Series: Second Chance at Love (Book 53)
Beautiful, tempestuous and newly-divorced, Storm Reynolds
is determined to succeed as a bush pilot in Alaska. The sportsmen she flies
into the wild are a lusty lot, but she can handle any situation. . . and any
man -- except Jim Talbot, her lean, brooding boss. Jim wants her fired! But
why?
On a night of tender sorrow, the desire they have refused
to admit bursts into soaring passion. But in the frozen wilderness they face a
final, brutal test that threatens their love. . . and their lives!
Another golden oldie. Storm has come from Seattle to
Alaska to take up the job of bush pilot and start a new life after her divorce.
She doesn't expect to have to deal with a fellow pilot and boss who wants her
gone, just because she's a woman.
The book opens with the confrontation between Jim and
Storm, who was hired by the other partner in the company. Jim insists that she
is not hired, and Storm is equally insistent that she is. She stands right up
to his prejudices and refuses to back down in the face of his insults. Underneath
the professional battle, there are also some serious personal sparks flying.
Storm is especially unhappy about it because Jim reminds her all too much of
her ex-husband. Storm gets to prove her mettle right away, as an emergency call
comes in an she's the only other pilot available to serve as copilot. It's a
somewhat confusing flight for Storm, as she sees multiple sides of Jim, from
pilot to caring paramedic to charming man.
I really liked Storm. She is a woman in a man's world of
bush pilots, determined to be the best she can be. She doesn't whine about
Jim's treatment of her, she just hunkers down and does the job. She also
doesn't hesitate to tell him what she thinks. Her biggest problem as she sees
it, is that she is also attracted to him, which also makes her mad. There were
times when she frustrated me though, because I thought she could also be overly
sensitive to any comment he made, even if he wasn't being snide.
Jim's attitude at the beginning made me mad. He seemed
like just another male chauvinist who didn't want a woman horning in on his
career. His obvious attraction to her made it look like he thought women were
only good for one thing. But there were other times when his actions showed him
to be very fair minded, and also protective. It isn't until Storm overhears an
argument between Jim and Dan that we discover why he doesn't want a woman as a
bush pilot, and that makes his actions more understandable.
I really liked seeing the development of their
relationship. Their attraction was incredible, but their personal issues made
it hard for them to be together. They would go from sniping at each other to
passionate kisses in a heartbeat. The only place they didn't have trouble was
when they were actually flying together. Then a medical emergency flight ended
badly and they turned to each other for comfort. Unfortunately, Storm has
problems believing in her worth as a woman, thanks to her ex-husband's
treatment of her, and she fears that Jim is only using her, causing her to pull
away from the closeness they were beginning to feel. I liked seeing Jim finally
take matters into his own hands by going with her on a flight so they could
talk. Then an inflight emergency combined with bad weather brings back his own
fears about women pilots. Storm and Jim have to work together to survive. I
loved seeing them finally overcome all their issues by being honest with each
other. There was a nice little twist that came out while they were stranded
that cemented their relationship. There were a couple really sweet scenes in
the hospital as they were recovering.
There was also a bit of suspense going on. There is one
pilot who seriously gives Storm the creeps and is later found to be drinking on
the job and fired. He doesn't take it well. When a couple of planes, including
one that Storm is flying, have mechanical issues, it's pretty obvious to the
reader that they are not accidents. Will they be able to stop him before he
causes a tragedy?
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