he need a moment to himself and would use this place to regroup, rethink and then rejoin the festivities.

Is he likely to latch onto a friend and stay with him/her and ignore others, or is he the friend that others latch onto?

Reid, while easy natured and charming to most people, he doesn’t make friends easily or trust people enough to love. So, he’d move from group to group once he decides to mingle again.

If someone picked a fight at this party, how is the hero going to handle it?

Reid would stay away unless it involves him and then he’ll try to smooth talk his way out, but he’s really good at fighting and would do so if absolutely necessary.

Is the hero the one most likely to get tossed out of the party, or the one who does the tossing?

To be honest, he’d likely leave before it came to that. Life is too short unless it’s about treasure, then all bets are off

Will he know when to leave, or stay late and make a nuisance of himself?

He’d know. He reads people well.

The Hero’s Stressed Out Side

How does the hero handle it if the cops or some other authority figure pulls him aside when he was blameless in a situation?

It’s happened many times in his sometimes dubious profession. Usually he sweet talks the person into letting all go. But honestly, Reid avoids authority figures.

How does the hero react to hearing a scream?

He’s a snake and a Southern Gentleman. So, he’d help and then perhaps see if he could get something from it. In the nicest possible way, of course. People love him, yet those who know him best distrust him.

If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing that crosses his mind?

Help the person if that person isn’t a bad guy.

If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing he does?

Assess the situation is an instant find a way to rescue the person and get the heck out of the situation

This hero attempts to rescue someone and realizes that he is in over his head. The odds are against him and there is no way out. He is going to get his butt handed to him. What does he do?

He fights until the end.

The hero runs into the one person from his past he wanted to avoid. He can’t get out of the situation and must interact in some way. What does he do?

He’s cold, distant and if provoked will want to deck the person.

Someone younger than the hero is in charge of the situation, and they are handling it badly, perhaps bungling things. How does the hero deal with it?

Reid is gentle unless the person is trying to outwit Reid, then watch youngster and learn.

The hero is in physical pain but must bear up under it and keep going. What does he tell himself in order to get through the situation?

This happens to Reid in Stone Of Heaven. It’s a very interesting thread through the story, so no spoilers.

What mentor’s words come to mind in a bad situation?

Not so much words, but images of his Grandmother—tall and angular with auburn hair always pulled into a messy topknot and manners born and bred of Georgia—fill his mind. This God-fearing woman, who chased adventure then as he did now, had often left him in the care of nannies, but when she was home, she’d told him amazing stories and taught him how to handle a rifle, pleased as punch when he hit a nickel glued to a tree a hundred yards away.

His reward for such a feat was to be taken on his first adventure—a tomb in Egypt.

Maybe it wasn’t the ideal childhood for most, but it had been perfect for him.

What lesson from his past gets him through a stressful situation?

Thoughts of his Grandmother, her strength and her love for him.

What one thing would you like readers to know about your hero?

Reid is imperfect, but his backbone is strong. It’s just that he lets in so few people that most people think he’s cocky, dangerous and takes too many risks. He’s always out to prove himself and this adventure may prove to be too much even for him.

Where to buy Stone Of Heaven

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CVZFBV0/
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stone-of-heaven-leslie-ann-sartor/1115375086?ean=2940016442501
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/stone-of-heaven/id652994646
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/stone-of-heaven-1

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I started writing as a child, really. A few things happened on the way to becoming a published author, specifically, a junior high school teacher who told me I couldn’t write because I didn’t want to study grammar.
That English teacher stopped my writing for years. But the muse couldn’t be denied, and eventually I wrote, a lot, some of it award winning. However, I wasn’t really making a career from any of this.
My husband told me repeatedly that independent publishing was becoming a valid way to publish a novel. I didn’t believe him, I thought indie meant vanity press.
I couldn’t have been more wrong.
I started pursuing this direction seriously, hit the keyboard, learned a litany of new things and published my first novel. My second book became a bestseller, and I’m absolutely on the right course in my life.
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