AquaTravis
Welcome to Calculated Aloha! This is a complete short story, written with a beginning, middle, and end, to bring your senses straight to Hawaii and to celebrate being fresh, young, and fearless. To take on the world, sometimes we need to start small, just like Lilly does in this short story of her first day on Oahu.
Like Lilly, I balanced full-time work with online classes, and I was always fueled by a passion for tropical escapes and new horizons. I wrote this short read and the upcoming novel about Lilly's adventures in Hawaii with her volleyball team as a way to take myself and my readers on a fantastic escape full of fun and light-hearted adventure.
I happen to be energized by coffee, travel, food, sports, friendship, and love, and I wanted to capture that exact vacation magic where you have a clear mission, but find yourself completely swept up in the moment. With this Hawaiian story, every sensory detail comes straight from my own adventures, from the competitive trance of beach volleyball and the exciting uncertainty of new friends and crushes, to the simple enjoyment of fresh-brewed coffee in a brand-new place.
Many New Adult books jump straight into high-intensity drama, but I wanted her first story to mainly be a clean cozy adventure. I consider Lilly a friend in a way because, as I have continued to write her story, she has brought me life lessons as well as entertainment. Just like I would get hooked on a TV show, I got hooked on writing what she does next. I hope you like her too.