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Hold Control: A Pilot Dark Romance
She was born to fly. He was never part of the flight plan.
Captain Isabel Ventura has spent two decades carving her place in the sky. A naval academy grad, decorated pilot, and the first woman to captain her airline’s flagship route, she’s sacrificed everything for altitude. After a sudden and mysterious grounding, she’s back in the cockpit to reclaim her power, her prestige, and her peace.
But her new first officer is Nico Farrah—a cocky, golden-boy ex-Army combat pilot with too many secrets and too few boundaries. He’s ten years younger. He’s insufferably charming. And he’s strictly off-limits.
The airline has rules. Pilots don’t fraternize. Co-pilots don’t flirt. And captains sure as hell don’t fall for men like him. But flying with Nico? It’s a slow burn turned wildfire. Tension crackles in every checklist. Every layover. Every look.
When Isabel begins digging into avionics tech failures no one wants to talk about, the turbulence gets real—fast. Corporate silence, AI-driven surveillance, and the crushing weight of being the only woman in the cockpit all threaten to ground her again. But this time, she’s not folding.
Raw, erotic, and emotionally razor-sharp, Hold Control is a high-stakes, high-altitude romance about power, PTSD, and a love that was never supposed to take off.
Captain Isabel Ventura has spent two decades carving her place in the sky. A naval academy grad, decorated pilot, and the first woman to captain her airline’s flagship route, she’s sacrificed everything for altitude. After a sudden and mysterious grounding, she’s back in the cockpit to reclaim her power, her prestige, and her peace.
But her new first officer is Nico Farrah—a cocky, golden-boy ex-Army combat pilot with too many secrets and too few boundaries. He’s ten years younger. He’s insufferably charming. And he’s strictly off-limits.
The airline has rules. Pilots don’t fraternize. Co-pilots don’t flirt. And captains sure as hell don’t fall for men like him. But flying with Nico? It’s a slow burn turned wildfire. Tension crackles in every checklist. Every layover. Every look.
When Isabel begins digging into avionics tech failures no one wants to talk about, the turbulence gets real—fast. Corporate silence, AI-driven surveillance, and the crushing weight of being the only woman in the cockpit all threaten to ground her again. But this time, she’s not folding.
Raw, erotic, and emotionally razor-sharp, Hold Control is a high-stakes, high-altitude romance about power, PTSD, and a love that was never supposed to take off.
412 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 9, 2025
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About the author
Kim Serrano
10 booksKim Serrano writes messy, emotionally charged fiction with a sharp edge. She’s from Chicago, used to organize things (and people), and now works in tech—because late-stage capitalism demands a pivot. What started as personal indulgence turned into a published habit. Sometimes her stories remember she came up through social justice work. Mostly, though, they’re about power, pleasure, and consequences.
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August 11, 2025
Could not put it down.
“Hold Control: A Pilot Dark Romance (The Black Box Series)” is an excellent read that vividly illustrates the struggles of a female captain in a male-dominated profession. The author skillfully weaves a gripping storyline filled with tension and romance, making it impossible to put down. As our heroine navigates cockpit chaos and male egos, her witty comebacks provide some much-needed humor. One moment, she’s handling turbulence, and the next, she’s making jokes about ‘co-pilots’ who can’t even find the coffee machine! Highly recommend!
“Hold Control: A Pilot Dark Romance (The Black Box Series)” is an excellent read that vividly illustrates the struggles of a female captain in a male-dominated profession. The author skillfully weaves a gripping storyline filled with tension and romance, making it impossible to put down. As our heroine navigates cockpit chaos and male egos, her witty comebacks provide some much-needed humor. One moment, she’s handling turbulence, and the next, she’s making jokes about ‘co-pilots’ who can’t even find the coffee machine! Highly recommend!
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