True Blue
(2026)(The second book in the Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome series)
A novel by Chris Orcutt
The unforgettable 2nd installment of a bodaciously true story about teen life in the 1980s.
It’s 1986, and as the cold March winds blow, Avery ‘Ace’ Craig’s life heats up with more coming-of-age adventure and steamy teen romance.
Newly introduced to the affections of the opposite sex, Avery becomes entangled with a teen siren. The pair are burning up with their mutual attraction, making it impossible for Ace to stay true blue to his girlfriend. Between his burgeoning friendship with a brilliant girl who gets him, and poor relationship advice from his Scout leader, Ace is starting to feel the heat.
Friction with an overprotective father, a sarcastic guidance counselor, a rookie town cop, and a special request from an FBI agent, turns up the heat. A self-appointed mission to retrieve a friend’s stolen belongings proves more perilous than he thought, but it’s nothing compared to what happens at a party on the ides of March, or what Avery learns are the three most dangerous words in the English language.
In True Blue, the second episode of Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome, Chris Orcutt delivers a no-holds-barred look at ’80s teenhood—unfiltered, steamy, and unforgettable.
It’s 1986, and as the cold March winds blow, Avery ‘Ace’ Craig’s life heats up with more coming-of-age adventure and steamy teen romance.
Newly introduced to the affections of the opposite sex, Avery becomes entangled with a teen siren. The pair are burning up with their mutual attraction, making it impossible for Ace to stay true blue to his girlfriend. Between his burgeoning friendship with a brilliant girl who gets him, and poor relationship advice from his Scout leader, Ace is starting to feel the heat.
Friction with an overprotective father, a sarcastic guidance counselor, a rookie town cop, and a special request from an FBI agent, turns up the heat. A self-appointed mission to retrieve a friend’s stolen belongings proves more perilous than he thought, but it’s nothing compared to what happens at a party on the ides of March, or what Avery learns are the three most dangerous words in the English language.
In True Blue, the second episode of Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome, Chris Orcutt delivers a no-holds-barred look at ’80s teenhood—unfiltered, steamy, and unforgettable.
- ☎ MORE ’80s culture, fashion, and slang.
- 🎵 MORE righteous ’80s tunes that will carry you back to your youth.
- 💘 MORE first loves, uncontrollable passions, and secret late-night phone calls.
- 👓 MORE run-ins with authority, bad advice, unsupervised freedom and risky choices.
- 🌟 MORE bonus content, including playlists (available on Spotify) and retro factual references in every episode!
It's not YA, and it's not for teens. It’s a time machine for every adult who remembers the fire of being 16.
Genre: Historical Romance
- 🌟 MORE bonus content, including playlists (available on Spotify) and retro factual references in every episode!
- 👓 MORE run-ins with authority, bad advice, unsupervised freedom and risky choices.
- 💘 MORE first loves, uncontrollable passions, and secret late-night phone calls.
- 🎵 MORE righteous ’80s tunes that will carry you back to your youth.
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