Love and Other Flight Delays

December 1, 2022

Set in the same airport, these three delightful interlocking stories include friends-to-lovers, fake-dating, and enemies-to-lovers tropes. An airport business owner and a frequent flier have a meet-cute that turns into a deep connection. Two airport workers and long-time best friends find a mysterious discarded love letter and team up to find out who wrote it. Rival professors are paired together for a work travel assignment and find that opposites do indeed attract. These overlapping stories share more than just a location--they also share characters, wit, and tenderness. VERDICT Smart, multicultural, and diverse in professions and ages, this contemporary romance collection from Williams (Do You Take This Man) is perfect for readers who crave happily-ever-afters. Previously published in ebook and audio formats as the "Airport Novellas" series, this collection includes all three stories in print for the first time.--Migdalia Jimenez

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February 1, 2023
A trio of couples kick-start their happily-ever-afters in this collection of three contemporary romance novellas set in an airport. The Love Connection begins the trilogy with Olivia, who runs a pet grooming salon in an airport, and Bennett, a risk assessor-turned-romance novelist. Their meet-cute begins with a soapy and sudsy runaway pup named Pepper. Ollie seems to be the cure for Bennett's pesky case of writer's block, and the pair indulge in a series of sweet dates around the airport. In The Missed Connection, a weather emergency leaves Gia's and Felix's planes delayed on New Year's Eve. That doesn't mean they can't share in the spirit of a kiss at midnight. Four months later, they unexpectedly reunite. They're both still thinking about the kiss they shared, but the moment is sullied by the revelation that they're actually academic rivals who have been trading barbs about their work online. Now they're stuck together for a five-city work trip, trying to balance their professional ambitions with their obvious attraction. Lastly, The Sweetest Connection features airport candy shop worker Teagan. When she finds an abandoned love letter in the airport, she ropes her best friend, Silas, into helping her find its owner. But as the two embark on their quest, they'll have to contend with their own hidden feelings for one another. With a range of rom-com tropes in this collection, there's something for everyone to enjoy. The endings of all three give readers hope that the main couples are happy for now, but these short and sweet stories still leave us with a question of what's next for these characters. A cute collection without much staying power.

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