Flying Free [Paperback]

Amber Polo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2009

Lia thinks she s going to get her pilot s license, sell her father s Arizona airpark house, go back to helping beef producers sell meat, and probably find a guy just like the cheating husband who bankrupted her.

Seth thinks he s come to Arizona to build a spiritual center, escape the community and wife that betrayed him, and create a new beginning much like the contemplative, vegetarian life he left.

While Lia tries to hide and Seth tries to fit in, their attraction, with a little help from their wacky senior citizen neighbors, pulls them together. All they have to do is conquer the fear of flying and their fear of love.

Editorial Reviews

Review

4 1/2 "books" reviewed by Fennel. "…she puts two complete opposites together and stirs the plot with a healthy dollop of conflict… Her amazing gift of creating vivid images with only a few words such as "When the cake was crumbs ..." is awesome. …a powerful, and sensually written, very heart-warming story that I'm certain will keep you turning the pages." --Long and Short Reviews Blog Spot

About the Author

Amber Polo lives on an airpark mesa in Arizona (similar to the setting of Flying Free) where she writes about places she s lived and places that don t quite exist. Amber is passionate about writing, books, and libraries. Flying Free is her second novel. Her first, Romancing Rebecca, a comic-paranormal romance set in Sedona, Arizona offers a lighthearted look at romance authors and the business of the New Age.

Product Details

• Paperback: 273 pages
• Publisher: Treble Heart Books (September 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1936127059
• ISBN-13: 978-1936127054
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,798,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Amber is passionate about writing, research, and teaching relaxation. "Relaxing the Writer" and her relaxation CDs and MP3 downloads "Relaxing the Writer Relaxation," "Relaxing the Writer's Hand," "Relaxing the Musician's Hand" and the original "Relaxation: One Breath at a Time" have all been praised as how-to-do-it non-woo woo guides.

Amber's fiction has been called quirky and profound. She has published short stories, two novels, and won first place in the Story Circle Network '08 LifeWriting Competition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Of profound and high recommendation for general fiction readers searching for a quirky romance, January 9, 2010

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flying Free (Paperback)

Planes, beef, and love, one may think those things have nothing in common. "Flying Free" is a charming novel of Lia and Seth, two people from very different walks of life meeting at the crossroads of life in the state of Arizona. With characters readers will relate to, "Flying Free" is of profound and high recommendation for general fiction readers searching for a quirky romance.

4.0 out of 5 stars High Flying Sweet Romance, December 26, 2009

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Steph "Author of "The Giving Meadow"" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flying Free (Paperback)

Amber Polo pens a high flying contemporary romantic suspense with "Flying Free." Set in the picturesque Arizona desert, "Flying Free" will take the reader on a journey of love, laughter, and finding oneself.

The novel starts with forty-year-old Amelia (Lia) Bedford in training to get her pilot's license. Lia has to get her license as a condition of her father's will if she wants to receive her inheritance. Lia comes from a big city in Texas to live in a small airport flying community near Sunrise, Arizona. For Lia, the change is uncomfortable, despite how the community members try to make her feel welcome.

Lia isn't the only new member of the airpark. Seth is a renter, brought in as a consultant for a retreat that Branock Industries is building. Seth is unlike any man Lia has met before. For one, he's into mediating. He's also vegan and a Buddhist. Soon, the community takes Seth under their wing.

Complications arise when an unknown company begins buying land around the airpark, and Chance Branock begins making a movie about the residents. Seth sees the movie and realizes it will discredit the older members of the airpark. Seth thinks Chance is up to no good and voices his suspicions to Lia. Has Lia grown to care for her spunky, good natured neighbors, or will she let Branock Industries get their way?

Polo's descriptions are rich and vivid. She uses a good economy of words to paint her setting, which doesn't weigh down the reader. Her dialogue is sharp, witty, and unique to each character. The supporting cast is very strong and well developed. It was a joy to get to know Flo, Barney, and Berg.

There are no love scenes and maybe only an intimate kiss or two, making the novel "sweet" by romance standards. "Flying Free" will take the reader on a ride of the wings of love.

3.0 out of 5 stars a sweet quirky romance along with a fun and unique cast of characters who liven up the story, November 11, 2009

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Bookaholics Reviewer (Bay Area, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flying Free (Paperback)

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Flying Free by Amber Polo
Contemporary Romance - September 15th, 2009
3 Stars

Flying Free is the story of Lia Bedford. Lia has come to Arizona in order to fulfill
the requirements of her late father's will of getting her pilot's license in order for her
sell her father's home. Afterwards, she intends to go back to her advertising job. While in Arizona, she meets Seth. Seth Hartman has come to build a spiritual center and escape the community and wife who betrayed him.

Despite Lia and Seth's different reasons for coming to Arizona they are both immediately drawn to each other. Along with their immediate attraction to one another they are also helped by a group of wacky senior citizen matchmakers. Lia and Seth are able to overcome their fears and might just find true love together.

Amber Polo does an excellent job of mixing a sweet quirky romance along with a fun and unique cast of characters who liven up the story. The characters of Lia and Seth are both intriguing and different from the usual type of characters in a romantic story. The only complaint I had with the characters was that they were not as developed as I had hoped and could use a bit more `livening up'.

If you're looking for a nice, sweet story that is simple and unusual this is the story for you! It is chopped full of intriguing and light-hearted characters that added to the story enriched my enjoyment of the overall book.

Reviewed by Mary from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club