When a playboy pilot meets a beautiful, by-the-book first officer, he’ll pit his charm against her icy reserve until a surprising love sends them both soaring. TAKING WINGFirst Officer Ronnie Talbot knows women aren’t really welcome in the cockpit, but that won’t stop the former beauty queen from pursuing her captain’s wings. She’s not about to let anything stand in her way—least of all the arrogant playboy sitting left seat.“Flip” Farrell has a He can land any plane—or lady—with perfect ease. But his icy blonde copilot has got him in a tailspin, and it will take all his considerable skill to warm her up. Yet, just as she begins to find room in her heart for more than flying, a jealous ex and a deceitful coworker threaten to ground them. Only flying blind and trusting true love will get Flip and Ronnie back on course.
From the time she could hold a pencil, Shirley Ann Wilder wrote stories. Being the youngest of six children, she was overlooked many times but found wonder and magic in reading books. As a youngster she was especially fond of horse books and read every one of Walter Farley’s Black Stallion books.
That passion for horses carried over into her adult life and with her husband and four children, raised Quarter Horses and German Shepherds. Shirley’s other passion was writing, but it was put on hold until the three sons and one daughter were in high school.
After developing a severe allergy to the equine species and having to give up the major part of horse involvement, Shirley wrote a weekly column for a community newspaper and a monthly column entitled “On the Wilder Side” for the California Horseman’s News in the which she recounted the humorous episodes that happened during the Wilder Family’s horse era. Shirley also published in college literary magazines, but her real quest was to write novels.
After taking numerous writing classes and amassing many unfinished manuscripts, one of her writing instructors suggested she join Romance Writers of America. Taking that advice she also joined the local San Diego RWA chapter has since completed six novels. She served on the Executive Board as Co-President of RWA- San Diego for 2006 and 2007 and held several other chair positions. She credits her fellow writers for the support and encouragement that has kept her writing during recent difficult times.
Shirley Ann was widowed in January of 2008 when her husband died of stage four colon cancer after battling it bravely for three years and four months. Three of her grown children live near her in suburbs of San Diego and one son lives in Kentucky. They have blessed her with four granddaughters and one grandson.
Since her husband’s death, Shirley has become an advocate for colonoscopies and is currently working on a non-fiction book about the grieving process and all one encounters when suffering the loss of a mate. “John was my hero and I will miss him forever, but he always encouraged me to keep writing and to stay strong.
I loved reading this book! It has all the feels one wants out of a romance novel. I don’t have the gift of words that the author does but was a very enjoyable read.