At a professional and emotional crossroad in her life, Minola Grey, an American painter decides that a trip to Paris is just what she needs to re-capture her muse. Soon after her arrival, a murder in the hotel disrupts her peaceful contemplation. Quick on the case is Interpol Inspector Peter Riley, who suspects Minola of holding the oldest profession known to man. Despite his rudeness and hostility, the gratuitous loss of life impacts her deeply and forces her to take action. With an eye for details, Minola's ability to observethe casual occurrences of every day life instilled in her as an artist, and her equally impressive talent to putting it on paper could help bring the case to closure. But when the murderer realizes she knows too much, can Peter Riley keep her safe?
	Title: The Heat of the Moment ISBN: 978-1-59080-596-1 Genre: Anthology Pages: 284 Price: USA 14.99            Canada 17.99 The Heat of the Moment is an anthology of twenty short stories with one common theme-fire.The stories will tap human emotions with their overwhelming credit to survival. All royalties to go to The Fire Safe Council of San Diego County. Read more about author Margot Justes and The Heat of the Moment

Review by: Barbara Vey/Publishers Weekly-read by Beverly I never know what type of book I will get from Barbara to read.  I am not particularly a fan of short stories but this group of stories kept me up at night just to finish them.  The Heat of the Moment is a collection of short stories about fire and each of them inspired by the heroes of the 2007 San Diego Wildfires.  Every one of them was worth reading.  Some of them were fiction, some were not.  If  nothing more, it gives you an opporturnity to see the various styles of the writers.  I particularly liked the short story by Margot Justes as this was a prequel to the first mystery she wrote involving Minola Grey. ( I read her first novel   A Hotel in Paris : a Minola Grey mystery and this filled in some questions I had concerning Minola).  Proceeds from the sale of this book will offer aid to those heroes through the support of the "Fire Safe Council of San Diego County".  Buy it or borrow it - just read it!