The author of Into the Blue and Fly with Me returns with the third high-flying Wild Aces romance...
A year after losing her husband, Joker, the squadron commander of the Wild Aces, Dani Peterson gets an offer from his best friend, Alex “Easy” Rogers, to help fix up her house. Dani accepts, and their friendship grows—along with an undeniable attraction.
Racked by guilt for loving his best friend’s widow, Easy’s caught between what he wants and can’t have. Until one night everything changes, and the woman who’s always held his heart ends up in his arms. Yet as Easy leaves for his next deployment, he and Dani are torn between their feelings and their loyalty to Joker’s memory.
But when Dani discovers something that sends them both into a spin, the conflicted lovers must overcome the past to navigate a future together...
I had wanted Easy's story since book 1. When we learned of her unrequited love for Dani, I knew this would be good. When I found out I won an ARC, I was simply beside myself with joy. I am glad to say, this book delivered a beautiful story.
A year after the death of her husband, Dani is still mourning her loss, and Easy is trying to keep his distance out of respect for his fallen friend. Each of them are missing the friendship of the other, and eventually, they begin spending more and more time together.
This was a slow burn. The friendship rekindled, and it took quite a while for that love to be mutual, or at least for Dani to catch up to Easy. There are a lot of really heartfelt moments. Cleeton did such a good job illustrating the pain of loss and the guilt of wanting to move on. Dani had so many warranted concerns, and Cleeton tackled them. I laughed, I cried, I swooned.
