Stealing Adda

Once upon a time, in a big, big city, there was a romance writer whose life had absolutely no resemblance to anything she wrote... Stealing Adda by author Tamara Leigh is a story about a romance novelist with a woefully mixed up take on relationships. Adda Sinclair is a New York Times bestselling author who seems incapable of developing the kind of intimacy she so easily writes about but so desperately desires in her own life. Adda finds herself battling writer's block, nail biting, and a hidden attraction to a tall, dark man who also happens to be her new publisher (read: forbidden fruit). The story is a riot of misadventure and comic slapstick as Adda stumbles from one mind-boggling scene to another. Adda's arch-nemesis - dubbed the "Stick Woman" haunts her at every turn: at restaurants, writers' conferences, and at bookstores where her own romance novels compete for shelf space. Stick Woman steals Adda's husband and her dog, then has the audacity to accuse Adda of plagiarizing one of her own books. During the course of the story Adda learns that to forgive is divine, but to downright despise someone is totally human. This novel has a unique storyline, great delivery, and characters you can really sink your teeth into (if you're into that sort of thing). Stealing Adda is one of the funniest books I have read in a long time. I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end, and I can't wait to sink my teeth into Tamara Leigh's next novel.

I must say from the moment I picked up the book I couldn't put it down. Adda is witty and loving. It was inspiring to read a wonderful funny Christian book. The characters jumped off the pages and you became part of the book. Tamara Leigh is an amazing writer. I can't wait to what else Tamara Leigh comes up with; I am looking forward for the next one.

I loved this book! I loved the characters! It's so easy to identify with Adda, who seems to mess up everything good that happens to her. But she has the ability to laugh at herself and the staying power to get her through the difficult times. Stealing Adda was not only a page-turner, it was inspirational. I hated to see it end. Maybe Leigh will consider a sequel...

Got the book on Saturday, and didn't put it down until I regretfully finished on Sunday morning. It was a delight to meet Adda and all her nutty friends and rival. You know it's a good book when you can't get the characters out of your head for days and find yourself thinking about them as real people. I will be looking for other things Tamera Leight has writen, sure that they will give me a good read.

What's not to love about Adda Sinclaire? From her fingernail polish obsession to her handling of her jaded agent, ex-husband and arch-nemeses, Adda had me laughing, cheering, crying, and dreaming! This book is hilarious (the laugh out loud kind), witty, creative and well-written with a great cast of characters and wonderful storyline...especially loved Prim & Improper. Tamara Leigh has hit one out of the park with Stealing Adda and I cannot wait to read more from this very talented author. As a romance reader, I was happy with the story and it's ending. As a Christian, I was happy with the story and it's ending...this book gave me all I wanted and then some. Highly recommended!