Author: Lauren Connolly

Synopsis:

With her brother’s grumpy best friend—and her longtime nemesis—as Beth’s flight instructor, her pilot lessons could be a plane disaster or their first-class ticket to forever.

Mayday. Mayday. Engine failure.

When flying with George Bunsen, the last thing Beth Lundberg wants is to be horny in the cockpit. But when her first ride-along dives toward disaster, the perpetually stoic George is forced to execute a skillful emergency landing, and Beth is horrified to find herself with an adrenaline-fueled crush on the pilot. She’s even more shocked when her brother’s best friend offers her discounted flight lessons—possibly out of guilt for almost killing them.

And despite George’s annoying habit of departing any room the moment Beth enters, she really wants to accept. No matter that it’s an egregiously expensive hobby, or that her waitressing wages go right toward her mother’s medical bills, or that she’s already in debt up to her eyebrows. Flying is Beth’s dream, and she could use her private license to earn real money.

The more time they spend navigating the sky, the more the turbulence between George and Beth dissipates. But Beth has seen the burning wreckage that comes from mixing business with pleasure—plus, she’s been keeping a secret that, once revealed, will send all her relationships into a tailspin. Can she really take a risk on romance when her pilot career isn’t even off the ground?

Review:

PS I Hate You is one of my top favorite books ever.  So I went into this story thinking I’d at least like it, oh how wrong I was.  While the beginning had me hooked, as the story unfolded I struggled to like Beth.  She assumed and judged more than I could handle.  When you add that to her internal thoughts being depressing, it was impossible for me to connect to her.  Plus some of her decisions had me struggling, and I hated how she cared what other people thought who didn’t have her best interest at heart.  Beth was someone I couldn’t find myself rooting for.

The guy could compete at an Olympic level in the sport of pretending I don’t exist.

I truly wish there was a different heroine, because I loved George.  As her brother’s best friend, he was everything!  I loved trying to figure him out and watch as he slowly started to open up.  He was kind, caring, thoughtful, and saw so much.  Plus I adored her brother too, he was a golden retriever that was impossible not to love!  So while the epilogue was fabulous, I just couldn’t find it in my heart to care.  Love in Plane Sight was a huge miss for me, BUT I will definitely try another Connolly book because I still constantly think about PS I Hate You all the time.  This one just not for me.

“Sometimes the things you love are scary.”

Synopsis:

In this splendidly bittersweet romantic comedy, enemies forced together by a mutual loss are led on a cross-country journey toward a second chance.

Maddie Sanderson would be proud to honor her older brother’s dying wish, that she scatters his ashes over eight destinations that the adventurous 29-year-old never got to visit before he died from cancer. But in his will, Josh assigned her an impossible partner to help complete the mission—Dominic Perry. Seriously, if Maddie weren’t already at her brother's funeral, she would have killed him for this.

Sure, Dom was Josh’s life-long best friend. He’s also the infuriating man who broke Maddie’s heart back when she was naïve enough to give it to him. But since Dom insists on following the rules and Josh didn’t leave much room for Maddie to argue the matter, they embark together on a series of farewell trips that span thousands of miles, exploring new places and revisiting their complicated history along the way.

After a snowstorm leads to a shared bed, Maddie starts to wonder if her brother might be matchmaking from the grave. But when grief also reopens old wounds between them, Maddie will need more than Josh’s ghostly guidance to trust Dom again.

Review:

PS: I Hate You was an emotional powerhouse.  With forced proximity and a second chance romance swirled together, I loved the journey this book took us on.  It dealt with grief, healing, friendships, forgiveness, and trying to figure out how to proceed with a future that you’re uncertain about.  This is a must read if you love adult romance, I can’t recommend this book enough!

My brother is gone.
Forever.
Gone.
I stop breathing.

When Maddie found out that she was supposed to scatter her brother’s ashes in the 8 states he hadn’t visited, she was hit by so many emotions.  Especially since she was to do it with her brother Josh’s best friend, Dominick.  Their past was challenging, to say the least.  There was so much hurt and anger there.  So Maddie’s sarcasm could be harsh and cutting.  Her anger felt like a living entity inside her.  I felt everything she did, and kept hoping it would all lead to her healing.  She desperately needed it.

Last goodbye.  This is the last goodbye.

I didn’t understand why Dom did what he did in the past, but I wanted to hold out hope there was a good reason.  Especially since he could be so kind, compassionate, and thoughtful when it came to Maddie.  While he seemed to hold a world of secrets, I loved how loudly his actions spoke.  I loved that he always seemed to be thinking about Maddie.  And I easily fell head over heels in love with him.

Even though my hands shake, I manage to spray the medication into my airways.  But recovery is slow and painful.  Especially with no one here to distract me or comfort me or simply reassure me that I’m not alone.
But that’s exactly what I am.  What I always seem to be.
Alone.

Their on and off again road trip was filled with all of the bumps.  And you’ll run through the gamut of emotions.  How can you laugh, feel the most beautiful sexual tension, and cry at the same time?!  That was this book time and again.  I loved watching Dom work through his grief for his best friend, and Maddie for her brother.  It wasn’t an easy process at all.  And it made me cry all the tears.  I don’t think I could go two chapters without bawling my eyes out. But mixed within that was also happiness and some fabulous steamy moments too.

If I have one day left, or thousands, I want you to be in every one of them.

PS: I Hate You had the perfect combination of joy and heartache.  This beautiful journey towards healing will make you laugh, cry all the tears, and even fall in love.  With a fabulous epilogue that will leave you elated, this story easily became one of my top favorites.  If you’re a fan of romance, definitely add this one to your tbr!