On Broken Wings by Chanel Cleeton Series: Wild Aces, #3
Published by Berkley Publication Date: January 3rd 2017
Pages: 336
Also in this series: Fly With Me, Into the Blue, Fly With Me
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The author of Into the Blue and Fly with Me returns with the newest, hot and 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…
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I have really enjoyed reading this entertaining series about sexy fighter pilots. All the guys have a strong bond and care about each and they also enjoy giving each other a hard time. This is the third installment in the Wild Aces series and is a standalone but all the characters are interconnected.
This is Dani’s story. She is sweet and innocent and has always been there for everyone. Unfortunately, her husband, Joker dies in his F16 and it devastates her and Dani struggles to make it through each day. She goes through an emotional journey as she mourns the death of Joker and she doesn’t know what to do or how to move forward.
Alex, call name Easy, has loved Dani from the moment he first saw her but he has kept his feelings hidden because she was married to Joker, his best friend. Easy has a reputation as a manwhore. He lives his life on the edge; he likes flying, women and parties. He also has layers and is deeper than he lets on but he keeps that side hidden from everyone. Even though Easy is the wildest of the group and is always ready to have a good time, he would give it all up for Dani. At first, he tries to distance himself from Dani but finds that difficult when he sees how much she is suffering.
I liked the storyline and the characters and I wanted Easy and Dani to be together. However, Easy is so wracked with guilt, that it takes a long time for them to work everything out. Easy keeps giving Dani mixed signals and it confuses her and hurts her feelings. He loves Dani but is afraid to tell her and Dani is still upset about her husband’s death and doesn’t know what she wants. So they keep going back and forth throughout the book. Honestly, I wish they could have worked things out sooner. I still enjoyed the story and it was fun catching up, with everyone and I can’t wait to read more books in this series.
