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Sky High Air #1
Smart and Sexy
FLYING SOLO IS WAY OVERRATED
Noah Fisher has worked for months to make Sky High the most prestigious charter airline in California. He s long overdue for a break something involving ski slopes, cold beers, and hot ski bunny babes. The itinerary doesn't include being hijacked by Bailey Sinclair, gorgeous widow of one of Sky High's wealthiest (ex-) clients. But here they are, and being crammed in a cockpit with the scared, stubborn, unbelievably sexy former model could get Noah in "serious" trouble..
Noah Fisher has worked for months to make Sky High the most prestigious charter airline in California. He s long overdue for a break something involving ski slopes, cold beers, and hot ski bunny babes. The itinerary doesn't include being hijacked by Bailey Sinclair, gorgeous widow of one of Sky High's wealthiest (ex-) clients. But here they are, and being crammed in a cockpit with the scared, stubborn, unbelievably sexy former model could get Noah in "serious" trouble..
320 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 27, 2007
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Jill Shalvis
388 books13.8k followersJill Shalvis is a NYT, USA Today, and Amazon Top 100 bestselling author of small-town romance and romcoms, known for big feels, found family, and plenty of shenanigans.
If you love small-town chaos, meddling friends and neighbors, sizzling chemistry, and heroes who fall hard for the one woman they absolutely did not plan on, you’re in the right place. Jill’s books blend laugh-out-loud moments with emotional gut punches, slow-burn tension, and deeply earned happily ever afters.
She writes the stories she loves to read: small-town romance and romantic comedies packed with heart, heat, second chances, grumpy/sunshine sparks, and the kind of found-family vibes that make you want to move right into the pages. Many of her series are perfect for binge-reading, and a number of her books are available in Kindle Unlimited and at major retailers.
When she’s not writing, she’s probably plotting new ways to torture her characters, avoiding laundry, or daydreaming about fictional men and the strong, complicated women who bring them to their knees—and then making them work for it.
You can follow Jill here on Goodreads to keep up with new releases, add her books to your shelves, and discover which small town you want to get lost in next.
If you love small-town chaos, meddling friends and neighbors, sizzling chemistry, and heroes who fall hard for the one woman they absolutely did not plan on, you’re in the right place. Jill’s books blend laugh-out-loud moments with emotional gut punches, slow-burn tension, and deeply earned happily ever afters.
She writes the stories she loves to read: small-town romance and romantic comedies packed with heart, heat, second chances, grumpy/sunshine sparks, and the kind of found-family vibes that make you want to move right into the pages. Many of her series are perfect for binge-reading, and a number of her books are available in Kindle Unlimited and at major retailers.
When she’s not writing, she’s probably plotting new ways to torture her characters, avoiding laundry, or daydreaming about fictional men and the strong, complicated women who bring them to their knees—and then making them work for it.
You can follow Jill here on Goodreads to keep up with new releases, add her books to your shelves, and discover which small town you want to get lost in next.
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December 3, 2017
I'm not loving this, it's above meh. There seems to be a bit of story and a lot of groping, rubbing and ridiculous running for you lives without a damn answer to why. Really who would run from bullets without and explanation for this chick ????? Not one of her better books. Now, do I DNF it and try another of do I continue with meh+ ? I DNF, my time is worth more than this. No more meh sandwiches
December 9, 2011
I think I feel betrayed because this is Jill Shalvis and I expect so much more. I started, then put this away for more than a month and finally ran out of other things to read. Aside from a TSTL, whiny heroine, dismal characterization and completely gratuitous sex in the middle of life and death situations, this book contains cringingly awful attempts at Spanish.
"El ir de la subsistencia"?? "Gasolina de la necesidad"?? Seriously?! That just finally broke the camel's back for me and brought this down an extra star and a half. Had the book been good, I would have sighed and moved on. But the pesky detail of the language? It's just a symptom of a general sloppiness that I've never seen in other Shalvis books. Maybe it is the editor's fault, but either way, it certainly rubbed me the wrong way just when I was getting increasingly exasperated with the silly plot.
Authors -- please either stick to a language you know, or make a basic attempt to get the right phrase (hint: Babel Fish and Google Translate won't always get you the answer). If you plan to put something in print and sell it, may I respectfully suggest cracking open a Spanish/Portuguese/ French/whatever-language-you-plan-to-butcher textbook or perhaps even asking an actual speaker of that language for advice? Do this out of respect for your readers. If you need to immediately add the English translation in your writing, you probably shouldn't have used a foreign language anyway. [walks away, continuing to grumble to herself, to find herself a stiff drink and drown the disappointment]
"El ir de la subsistencia"?? "Gasolina de la necesidad"?? Seriously?! That just finally broke the camel's back for me and brought this down an extra star and a half. Had the book been good, I would have sighed and moved on. But the pesky detail of the language? It's just a symptom of a general sloppiness that I've never seen in other Shalvis books. Maybe it is the editor's fault, but either way, it certainly rubbed me the wrong way just when I was getting increasingly exasperated with the silly plot.
Authors -- please either stick to a language you know, or make a basic attempt to get the right phrase (hint: Babel Fish and Google Translate won't always get you the answer). If you plan to put something in print and sell it, may I respectfully suggest cracking open a Spanish/Portuguese/ French/whatever-language-you-plan-to-butcher textbook or perhaps even asking an actual speaker of that language for advice? Do this out of respect for your readers. If you need to immediately add the English translation in your writing, you probably shouldn't have used a foreign language anyway. [walks away, continuing to grumble to herself, to find herself a stiff drink and drown the disappointment]
February 7, 2016
Jill Shalvis is currently one of my comfort authors and I (usually) love her more recent books. This one though was neither comforting, nor good, and I definitely did not like it. I wonder if it is due to the book being released in 2007 or because it's released by Brava (I remember Brava having more sex contents).
Anyway, I'm not going to say much because other negative reviews have said it better. The only reason I didn't DNF was because I was behind my Goodreads challenge so I didn't want to. I did a lot of skimming though.
Bottom line, the heroine was weak and too-stupid-to-be-even-alive, the hero was often thinking with his d*ck (because he have gone 6 months without sex, boo hoo) and of course they needed to have sex like bunnies during a life-and-death situation. Bleh. What a sad excuse of 'suspense' in a romance book (no, not going to call this a romantic suspense, it was just ridiculous).
Not going to even bother with the next books in this series. Lucky that I bought only this one (and not all three) during the Kobo 50% event.
Anyway, I'm not going to say much because other negative reviews have said it better. The only reason I didn't DNF was because I was behind my Goodreads challenge so I didn't want to. I did a lot of skimming though.
Bottom line, the heroine was weak and too-stupid-to-be-even-alive, the hero was often thinking with his d*ck (because he have gone 6 months without sex, boo hoo) and of course they needed to have sex like bunnies during a life-and-death situation. Bleh. What a sad excuse of 'suspense' in a romance book (no, not going to call this a romantic suspense, it was just ridiculous).
Not going to even bother with the next books in this series. Lucky that I bought only this one (and not all three) during the Kobo 50% event.
October 6, 2013
I hate the heroine. She's too contradictory, she's a pussy, and I'll eat glass before I believe the "Smart" in this book title refers to Bailey. No way. I've read over some pretty horrible heroines and I have high standards for the girls that try to take on the bad guys all by themselves. If they're TSTL, I put the book down. I don't want to suspend my disbelief so a character doesn't seem too stupid to not get killed. I mean, really. Vampires, werewolves, explosions not killing people, guys kicking ass after taking a bullet... I can suspend my disbelief for those things. But when some stupid blonde should have been dumped on her ass by the hero and left to rot because she's not only a shitty person, but a dangerous waste of time, I'm not buying it.
Noah is a great character. I liked him a lot and continued reading this crappy book for another hundred pages just because he was yummy. But Bailey is retarded and I can't stomach her anymore. She's supposed to be terrified, her life in danger, etc. But she spends all her time either a) swooning over Noah's hard body, b) trying to run off into the frozen wilderness all by her lonesome, and c) shaking like a leaf.
If the author tells me that this character is too scared to function, WHY THE HELL DOES SHE KEEP TRYING TO MAKE THAT CHARACTER FUNCTION?!
This is just a mess. I can't finish it.
Noah is a great character. I liked him a lot and continued reading this crappy book for another hundred pages just because he was yummy. But Bailey is retarded and I can't stomach her anymore. She's supposed to be terrified, her life in danger, etc. But she spends all her time either a) swooning over Noah's hard body, b) trying to run off into the frozen wilderness all by her lonesome, and c) shaking like a leaf.
If the author tells me that this character is too scared to function, WHY THE HELL DOES SHE KEEP TRYING TO MAKE THAT CHARACTER FUNCTION?!
This is just a mess. I can't finish it.
June 30, 2013
Jill Shalvis is a fabulous writer. Time and again, she has seamlessly blended humor and heat with some sort of suspense, all while ensuring that an emotional connection between each immensely charismatic hero and intelligent, strong heroine not only exists, but evolves and deepens in a believable, emotional manner. That has held true for every single Jill Shalvis book that I have read - and I've read more than a few - except, unfortunately, for this one.
That is not to say that the humor isn't there - there are some very funny moments and lines. And the heat is definitely present and accounted for, as the chemistry between Noah and Bailey is intense, and translates into truly steamy encounters. And the book has suspense - there is definitely a thriller aspect to the story that involves the hero and heroine repeatedly being chased by armed thugs.
It all sounds good. So, what's the problem, you may ask? Well, I would say the issue is that disbelief can only be suspended so much and so far before one is in danger of rolling her eyes so often that she runs the risk of permanently injuring herself (or, at the very least, getting one heck of a headache). First, it's true that Noah has been hot for Bailey for some time, yet once she hijacks him and his plane - yes, hijacks - that attraction is evidently more than enough of a valid reason for him to risk his life to help her on numerous occasions. That wouldn't be such a problem if Bailey were a good heroine. She's sweet and certainly ddoesn't deserve to become embroiled in the mess that serves as the impetus for the aforementioned hijacking. Unfortunately, she enters too-stupid-to-live territory on a routine basis. She just seems utterly incapable of taking care of herself, and always needs Noah - who is a master of all trades, apparently, and on MacGuyver-like levels - to rescue her. This is a woman who wears high heels when she knows that she will likely have to run and climb on snowy, icy terrain. This is a woman who begins the story already having the information she needs to figure out where to find what she's looking for in order to get out of her situation, yet even though she has exceedingly long stretches of time in which she can think things over, she just can't figure it out until Noah prompts her to do so. Near the end of the book. Really?
Plus - and this is something that another review or two has mentioned - Noah begins the book heading out for some R&R so that he can. . . cavort with as many ski bunnies as possible. There isn't anything wrong with that per se, except that the reader is reminded of that over and over. And over again. Throughout the book, by not only Noah, but also his friends and coworkers. It gets old very, very quickly.
Then, there is the issue of repetitiveness. Noah and Bailey have essentially the same conversation about a dozen times, and the formula for said conversation goes a little something like this: Noah (reasonably) asks Bailey to tell him the truth about what's going on, since he's, you know, risking his life to help her. Bailey hems and haws a bit, and mentions not wanting to put him in danger (though after, say, page 2 it's a bit too late for that), before she eventually gives him a tiny piece of information. Noah is hurt (understandably) because even after all that he's done to help her, she still won't trust him, but he decides to keep helping her anyway. This conversation happens way too many times, and by the time Bailey finally, *finally* tells him the entire story, it is more than blatantly obvious that if had she done so from the very beginning, they could've avoided a great deal of life-threatening trouble. It is absurd, and it's repetitive, and all too quickly, it becomes boring.
And then there is by far the biggest problem: Noah and Bailey are (as previously mentioned) chased on numerous occasions by armed thugs who demonstrate a willingness to use their firearms in Noah and Bailey's general direction. Yet in the midst of chases, our hero and heroine take the time to not only think endlessly about how attracted they are to one another and admire each other's bodies, but also to contemplate all of the sex they'd like to have with one another. It gets worse. They also take the time to kiss and grope each other a little (actually a lot) right smack in the middle of chase scenes. Plus, there's one instance in which Bailey refuses to keep running - regardless of the armed gunmen who are right on their heels - unless Noah stops right then and there and tells her about his past. Really? The first time the inappropriately-timed sex-related activity happened, I chalked it up to adrenaline and chemistry doing odd things to Noah's and Bailey's brains. By the fourth or fifth time they stop mid-chase so that Noah can, let's say, make Bailey happy, I couldn't believe what I was reading. I understand that this is not fine, classic literature, but this was utterly absurd. I actually couldn't believe that Ms. Shalvis wrote this, because this was not at all in-keeping with her talent.
So, the book has some pretty major problems, in my view. It does have its good points - Noah is a fantastic hero (though why he puts up with Bailey is mostly beyond me). And if one is able to look past Bailey's flaws, she and Noah make a great couple who, as I said, are pretty steamy (and the book does not lack sex scenes, though again, some occur at incredibly inappropriate times). All in all, though, while there were some enjoyable parts, the aforementioned problems proved to be far too significant for me to get past. Fans of the author may still like this book for its enjoyable moments that are pretty much classic Shalvis. Other than that, I think that readers may be better served by choosing literally any other Jill Shalvis book.
That is not to say that the humor isn't there - there are some very funny moments and lines. And the heat is definitely present and accounted for, as the chemistry between Noah and Bailey is intense, and translates into truly steamy encounters. And the book has suspense - there is definitely a thriller aspect to the story that involves the hero and heroine repeatedly being chased by armed thugs.
It all sounds good. So, what's the problem, you may ask? Well, I would say the issue is that disbelief can only be suspended so much and so far before one is in danger of rolling her eyes so often that she runs the risk of permanently injuring herself (or, at the very least, getting one heck of a headache). First, it's true that Noah has been hot for Bailey for some time, yet once she hijacks him and his plane - yes, hijacks - that attraction is evidently more than enough of a valid reason for him to risk his life to help her on numerous occasions. That wouldn't be such a problem if Bailey were a good heroine. She's sweet and certainly ddoesn't deserve to become embroiled in the mess that serves as the impetus for the aforementioned hijacking. Unfortunately, she enters too-stupid-to-live territory on a routine basis. She just seems utterly incapable of taking care of herself, and always needs Noah - who is a master of all trades, apparently, and on MacGuyver-like levels - to rescue her. This is a woman who wears high heels when she knows that she will likely have to run and climb on snowy, icy terrain. This is a woman who begins the story already having the information she needs to figure out where to find what she's looking for in order to get out of her situation, yet even though she has exceedingly long stretches of time in which she can think things over, she just can't figure it out until Noah prompts her to do so. Near the end of the book. Really?
Plus - and this is something that another review or two has mentioned - Noah begins the book heading out for some R&R so that he can. . . cavort with as many ski bunnies as possible. There isn't anything wrong with that per se, except that the reader is reminded of that over and over. And over again. Throughout the book, by not only Noah, but also his friends and coworkers. It gets old very, very quickly.
Then, there is the issue of repetitiveness. Noah and Bailey have essentially the same conversation about a dozen times, and the formula for said conversation goes a little something like this: Noah (reasonably) asks Bailey to tell him the truth about what's going on, since he's, you know, risking his life to help her. Bailey hems and haws a bit, and mentions not wanting to put him in danger (though after, say, page 2 it's a bit too late for that), before she eventually gives him a tiny piece of information. Noah is hurt (understandably) because even after all that he's done to help her, she still won't trust him, but he decides to keep helping her anyway. This conversation happens way too many times, and by the time Bailey finally, *finally* tells him the entire story, it is more than blatantly obvious that if had she done so from the very beginning, they could've avoided a great deal of life-threatening trouble. It is absurd, and it's repetitive, and all too quickly, it becomes boring.
And then there is by far the biggest problem: Noah and Bailey are (as previously mentioned) chased on numerous occasions by armed thugs who demonstrate a willingness to use their firearms in Noah and Bailey's general direction. Yet in the midst of chases, our hero and heroine take the time to not only think endlessly about how attracted they are to one another and admire each other's bodies, but also to contemplate all of the sex they'd like to have with one another. It gets worse. They also take the time to kiss and grope each other a little (actually a lot) right smack in the middle of chase scenes. Plus, there's one instance in which Bailey refuses to keep running - regardless of the armed gunmen who are right on their heels - unless Noah stops right then and there and tells her about his past. Really? The first time the inappropriately-timed sex-related activity happened, I chalked it up to adrenaline and chemistry doing odd things to Noah's and Bailey's brains. By the fourth or fifth time they stop mid-chase so that Noah can, let's say, make Bailey happy, I couldn't believe what I was reading. I understand that this is not fine, classic literature, but this was utterly absurd. I actually couldn't believe that Ms. Shalvis wrote this, because this was not at all in-keeping with her talent.
So, the book has some pretty major problems, in my view. It does have its good points - Noah is a fantastic hero (though why he puts up with Bailey is mostly beyond me). And if one is able to look past Bailey's flaws, she and Noah make a great couple who, as I said, are pretty steamy (and the book does not lack sex scenes, though again, some occur at incredibly inappropriate times). All in all, though, while there were some enjoyable parts, the aforementioned problems proved to be far too significant for me to get past. Fans of the author may still like this book for its enjoyable moments that are pretty much classic Shalvis. Other than that, I think that readers may be better served by choosing literally any other Jill Shalvis book.
July 17, 2010
First time reading this author, and I wasn't impressed.
The characters are pleasantly forgettable and the premise of the story requires some suspension of disbelief. It is supposed to be a 'hot'read, but considering that they are on the run, the 'lusting' for each other just seemed contrived and impractical. I mean, they are running for their lives and yet they have time to stop and make out, when the bad guys are practically breathing hard on their necks.
I owned the second book, so I'll probably read it, but no rush.
The characters are pleasantly forgettable and the premise of the story requires some suspension of disbelief. It is supposed to be a 'hot'read, but considering that they are on the run, the 'lusting' for each other just seemed contrived and impractical. I mean, they are running for their lives and yet they have time to stop and make out, when the bad guys are practically breathing hard on their necks.
I owned the second book, so I'll probably read it, but no rush.
June 23, 2011
What a pitiful excuse for a romantic suspense novel. More like plotless sex disguised as a story.
The suspense was blah, the hero was a cardboard, one-dimensional dummy, the heroine was a TSTL, air-headed (who changes outfits in the middle of a flight-for-life) bitch with trust issues (he was in deep shit right alongside her and she still refused to tell him everything, because she feared she would put him in danger...hello, bullets flying!)...
And there was too much (rather meaningless) sex.
The suspense was blah, the hero was a cardboard, one-dimensional dummy, the heroine was a TSTL, air-headed (who changes outfits in the middle of a flight-for-life) bitch with trust issues (he was in deep shit right alongside her and she still refused to tell him everything, because she feared she would put him in danger...hello, bullets flying!)...
And there was too much (rather meaningless) sex.
June 6, 2024
Glad I got it free from Apple book of the week. Not something I would choose myself. A weak storyline and I also didn’t really like the characters.
August 8, 2015
Love you Ms. Shalvis but NOT one of your better books.
July 10, 2016
Além do romance teve também aventura e foi engraçado. Só não gostei que, apenas após umas horas de Noah encontrar Bailey no seu avião, já estão enrolados.
July 21, 2012
Book Description: Noah Fisher has worked for months to make Sky High the most prestigious charter airline in California. He's long overdue for a break - something involving ski slopes, cold beers, and hot ski bunny babes, not necessarily in that order. The itinerary doesn't include being hijacked by Bailey Sinclair, gorgeous widow of one of Sky High's wealthiest (ex-) clients.
But here they are, and being crammed in a cockpit with the scared, stubborn, unbelievably sexy former model he's been fantasizing about invokes Superman tendencies that could get Noah in serious trouble. Bailey is desperate to find the stash of money hidden by her conniving, thieving late husband - before the bad guys he owed find her. It's a long shot, but nothing compared to the gamble she's taking by being so close to Noah.
Every minute in his company has Bailey thinking about doing crazy, reckless things like touching, grabbing, kissing...and oh wow, being kissed right back. Suddenly, seat-of-your-pants seems like the only way to fly, and maybe it's the altitude playing tricks, but this is one trip she never wants to end...
I originally order the three books in Jill Shalvis’s Sky Air Series primarily because I was once a flight attendant and never really finding any great romance books with characters and stories set in the world of flying, decided these looked pretty interesting. I have had them in my TBR shelf for a while and decided to give them a try
Smart & Sexy is the first book in the series and the only thing about the travel world is that 3 guys own a private airline for the rich and famous.
Though a great premise I soon realized that this airline was nothing like I had in my head – ooh small planes…where are the super jets and super flight crew???? Well, at least there are the three owners/pilots who are gorgeous, sexy and as the typecast goes about pilots – they go through women in a blink of an eye and oh yes..so “ commitment phobic” – and another but – this book was first published in 2007 so a few things have changed in the aviation world since then!!!!
Noah & Bailey are likeable characters and they kind of grow on you as one gets to know more about them. Noah is the typical alpha male, off to a weekend of r&r and do some ski bunnies (very sexist!!) with some inner turmoil and issues to resolve after being off the radar for six months. Bailey is quite sweet – reminded me a bit of Barbie…I mean, how many times did she apply gloss to her lips whilst being chased by gun totting gangsters? And she’s wearing high heels when she hijacks Noah’s plane (with a Bic pen which he thinks is a gun!!!! What a hoot!!).
They have great chemistry and some really hot scenes together but after a while I began thinking….wow…can they really think about sex so many times as they try to find the treasure and evade the shooting goons that follow them everywhere!!! Oh man, if Noah told me one more time about Bailey’s sexy, glistening hot spot, I was going to hit his head!!!!!
I found myself thinking how anyone was able to do what they did ….fly in, check the resort, escape being shot at, get back on the plane, fly to next place…do same thing….sure it’s pretty easy to get the picture!!!!! So I guess I thought most of the plot a bit unbelievable!!!!
I am interested in the other characters of Sky Air – Maddie is just my kind of girl…..retro and a smart body and mouth!!!! Can’t wait for the other two alpha male partners in the company to tell me their story…and naturally Maddie.
Now, having got that off my chest – let me say that I did enjoy reading Noah & Bailey’s story and HEA…of course there’s one!!!! And that is not a real spoiler because in romance novels we DEMAND, WANT the couple to have a totally fabulous HEA!!!!
June 24, 2012
With Jill Shalvis, I either love her books or I hate them, no real in between. Love the lucky harbor series, but this book fell into the hate category. Was unable to finish this book, the heroine was pretty stupid for being a teacher, and just couldn't get into the book in a large part because of her. She used to be a model, still gorgeous, and yet so self-concise and can't understand that someone would find her attractive. She also has these "fears" about trust and men and i can sort of understand that, but after Noah has stayed by her and helped her after the umpteenth time and she still won't tell him everything that's going on, I just wanted to reach in the book and slap her up side the head. I hardly ever not finish a book, cuz I hate leaving things unfinished, but I put this one down about halfway through and won't pick it up again. The next book in the series got a much better review, so I'll try it. Usually, I believe you should read books in the right order, but save yourself the annoyance and see how the second book is...
July 27, 2013
3.5 stars
Jill Shalvis is a wordsmith. She is extremely talented. I just didn't fit with this story. I couldn't relate or enjoy the constant lust while in life threatening situations. It was a little too much for me. While I'd be sh*ting my pants, these two were oblivious to the people trying to kill them - a one track mind for bumping uglies.
Still fabulously written. I just couldn't connect with these two as much as I would've liked.
Jill Shalvis is a wordsmith. She is extremely talented. I just didn't fit with this story. I couldn't relate or enjoy the constant lust while in life threatening situations. It was a little too much for me. While I'd be sh*ting my pants, these two were oblivious to the people trying to kill them - a one track mind for bumping uglies.
Still fabulously written. I just couldn't connect with these two as much as I would've liked.
September 4, 2012
I wasn't sure about this one when I picked it up, but really got turned off when the heroine hijacked the hero in a plane using a bic pen and he didn't realize it. While I have never been hijacked, and am pretty stupid about guns it strikes me that a barrel of a gun is quite a bit larger than a pen. I kept reading after this factoid, but had a hard time with things. In the end the believability factor was something that I couldn't get past. This one just wasn't for me.
August 21, 2009
This one was okay. It does not contain the humor I've come to recognize (and expect) from this author. Maybe because it's an older book (2007). I'm not sure.
It was a quick, enjoyable read, but not great.
It was a quick, enjoyable read, but not great.
August 12, 2017
Nice, easy-to-read, and fun story. Loved Noah and Bailey. And, of course, a wonderful HEA.
Noah, one of Sky High Air's partners, has just recovered from a tragic crash in which his passenger/girlfriend was killed. He's been out for 6 months and has decided to get back into flying by taking himself to Mammoth for a weekend of skiing and, hopefully, a couple of ski bunnies. Instead he ends up with a hijacker, Bailey Sinclair, a client as well as his secret crush. She's in trouble with some business associates of her late husband's who were cheated by him. They're after her to recover the money they lost. So the story is about Noah and Bailey flying from one of her late husband's unfinished resorts to the next looking for the money and barely managing to outrun the goons. It all ends well, of course. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series when I need a quick, fun read.
Noah, one of Sky High Air's partners, has just recovered from a tragic crash in which his passenger/girlfriend was killed. He's been out for 6 months and has decided to get back into flying by taking himself to Mammoth for a weekend of skiing and, hopefully, a couple of ski bunnies. Instead he ends up with a hijacker, Bailey Sinclair, a client as well as his secret crush. She's in trouble with some business associates of her late husband's who were cheated by him. They're after her to recover the money they lost. So the story is about Noah and Bailey flying from one of her late husband's unfinished resorts to the next looking for the money and barely managing to outrun the goons. It all ends well, of course. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series when I need a quick, fun read.
dnf
February 8, 2022How many mentions of "ski bunny" is one too many? Because there were a lot.
Page 58 is missing in my Kindle copy.
They have people chasing them, but are more focused on their attraction to each other?! It makes me nervous!
Dnf.
Page 58 is missing in my Kindle copy.
They have people chasing them, but are more focused on their attraction to each other?! It makes me nervous!
Dnf.
June 1, 2024
Loved this book….of course,it’s a Jill Shalvis book,what’s not to love!
January 7, 2020
Unreadable.
May 28, 2013
I haven't read every single Jill Shalvis novel, but I've read many of them. And this series is very different from the Lucky Harbor series. A lot happens in a short period of time in this series and the first entry introduces Brit Noah and socialite Bailey. Hot, off the chart chemistry that's helped along by the fact that they've been noticing each other for a while. Since she was married, they haven't done anything about it. They've hardly spoken. But her husband is dead and the reasons for that bring them together.
Noah is a pilot for a private charter service - of which he's part owner with his two best friends - and that makes him all kinds of awesome anyway. But he's got a past and a recent incident that haunt him a little. He's a playboy or at least a bed hopper, but Bailey is the woman of his dreams, so maybe he's ready to finally settle down.
Bailey hasn't had a lot of experience with men and she's not the best judge of character, probably due to being sheltered. For some reason, she wisely trusts Noah and it's the best choice she's ever made.
I liked the action in this story. It added an element of danger and that carried through to the other two entries, as well. It moved the story along quickly, to the point that I finished this one in a matter of hours and then promptly went to Amazon to buy the other two, finishing those two in a day. We got to know Shayne and Brody just enough to make me want to read their stories and of course, I couldn't wait to find out more about Maddie.
The sex in this is pretty hot, so if you're not into that sort of thing, steer clear. Me, I like those stories, so I wasn't disappointed. I could even suspend my disbelief that when their lives were on the line, they could even contemplate sex, given that, most of the time, it didn't seem that far fetched for the situation at the moment. Definitely a James Bond meets Jill Shalvis feel to this story. Which worked well for me - I like James Bond (there, I admit it; particularly when he's Daniel Craig and, hmmm, I guess I could picture Noah as Daniel Craig and reread the story and...okay, let's not get carried away. Ahem. Seen Casino Royale? Daniel Craig walking out of the water in Italy? Yeah...uh huh.)
Overall a great start to the series and definitely a reason to want to read the rest. One thing to note, and maybe I missed something, but when I read one of the other two - not sure which one, could have been #2, Shayne's story - Bailey was blond. Now, she could have dyed her hair, I guess, but in my print copy, I'm pretty sure she was a red head.
Noah is a pilot for a private charter service - of which he's part owner with his two best friends - and that makes him all kinds of awesome anyway. But he's got a past and a recent incident that haunt him a little. He's a playboy or at least a bed hopper, but Bailey is the woman of his dreams, so maybe he's ready to finally settle down.
Bailey hasn't had a lot of experience with men and she's not the best judge of character, probably due to being sheltered. For some reason, she wisely trusts Noah and it's the best choice she's ever made.
I liked the action in this story. It added an element of danger and that carried through to the other two entries, as well. It moved the story along quickly, to the point that I finished this one in a matter of hours and then promptly went to Amazon to buy the other two, finishing those two in a day. We got to know Shayne and Brody just enough to make me want to read their stories and of course, I couldn't wait to find out more about Maddie.
The sex in this is pretty hot, so if you're not into that sort of thing, steer clear. Me, I like those stories, so I wasn't disappointed. I could even suspend my disbelief that when their lives were on the line, they could even contemplate sex, given that, most of the time, it didn't seem that far fetched for the situation at the moment. Definitely a James Bond meets Jill Shalvis feel to this story. Which worked well for me - I like James Bond (there, I admit it; particularly when he's Daniel Craig and, hmmm, I guess I could picture Noah as Daniel Craig and reread the story and...okay, let's not get carried away. Ahem. Seen Casino Royale? Daniel Craig walking out of the water in Italy? Yeah...uh huh.)
Overall a great start to the series and definitely a reason to want to read the rest. One thing to note, and maybe I missed something, but when I read one of the other two - not sure which one, could have been #2, Shayne's story - Bailey was blond. Now, she could have dyed her hair, I guess, but in my print copy, I'm pretty sure she was a red head.
June 9, 2010
Noah Fisher is one of the co-owners of a private airline that caters to the filthy rich. After six months of taking a hiatus from flying, he has decided to get behind the wheel again. Only unfortunately for him, this day wasn’t the best day to pick. Bailey Sinclair’s husband died in a ski accident six months ago. After his death, it comes to light that some of his investments went bad and that he was in fact broke, not rich. To make matters worse the investors want their money back and swear that Bailey knows where it is hidden. So Bailey hijacks Noah Fisher to have him fly her to one of her husband’s resorts where she hopes the money is hidden.
Oh dear. I wanted to like this one. I really did, but alas I just can’t, in all honesty, give it a higher grade. Bailey and Noah were nice enough, but they were completely superficial. If I had to read one more time about how broad his shoulders were, or how nice of an ass she had, I’d scream. On top of that, the whole book takes place over two days (possibly three) and they are on the run from these goons the whole time. But somehow in the middle of running for their lives, they have plenty of time to stop and do the horizontal mambo. I mean priorities people! Then to make matters worse, at the end of it they are completely in luuvvvvve. Only it is just not believable because it was lust, not love that brought these two together. Actually, the whole book takes an inordinate amount of suspension of disbelief, from their headlong fast fall into love, to the silly decisions that the characters kept making.
I will admit to enjoying Brody and Maddie. Brody is one of Noah’s partners and Maddie is their secretary. Maddie stole the show with her candor in telling the boys like it is. She has a secret though and it’s that she has feelings for Brody. I think Brody does too, but it will take a lot of pushing to make him admit it. I have a feeling that they have a book with their name on it. I am such a sucker that I will probably even read it.
Oh dear. I wanted to like this one. I really did, but alas I just can’t, in all honesty, give it a higher grade. Bailey and Noah were nice enough, but they were completely superficial. If I had to read one more time about how broad his shoulders were, or how nice of an ass she had, I’d scream. On top of that, the whole book takes place over two days (possibly three) and they are on the run from these goons the whole time. But somehow in the middle of running for their lives, they have plenty of time to stop and do the horizontal mambo. I mean priorities people! Then to make matters worse, at the end of it they are completely in luuvvvvve. Only it is just not believable because it was lust, not love that brought these two together. Actually, the whole book takes an inordinate amount of suspension of disbelief, from their headlong fast fall into love, to the silly decisions that the characters kept making.
I will admit to enjoying Brody and Maddie. Brody is one of Noah’s partners and Maddie is their secretary. Maddie stole the show with her candor in telling the boys like it is. She has a secret though and it’s that she has feelings for Brody. I think Brody does too, but it will take a lot of pushing to make him admit it. I have a feeling that they have a book with their name on it. I am such a sucker that I will probably even read it.
June 25, 2016
I read the Lucky Harbor and Animal Magnetism series last year when I was home recovering from a car wreck. Yes, they're incredibly formulaic, but Ms. Shalvis creates such engaging characters that, for the most part, her stories stayed enjoyable. Not in this case.
This book is sooo dreadful I'm too annoyed to finish it. One of the biggest tstl heroines I've encountered. At 45% of the way through and the H and h have spent the entire time fleeing from armed goons who apparently want something from them and plan to hurt/threaten/intimidate/kill them to get it. The heroine dragged the hero into the situation, has used him to keep herself safe, and still refuses to tell him what is going on. Every time he presses her to tell him why people are chasing and shooting at them she hems and haws and salivates over his pecs and hems and haws and says "I need to get something" and gawks at his ass thinking how hot he is and then stumbles over her kick ass high heeled fuck me boots that she thought it would be a good idea to wear because she knew she would be running from armed goons in three feet of freakin snow in the middle of the night but, oh my god, if I tell Noah anything more than my husband had a gambling problem and his hunting accident death wasn't so much of an accident as murder and, yes, these bad guys are after us for something but I can't tell you what that something is because, geez, then it might put you in danger because saying the words, " they want MONEY" instead of saying "they want SOMETHING" is keeping those bullets being fired at them from being real bullets I guess. Oh, just shoot me know for gods sake.
Bottom line: this book is too mindlessly stupid for even the mindlessly stupid seeking a mindlessly stupid outlet.
This book is sooo dreadful I'm too annoyed to finish it. One of the biggest tstl heroines I've encountered. At 45% of the way through and the H and h have spent the entire time fleeing from armed goons who apparently want something from them and plan to hurt/threaten/intimidate/kill them to get it. The heroine dragged the hero into the situation, has used him to keep herself safe, and still refuses to tell him what is going on. Every time he presses her to tell him why people are chasing and shooting at them she hems and haws and salivates over his pecs and hems and haws and says "I need to get something" and gawks at his ass thinking how hot he is and then stumbles over her kick ass high heeled fuck me boots that she thought it would be a good idea to wear because she knew she would be running from armed goons in three feet of freakin snow in the middle of the night but, oh my god, if I tell Noah anything more than my husband had a gambling problem and his hunting accident death wasn't so much of an accident as murder and, yes, these bad guys are after us for something but I can't tell you what that something is because, geez, then it might put you in danger because saying the words, " they want MONEY" instead of saying "they want SOMETHING" is keeping those bullets being fired at them from being real bullets I guess. Oh, just shoot me know for gods sake.
Bottom line: this book is too mindlessly stupid for even the mindlessly stupid seeking a mindlessly stupid outlet.
June 23, 2012
Good book. Noah has been attracted to Bailey since she and her (now dead) husband started flying with him. Now she has hijacked him and his plane in an attempt to save her life. The bad guys told her that she had to find the money her husband stole from them or they'd kill her brother and her second grade students. At first, Noah wants nothing to do with it, but he soon realizes that she's really in trouble and scared. I really liked Noah and the way he is able to think on his feet and get them out of harm's way. He was certainly determined to help her and keep her safe. Bailey wanted to get to the half-built resorts to try to find the money, but she didn't want to endanger Noah any more than she already had. I mostly liked Bailey, and the way she was trying to keep from causing anyone else to be hurt. But I have to admit that I questioned her "smarts" on several occasions. She knew she was going to have to be able to move quickly, but she insisted on wearing totally wrong high-heeled shoes instead of sneakers or something else she could actually run in. She had a hard time following Noah's instructions, even when the bad guys were practically right on top of them. And she kept avoiding telling Noah the whole truth, supposedly to protect him - even though he was in it up to his neck from the moment she got on his plane. I got that they were really attracted to each other, but there were times they were indulging in that attraction that were just plain wrong. Overall, I really liked the book, just not one of my Jill Shalvis favorites.
March 6, 2016
It pains me to give this author one star because she's one of my go-to romance writers. This book, however was short on the romance and heavy on the sex. Some might not see that latter point as a negative, but it got to be a little bit too much and unrealistic. If you are on the run for your life to the point that you're changing clothes mid-chase, are you really going to stop to feel her up in the dressing room? And just because you're on a plane doesn't mean you have to join the Mile-High Club, especially when the flight attendant knows you're in the bathroom with the other person. And I'm sorry, if she's half-asleep, it's a little creepy for you to be feeling her up without her consent. All of the sex detracted from what had the potential to be a good plot. It really just got to the point that I wanted the book to end.
February 2, 2011
Cute story--Noah Fisher's one of the Sky High owners/pilots, gets highjacked by Bailey Sinclair, widow who's on the run from her late thieving husband's business partners... Great chemistry, the story's nicely done. I did get a little bit annoyed by her reluctance to trust/involve Noah when he was clearly already on board (borders on overly independent/stupid) and was a little hmm... at exactly how patient, horny, and MacGyver-ish Noah ended up being. Ms. Shalvis usually delivers a fun, funny, hot read--this was all those.
Definitely want to read the other partners' stories, especially Maggie and Brody's...
Definitely want to read the other partners' stories, especially Maggie and Brody's...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 7, 2011
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mmmh..kurang greget...romancenya, heronya...aku kehilangan "roh" suspanse nya, Noah terlalu baik *nah loh hero baik jadi salah [image error] hahaha, biasanya dialog2 buku2 JJ selalu asyik..but buku kali ini kurang kayanya...tai so far menghiburlah, and hot scene khas JJ .. [image error]
mmmh..kurang greget...romancenya, heronya...aku kehilangan "roh" suspanse nya, Noah terlalu baik *nah loh hero baik jadi salah [image error] hahaha, biasanya dialog2 buku2 JJ selalu asyik..but buku kali ini kurang kayanya...tai so far menghiburlah, and hot scene khas JJ .. [image error]
May 5, 2017
So much in this book made me roll my eyes. A charter company that's only been in business for a year, six months of which one of their chief pilots doesn't fly after a crash. Oh, and they're making tons of money.
There's questionable consent to sex. There's sex at times that makes absolutely zero sense. There's whining and crying about six months of abstinence.
On top of that, the conclusion to this book was just so incredibly terrible. The "solving" of the life-and-death predicament is handled in about two sentences and made me want to throw the book across the room.
I seriously just wasted hours of my life on this?
There's questionable consent to sex. There's sex at times that makes absolutely zero sense. There's whining and crying about six months of abstinence.
On top of that, the conclusion to this book was just so incredibly terrible. The "solving" of the life-and-death predicament is handled in about two sentences and made me want to throw the book across the room.
I seriously just wasted hours of my life on this?
July 27, 2013
Well, this was Jill Shalvis, and that part I loved. She writes some really good steam and well, I always like her writing period. This story though, it was just a little too unbelievable. There was a lot that didn't add up, there was a lot that just kind of felt missing. It's ok though, I liked it enough, I liked the setup for the rest of the series and of course, I loved the steam. I am off to read the next one, I hope it's Brody.
July 25, 2011
This book has one of the longest day I ever read. I think it lasted at least 85 pages...
I great reading. I didn't like her so much at the beginning because she seemed to be a little too model-type and little brain but she grew on me.
He was a wonderful hero.
This author is great! I love her
I great reading. I didn't like her so much at the beginning because she seemed to be a little too model-type and little brain but she grew on me.
He was a wonderful hero.
This author is great! I love her
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June 22, 2016Kept trying to get into it, since I'd waited for it so long from the library...but just couldn't do it. The whole bad-guys-are-trying-to-kill-us-and-we-don't trust-each-other-at-all-but-hey!-I'm-hot-and-you're-hot-so-let's-spend-the-night-together bit just became waaaay too much to swallow.
Ugh. Hopefully a trip back to Lucky Harbor will be more the thing.
Ugh. Hopefully a trip back to Lucky Harbor will be more the thing.
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