I picked up Blue Skies at the Phoenix airport, which is entirely appropriate, since this is a book about the airline industry. And it's a valentine to Las Vegas, pre the economic collapse and houses going underwater. Three main characters, a female pilot, a flight attendant who reminded me of characters from Rona Jaffe novels, like The Best of Everything, and their gay friend (yes, he was that much of a stereotype). A major plot point -- and no, I don't think I need to include spoilers since this book was originally published in 2004! -- was the psychological aftermath of 9/11.
All through the book I had this sort of dated feeling, which I couldn't quite understand, until I figured out the book was a reprint. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with publishers reprinting books but usually there's a more obvious sign, or I already know. Give me Nora Roberts anytime -- all of her new books bear the NR seal, showing you the book is new. There was even a character in this one, Riordan -- isn't that a family in the Virgin River series?
Whatever. It was OK but dated and it was not so much three HFNs probably leading to HEAs being the focus, as the understanding, as you close the book, that the birth of a new airline was the true story. If that interests you, this book is insightful and feels accurate. Takes a lot of bravery and cojones to start an airline and that definitely comes through.
p.s. As someone who buys a lot of 2nd hand books, because I like reading the earlier works of authors I like, it sort of sticks in my craw when I see books by Macomber or Carr or whomever selling for between $7.99 to $15.99 *yes, really, trade paperback* years later with new covers and such ... but there you go. It may not bother others. I'm more impressed with authors like say a Joan Wolf who is re-releasing her older books digitally for $4 each -- that seems more reasonable -- but as always, I can decide to buy or not buy.