Submerged Hopes: A Stand-Alone Novel in the Helios Series (The Helios Greek Romance Series Book 4)
by Chloe HolidayPublish: Oct 15, 2020Series: The Helios Series (each stands alone, though)Crime Fiction Romantic Suspense Women's Fiction Advice & How ToBook Overview
Nerissa lives in a world of silence, Deaf since losing her parents and hearing in an accident. Her aunt wants her to settle down, but Nerissa would rather be alone than “settle.” She works cataloguing artifacts in a museum, a far cry from her dreams of running on 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. A disastrous encounter at a social function with a hot Navy man mortifies her, especially when she learns 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's annoyed to be assigned to babysit some old guy scratching at the sea floor and 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. She falls hard for Nick. He's happy to bed her, but can she count on him if the wreck is spectacular enough to provoke murder?
A stand-alone novel in The Helios Series, Submerged Hopes is an immersive, steamy story featuring a young woman struggling to overcome a traumatic past, a swoon-worthy military hero, laugh-out-loud moments, and elements of suspense and danger.
Get New Heights, which early readers are calling “a heart-pounding adventure” and “a smart, sexy, and satisfying romance.”
Interview with the Author:
Q: What made you decide to write Submerged Hopes?
A: I love an alpha male military man—that great combination of sex appeal and competence, and how can you go wrong with a guy who surfs? I was fascinated by the idea that the heroine’s hearing loss, which was such a challenge, could be an asset underwater, and wanted to portray a damaged yet strong woman who can save herself. I enjoy sports romance, but tire of reading only about ballplayers, and scuba diving is not only a chance of pace but integral to a gripping plot.
Q: Anything else?
A: I wanted to explore the difficulty in a cross-cultural romance, which provides some juicy conflict that powers the story. And I like writing about women who can overcome their fears when the situation is dire.
About Chloe:
Chloe writes steamy, fun novels about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, smart women and men who aren't jerks. Her stories feature friendships—close women or a good bromance—with 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!
She enjoys humor and embarrassing situations as well as a vicarious sneak peek into intriguing groups (military personnel, medicine, another culture like Greece, sailing, diving, or rock climbing…) A little danger is always fun, so many contain a thriller subplot.
She hates to read the same old thing, with only the names and places changed, so her goal is to bring you a fresh, fun, new story every time, with NO CLIFFHANGERS: a rollicking, great escape that whisks readers away and love prevails.
Join her at: https://www.chloeholiday.com/
