Press Release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Award-Winning Indie Author Becky Banks Releases Romantic Suspense Novel “Flux”
[Haʻikū, Maui, Hawaiʻi, November 3, 2023] – Award-winning indie author Becky Healani Banks again captivates readers with her latest novel, “Flux.” This dark and gritty romantic suspense features an all-too-rare romantic hero, Hoyt Kahoʻokalakupua, a Maui boy and tech billionaire whose security software is as tight as his workout schedule from his days in the NFL. It is at a spice level sure to set fans of the genre on fire.
Against the backdrop of bets, bots, and hacks, “Flux” follows the story of protagonist Vega Flux, a notorious hacker whose single mission is to protect the weak from online trolls until one of Portland's hottest, sharpest, and richest maybe-bachelors turns her head. With a million-dollar bet on the line Vega crashes up against him, an impenetrable powerhouse of a man, Hoyt Kahoʻokalakupua. Impressed by her skill set, then set ablaze by the passion in which she takes on life, Hoyt wants nothing more than to slip the dark shroud off her persona and protect her from her torments. Banks’s complex characters and her intelligent, gripping, fast-paced plots have earned her recognition as an indie author with a reputation for pushing the envelope within the romance genre. “Flux” is praised for its masterful blend of heart-pounding suspense and visceral romance, a faithful addition to her collection of stand-alone romantic suspense novels, “Forged” and “Serendipity of Fate.”
Unlike any of her other books, “Flux” weaves a hypnotic blend of Hawaiian language (ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi) through its tightly written prose, making it a unique gem within the romantic suspense genre. Banks, well-known for her award-winning Scottish romance “The Legend of Lady MacLaoch” (Amazon Top 10 and Night Owl Romance Top Pick), takes her decade-plus writing experience and applies it to characters close to her heart and home. A Maui girl, kamaʻāina from an old Hawaiʻi family, Banks raises the voices she grew up with into a fresh take in a traditional genre dominated by white voices. The characters break genre boundaries through a series of family- and friendship-focused scenes that create passionate, high-stakes subtext supporting the romantic suspense genre’s well-loved tropes. Readers will have just caught their breath from one spicy heart-pounding scene before being thrust into the next. Banks’s reputation as a skilled writer with a unique voice in the genre gives readers a clear path to enter into a new twist on an old, dark, classic story of vigilantism and subterfuge.
Readers can expect to be fully immersed in the cyber world of “Flux” as Banks expertly weaves tech elements, ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, mystery, romance, and suspense together. With its richly developed characters and unexpected twists, this novel grips readers’ guts midway through and doesn’t let go until the last breathy orgasm.
“Flux” is now available for purchase in ebook format via Amazon and paperback through major online retailers. For more information about Becky Banks and her work, please visit her website at www.beckybanksbooks.com.
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About Becky Banks:
Award-winning author Becky Healani Banks is a Maui girl, a kama’āina from an old Hawai’i family, who currently lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two children. She graduated from Maui High School and Oregon State University, where she earned a bachelor’s in natural resources and fell in love with fiction writing. Becky likes to craft dark romances that stem from her past and require love to see her characters through. When she’s not crafting love stories, she’s packing lunches for her little ones and breaking up Minecraft fights. Her previous works include “The Legend of Lady MacLaoch,” “Serendipity of Fate,” and “Forged.” For more information, please visit www.beckybanks.com.
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