“She walked into my classroom ten minutes early on the first day of the Fall 1990 semester at South Pasadena Adult Education. I sat at my desk with my head down, going over notes and a sheet of mandatory announcements.

It was not hard to hear the entrance, which came with a slight swish to it. I raised my head to greet my first adult education student.

She stood just in from the door: a person—a woman—a person, unlike any person I had ever seen or, indeed, have ever seen since, for she was radiant. Radiant—a not unusual adjective and often a metaphor—but at that moment, as she stood there, and as I possibly held my breath, the word was an utterly accurate adjective that was just barely a metaphor.”

Thus begins a very odd love story.

Adolphus. Lavinia. Eugene. Peggy. Who loves who?

Love rejected. Love ignored. Love found. And pizza.

“Steven Leiva not only promises he delivers. Bravo!” — Ray Bradbury, Author of “The Laurel & Hardy Love Affair.”Off-beat

Publisher: Magpie Press; 1st edition (May 7, 2021)
Releases: May 7, 2021
Genre: Literary Romantic Comedy
Language: English
Print Length: 329 pages
ISBN: 978-1735298511
ASIN: B08XTLZ5M1

Rating & Review
5 out of 5
I will say this definitely lived up to the title – it’s odd. Not bad odd, and definitely interesting. I was captured from the first page, and the unique style kept me turning pages until the end. Above all, this story is about connections. Connections to each other, romantic, platonic, professional. I’m not sure if I’d call it a romance necessarily, and if you’re looking for your typical romance story, you’ll be sorely disappointed. If, however, you want something that is off the beaten path, and a bit unique, then this is exactly what you’re looking for. A must read.

Buy Links: 
Amazon: http://mybook.to/Bully4Love
Goodreads: https://tinyurl.com/3e9a4ymm

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“This is the most horrible thing I’ve ever heard — and that’s a good thing! It’s screamingly funny and probably one of the best performed and produced audiobooks I’ve ever heard…and I have tinnitus.” ~ Phil Proctor of the Firesign Theatre, for the Creature Feature audiobook.

“Steven Leiva not only promises but delivers. Bravo!” — Ray Bradbury, Author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles.

Keep a look out for Leiva’s next book, The Reluctant Heterosexual, coming late 2021-early 2022 with Magpie Press.
Or, do you dare to try something a little more monster movie throwback with a political bite? Check out his last release, Creature Feature, now out in audio, featuring ABC’s “Castle” stars, Seamus Dever and Juliana Dever, here: https://tinyurl.com/y5p94k3e

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About the Author:
A Scribe award-winner, receiving the praise of Ray Bradbury and the Oscar-winning film producer, Richard Zanuck, Steven Paul Leiva is no stranger to the business of telling a good story. Author of several novels, and with a writing-style that lays hard on the satire, this Hollywood-escapee doesn’t pull punches when it comes to politics.
Need to know more? Follow him on Amazon or Goodreads, or check out his blog here: http://emotionalrationalist.blogspot.com/p/about-steven-paul-leiva.html