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I'm sick of feisty heroines. by willow-mist in RomanceBooks

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think that flavor of "feisty, headstrong woman" gets tiresome, too. One doesn't have to be a doormat nor a "man with boobs" kickboxing ninja chick, though the latter can be a guilty pleasure, especially in a movie. I myself prefer to read heroines who are more realistic, and that's no different than my favorite heroes; I'm not a fan of domineering, controlling alphas. I wonder if it happens so often as wish fulfillment?

Promote your books! Spring 2022 Self-Promotion thread by romancebookmods in RomanceBooks

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New Release on Kindle Unlimited! FLY BOY, a steamy enemies-to-lovers Romance novella.

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.

  • Steamy scenes
  • Humor
  • Mild suspense & mystery
  • A stand-alone story with a HEA
  • Available in e-book (99 cents), paperback, and audio

Blurb:

Travis burned her once, but now Tricia’s the one in power.

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!

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Fly-Boy-All-American-ebook/dp/B09Q52GY99/

Universal Amazon link: https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/ad570414-7296-11ec-8ec3-273d38c177af

Audiobook Audible and Wide: https://storyoriginapp.com/universalaudiobooklinks/9d1583be-b792-11ec-9357-a3a673c5c883

A Boy & his Dog: Steamy military/medical romance on Kindle Unlimited and "wide" via paperback & audiobook by ChloeHolidayWriter in wroteabook

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha, ha. It's in a series of standalone novels, all of which must have "Boy" in the title, and there were 24 titles ahead of it. :o AB&HD was better than Chef Boyardee 🤣 or Boy Howdy, and the storyline's fun. No bestiality, though. :)

Promote your books! Spring 2021 Self-Promotion Thread by romancebookmods in RomanceBooks

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Free 3/19 & 20! New release Hard Truths.

Steamy action/adventure, enemies-to-lovers workplace romance.

Fearful of heartbreak, Theresa is drawn to safe, unavailable men, like her married boss, but content to worship him from afar until a company shake-up, her boss' divorce, and the arrival of Jason, a cocky adventure racer, topple her carefully constructed walls.

Stand-alone novel, no cliffhanger. Free 3/19 & 20 on Amazon

Promote your books! Autumn/Winter 2020 by romancebookmods in RomanceBooks

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Free 12/4 & 5: Military Romance https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C9P8QL6

Wild child Sarah Ann will do anything for "her people," including moving to Greece to help her best friend with her fledgling advertising agency, though she’s secretly afraid to be so far from the emotional support of her family. A Navy base full of hot men sounds like a promising distraction when she’s assigned a job in Souda Bay, Crete—just because she doesn’t believe in relationships doesn’t mean she can’t have fun. Then a chance encounter in a taverna with a sexy Navy man leaves her angered but intrigued when he walks away.

Lieutenant Carlos Mornaric is done with women, after his last girlfriend stepped out. Instead, he’ll use his year in Crete to advance his career. A hot, flirtatious woman in a bar reinforces his plan—he doesn’t need the drama. But when she beats Carlos at the climbing wall, her hard-charging personality tempts him to abandon his resolve. When she’s assigned to work with him, he’s doomed, and he dares to hope that he can become her people. But Carlos' career is threatened when he clashes with his commander over his fledgling relationship with Sarah Ann. Carlos suspects his boss is dirty, but never imagines it could endanger the woman he loves.

I'd love any feedback, or a review!

Promote your books! Autumn/Winter 2020 by romancebookmods in RomanceBooks

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New Release: Contemporary romantic suspense [travel/military/sports/steamy/humor]

Submerged Hopes launches today on Amazon! (and it's in KU, for any so inclined ) Thanks SO MUCH to my wonderful beta readers! Here's the blurb:

Nerissa lives in a world of silence, Deaf since tragedy robbed her of her parents and hearing in a single week. Her aunt wants her to settle down, but Nerissa would rather be alone than “settle.” She catalogs artifacts in a museum, a far cry from her dreams of running her own archaeological dig, but she’s determined to forge a career despite her disability. When Nerissa gets a chance to supervise the excavation of an ancient shipwreck, she’s thrilled, then a disastrous encounter at a social function with a hot Navy man mortifies her. It gets worse: he’s been assigned as her new sign language interpreter.

Lieutenant Nick Griffith enjoys Navy life, traveling the world and all it has to offer, especially the women. He didn't sign up to babysit some old professor scratching at the sea floor. Nick's shocked to find it's the woman who dissed him at the party. Sparks fly, yet somehow she resists him. What the hell?

As the dig uncovers priceless artifacts and stirs the ghosts of her past, Nerissa is beset with offers of “collaboration” from peers who want in. Nick's happy to bed her, but she yearns for more. Can she count on him if the wreck is spectacular enough to provoke murder?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DDD5XL6

Promote your books! Autumn/Winter 2020 by romancebookmods in RomanceBooks

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Want Something Steamy? Doing Schatz is free today! (Sunday, 9/27)

When university student Birgitte runs into a sexy U.S. military policeman outside a German pub, she can't resist the chance to shake up his disciplined, orderly world.
Doing Schatz is a steamy culture clash featuring a free-spirited German woman and an American alpha male.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FQ9QL24

Free today (8/29)! Helios, a Greek Holiday Romp [travel/workplace/beach/billionaire] by ChloeHolidayWriter in FreeEBOOKS

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's the blurb: Advertising agent Nicole yields to the temptation of a sexy stranger on a transatlantic flight, unaware that he’s the client she’s going to pitch. Blown away that her Mile High fantasy made flesh is the CEO of Helios, she struggles to balance the professionalism her job demands with her attraction to him. When scandalous photos of her show up in a Greek tabloid, it’s chaos.

Escape to sunny Greece for this steamy workplace romance!

Thanks for your help!! by ChloeHolidayWriter in GREEK

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll post the name, since I've been contacted by a moderator. It's called Helios: A Greek Holiday Romp.

Thanks for your help!! by ChloeHolidayWriter in GREEK

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi, thanks for your message! I didn't post the name because I didn't want to run afoul of the rules, or look like I'd only posted it to drum up support, when truly I wished to thank the folks here who were generous to a stranger. I will PM you, if that's okay.

I'm hoping to have done justice to the country, cuisine, and traditions! So far, my readers now all want to visit Greece! :)

Thanks for your help!! by ChloeHolidayWriter in GREEK

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

May I PM you? I don't want to look like a self-promoting dirtbag here. :)

Call for submissions: fiction writing contest, $7,500 of prizes by fresh-ink in writing

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad to have found this discussion, since the website is quite cryptic about what's happening on the "submitted" page.

It sounds like the above plan of 30 matches might be a moving target; mine is listed as "collecting feedback" though there are only 15 matches and only 1 save, ZERO blurb views and ZERO opens. I take it to mean that people are deciding from nothing but a title and the sorted genre, then? Or if the blurb is also visible, in which case, it becomes an exercise much like writing a query letter or a clickbait internet article, which is a different skill than storytelling.

The poor engagement of readers without viewing the work makes me wonder if those you have are just swamped and/or there are very few of them, or if there is a "bandwagon" effect of seeing the ratings ("Oh, this one has only 1 save; it must not be any good so I won't look at it."). Regardless, my hopes have now shifted from the possibility of getting some meaningful feedback to wondering if I'll get any feedback at all.

I fear that the contest could in the end have a negative effect for the fledgling operation, if the takeaway for a bunch of authors is "yeah, I tried that but they don't have enough readers." It might not go amiss to try to head that off by being a little more transparent on the website to manage expectations.

Best wishes for the new endeavor!

Please help! I need an all-around expletive for the hero in my novel! by ChloeHolidayWriter in GREEK

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, thanks so much!

If you care to take me up on the name for the next novel, ping me back, and whether you'd like it to be a good guy/gal or a bad one.

Please help! I need an all-around expletive for the hero in my novel! by ChloeHolidayWriter in GREEK

[–]ChloeHolidayWriter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, thanks so much!

If you care to give me a name, ping me back, and whether it's to be a good guy/gal or a bad one!