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A Heaven For Toasters: A Sci-Fi Crime Romance set on the Greek Islands Kindle Edition

by Nicholas C. Rossis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 51 ratings
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Detective Mika Pensive has a new partner. He's hot. Smart. Funny. And an android.


A souvlaki and some sun. That is all Detective Mika Pensive wanted from her fun weekend away on the Greek island of Hydra. Instead, she finds herself caught up in a sinister plot, hatched by a reclusive billionaire with a penchant for illegal genetic engineering. As if that wasn’t bad enough, she has to put up with her new partner, Leo. Leo is an android—or toaster, as people scornfully call his kind. The only thing that could make things even worse would be for the headstrong Mika to fall for Leo. But people don’t fall for toasters—do they?


Set in the near future, A Heaven for Toasters is more than a sci-fi crime adventure with plenty of romance and wit. It's the book that will make you look at your toaster in a whole new way.

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"I just finished A Heaven For Toasters. What a fantastic story. Please tell me you'll be continuing Mika & Leo's story. I finished this book in one sitting (minus a bathroom break and making dinner for my family). I found myself immersed in the adventure and hoping it would turn out right. Thank you for allowing me to escape for a few hours and share your futuristic world."~ Linda McDougal, reader

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07FP99KSS
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 13, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4508 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 229 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 51 ratings

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Nicholas C. Rossis

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Nicholas C. Rossis lives to write and does so from his cottage on the edge of a magical forest in Athens, Greece. When not composing epic fantasies, children’s books, or short sci-fi stories, he chats with fans and colleagues, writes blog posts, and enjoys the antics of his dog, cat, and young daughter, all of whom claim his lap as home. His books have won numerous awards, including the prestigious IBBY Award (Greece).

In addition to his best-selling sci-fi fantasy series, Pearseus, he writes short science fiction/speculative fiction stories, many of which have appeared in various collections and anthologies. These include Infinite Waters, which was voted one of the best 50 Indie books of the year.

What readers are saying about Nick's fantasies:

"Most avid readers still have books from their childhood which they read over and over again. 'Runaway Smile' has joined the list."

"From the very first sentence I realized I was not reading a book, I was going on an adventure."

"Each story is like watching an old episode of the Twilight Zone."

For more on Nick or just to chat, visit him on http://bit.ly/1G79bQS

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Gwendolyn Plano
5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful and entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024
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The Greek Isles have been at the top of my Bucket List for a long while. Though life hasn’t cooperated in making this visit a reality, reading A Heaven for Toasters re-stirred my interest. This is a story of a futuristic romance. There are good guys and bad guys, humans and androids, and even robotic dogs. Readers follow the protagonist, Detective Mika Pensive, as she partners with an android to solve a crime in the town of Clonesville – a refuge for clones. I liked the pace and suspense of the story. I also enjoyed the setting and was intrigued by the imagination of the writer. It’s earned my recommendation.
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Amanda R
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun sci-fi mystery
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2022
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Great story where a detective on vacation stumbles across a plot to destroy mankind and must scramble to solve the mystery with the help of her new android partner. She must also work through her distrust of said android in the process. Very enjoyable for fans of sci-if.
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Kirsten
5.0 out of 5 stars The Once and Future Greece
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2019
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Ah, Greece.

Classical architecture, timeless culture, glistening seas, golden beaches, and...the latest in cutting-edge AI technology.

This opens Nicholas Rossis' suspenseful romance, A Heaven for Toasters.

     Sadly, I have never been to Greece, but that made it even easier to immerse myself into this futuristic romance. Although I don't have a toaster of my own to fall in love with, the ones I dream over in the Victorian Trading Company catalog are a very alluring alternative.
     As you probably already guessed, the toasters in Rossis' book aren't actual toasters; they are androids. Apparently, the human race doesn't get any more PC in the future, European charm notwithstanding, and they slap this disparaging term onto their own creations. Never mind that the main character, herself, relies on augmentations to her own body--like hololenses and an biologically implanted link to her police station's AI system.
This dynamic comes into play when the book's protagonist, Detective Mika Pensive, is assigned to work with a toaster. She grudgingly accepts working with her new by-the-rules partner on her latest case. It's a perplexing case that takes them through the artistic fringe society of Hydra and deeper into Clonesville--Clonesville being the village-like refuge for the clones created after scientists were no longer permitted to clone sentient humans. The duo's budding relationship is fostered by their determination to uncover the secret evil lurking underneath the paradisal atmosphere of these Greek islands.
I'll try not to give too much away about the book, but I especially loved the Detective Pensive's visits to the artist colony. The only fault I could find in the book is that, since I've never been to Greece, but equally in love with most of Europe/overseas culture, I wanted more "flavour of Greece" in the book. Having said that, setting it in near-future Greece definitely made this speculative-fiction read all the more distinctive.
So, here's hoping that the author returns to Mika's and Leo's world sometime in the near future!
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John W. Howell
5.0 out of 5 stars A Super Sci-Fi Story with Romance and Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019
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I didn’t know what to expect when I picked up this book. The description was exciting, and so I decided to take a chance. You see, I’m not a big fan of Sci-fi. I usually find those kinds of stories filled with so much techno garble that staying on the story becomes a daunting task. Not so with this Nicholas Rossis’ story of a female detective, Mika and her newly assigned android partner, Leo. Sure, some cars fly, and there are fast speeds to anywhere, but these just let the reader know the action is happening in the future. Mr. Rossis had grounded the story in more relationship interaction than dazzling future special effects. I had to laugh when discovering the grounds of the bad guy’s mansion is guarded with robotic dogs. I could see it happening. The real story beautifully narrated is about a bad guy trying to do bad things and a couple of law enforcement folks trying to stop him. Along the way, there is romance and suspense. The romance in the novel which is handled well tests the boundaries between human and machine. The suspense is just enough for the reader to feel a sense of excitement. The story has a great ending which will please most.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants a story that is engaging and well written.
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5X Space Cadet
4.0 out of 5 stars Is the Perfect Man of the Future an Android?
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2018
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This enjoyable story, set a hundred years in the future, explores a couple issues worth pondering. One, is how the human-AI/android relationship would work out, the other that of human cloning. Mika is a human cop who was just assigned a new partner, Leo, who's a "toaster", which is the colloquial term for androids. He's quite attractive and sensitive as his AI programming teaches him human emotions. Of course the pair is charged with solving a mystery on a mysterious Greek island where a town called Clonesville is populated by, you guessed it, clones galore. If you're looking for an entertaining well-written clean read that moves along at a steady pace with the added bonus of giving you a few things to think about, give it a try.
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Jjspina
5.0 out of 5 stars A Futuristic Sci-Fi Romp!
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2019
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With a title like this I did not know what to expect. Having read other books by this creative author I knew I would not be disappointed. I loved this book!

It was fascinating to read about the Greek Isles while I was actually cruising there! I felt propelled into the future with Mika and her hot android, Leo, with clones, murder and mayhem at every turn. This story proved to be a delightful read!

The author has an extraordinary view of the futuristic world. All Sci-Fi lovers will be thrilled with this book and won’t want it to end. Hopefully Nicholas Rossis is working on more stories with Mika and Leo. Who would have thought that this toaster could be so hot!
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eppingstrider
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and futuristic crime mystery
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2021
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After some initial bewilderment, I settled into this story with a grin and a hot Kindle. So hot I only stopped because it needed recharging.

Nicholas Rossis takes us from a futuristic US crime scene to a sort of conserved Greek island, only it isn’t really. A large part of the island is made over to the guy who owns it, who made his millions through cloning. Yes, cloning is big business in the future, so much that the powers that be banned it, or set such rigorous rules about it that it might as well be banned. And the technical status of thinking androids or clones is … questioned.

This aspect of the world building is mind-blowingly complex and exceedingly well done. I like my science fiction to have very broad science applications, not just physics and engineering but sociology, philosophy and genetics too. The physical aspects of the world are also done well. Not surprisingly, since he lives on a Greek island, the author does Greek islands beautifully!

The story and plot has enough twists and turns to keep me entertained and turning pages. The characters come across very well, especially the ones who are clones – who knew clones would have such different personalities?

And as for toasters – well, you’ll have to read about how hot they are, and then you’ll understand how much I’d like one! Even if you’re not a scifi fan, or a romance fan, or even a crime fan, you’ll like this !
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Booklover
5.0 out of 5 stars fun read, with serious undertone
Reviewed in Germany on November 15, 2019
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I liked this book because it was easy to read, was really funny sometimes but had a serious undertone (feelings of androids, cyborgs, artificial intelligence). Here and there I wanted the heroine to THINK and act rationally rather than spontaneous, but it helped the storyline develop so it was ok.
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glp
4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting sci-fi
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2018
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There’s a woman and a man who has black ears and... wait he’s not a man and things get a bit crazy. Mika Pensive is tough but how tough? She’s a cop out of her jurisdiction and her league but she has help with her new partner Leo. There’s a super baddy, hololens, clones, zoomers and all sorts. It’s fast paced and often furious... well Mika anyway.
Rossi has created a future world where the future bits meld neatly with the human condition - we’re still flesh and blood, we still hurt, need to eat and sleep and... well, you know. It’s a world that works both on its terms and how one might imagine us progressing.
If I have a criticism it’s that there are some plot jumps, some bits that jar like gears changing badly. But the story moves on so one can be forgiving. All in all a very easy and enjoyable read.
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Michalis
5.0 out of 5 stars Intuitive and fast paced writing, with gripping storyline
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2019
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I hope this is the start of a series of novels, staring the 'toaster' Leo and the female detective. Book got me going from the first couple of pages and could not let go easily! A James-Bondish plot twist provides an extra twist which makes the story even more gripping. I enjoyed thoroughly the writing, which is fast-paced exciting with interesting futuristic ideas. Being placed in a Greek island only made it even more interesting. Would definitely recommend it. If I could find one minus, it would be that it felt kind of short, probably because I liked it so much.
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