Discover secrets behind Fly Boy by Chloe Holiday @ridenour_robin #RLFblog #ContemporaryRomance #SmallTownRomance
In Fly Boy, Chloe Holiday’s new romance, Tricia needs to liquidate assets to keep her late grandmother’s orchard out of foreclosure, but Travis—the guy who stood her up on prom night years ago—claims he had a handshake deal with Nana to buy the crop duster.
Chloe, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Fly Boy.
Fly Boy by Chloe Holiday
Genre Contemporary Romance/Small Town/Second Chance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Travis burned her once, but now Tricia must choose:
Flame him, or forgive and forget? Maybe he’s changed.
But … what if all the rumors are true?
Photographer Tricia Carlisle inherits her beloved grandmother’s orchard and leaves Chicago for her Texas roots, steeling herself to be immune to the charms of the small town—and those of Travis Walker, who stood her up on prom night seven years ago. Worse, she arrives only to find Nana’s place is in foreclosure. To have any hope of saving it, Tricia has no choice but to sell down assets—including her grandfather’s crop duster.
Travis Walker loses his last true friend when Nana Carlisle passes. Will his handshake deal to buy her crop duster survive now that Tricia is taking over? She’s cash-strapped and probably still hates his guts. He needs that plane—it’s his ticket out of this small town that sees him as a crook—but it’s on Tricia’s radar now.
Fly Boy is a steamy, stand-alone second-chance novella in the All-American Boy Series. It’s set in Deacon, Texas—home to sexy country boys and sassy, tough women. Warm, lazy afternoons in a hammock and swimming holes in a shady creek. Hot, heavenly Tex-Mex and even hotter kisses.
Come on down, y’all!
Tell us a secret!
Let us in on a few secrets about your book. We’d love to know more.
- The airport Travis is based out of, Deacon Intergalactic, is modeled after one of the tiny country airports I flew in and out of when training for my pilot’s license.
- The “secret language of dogs” which Travis explains to Tricia is based on an actual study of which dogs make a man seem family-oriented vs a rebel, which breed makes the woman seem more likely to agree to a one-night stand, etc. And the poodle, Bella, is named after a Bella owned by one of my friends.
- After writing about the pomegranates and figs in Tricia’s orchard, I bought a couple of my own. So next year, I can make my OWN Pomeritas! I did the same with lemons and cucumbers after writing my Helios series, which is set in Greece.
- I love goats! We had them growing up, and so it was fun to put a couple of babies into Tricia’s photo shoot—to Travis’ chagrin.
Fill us in on a quirk or background info about your main character that you might not have revealed in the book.
Raised by her grandmother, Tricia is determined to save the farm she inherits—even though the method she chooses will set her up for gossip and scandal in her hometown.
What quirk of your own is written into one of your characters?
Ha! I’m a decent cook, but the birthday cake fail in New Heights, where the heroine forgot to add an ingredient, is straight out of my kitchen. I’m still not allowed to make cornbread.
Without naming names, tell us about a character quirk that is patterned after someone you know.
The town gossip in Fly Boy, Beula Mae, is an amalgam of several people I’ve known, from growing up in a small Southern town.
A secret about you: What flaw makes you a better writer?
I’m a bit of a masochist—not the sort who wants physical pain, but I do tend to set myself challenges in writing: to make a sex scene that’s out of the ordinary, to write a Deaf character as a heroine, to give my tough guy heroes a softer quirk that would embarrass them if it got out.
Where to buy Fly Boy
Universal Buy Link (ebook on Amazon only; the paperback will be going wide soon) https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/ad570414-7296-11ec-8ec3-273d38c177af
Universal Audiobook Link https://storyoriginapp.com/universalaudiobooklinks/9d1583be-b792-11ec-9357-a3a673c5c883
Audiobook sample: https://soundcloud.com/user-952009500-464673904/fly-boy-sample
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Chloe is a military physician-turned-novelist who writes the things she loves to read: steamy, fun stories about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, smart women and men who aren’t jerks. About friendships, whether it’s close women or a good bromance. She wants all the feels: the thrill of a smoldering gaze or the barest brush of fingertips, the shocked gasp at the underhanded villain, the angst of heartbreak, the joy of reunion, and of course, happily ever after!
Chloe enjoys delivering a sneak peek into intriguing scenarios, drawing from her background (military personnel, medicine, aviation) as well as other cultures like Greece. It’s fun to live vicariously and go sailing, diving, or rock climbing. A bit of danger always gets her going, so many of her Romances have a suspense subplot.
She loves humor and embarrassing situations!
Chloe hates to read the same old thing, with only the names and places changed, so her goal is to bring folks a fresh, fun, NEW story every time, with NO CLIFFHANGERS!
More than anything, she wants to craft a rollicking, great story readers can’t put down, one where love prevails in the end, one that will whisk people away from their own tribulations.
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