If you are looking for a thriller with hot romance, then you are going to enjoy this. A delivery, bad weather, a plane crash, and the encounter with a mysterious woman lead veteran pilot Rye Mallett to spend a few days chasing bad people, being chased by bad people, and entangled with a beautiful woman who won’t stop until she saves a life. This is my first novel by Sandra Brown and I quite enjoyed. The writing is clear and easy and the protagonists are likable. The story is fast-paced, sexy, and with a few twists, the perfect read if you are looking to spend a few thrilling and entertaining hours.

Action packed romantic thriller which moves briskly along. Politics and ambition mixed with life threatening illness. Good characters with interesting stories.

One of my favourite authors and i definitely wasnt disappointed. Loved this story from start to finish. Cant wait for her next novel to arrive *****

Rye Mallett, with more honour behind his name than he cared to admit, was a freight dog. Rye was a pilot who took the dangerous missions; who flew cargo wherever it was needed without following regulations rigidly. So, when all flights were cancelled on the Thanksgiving weekend, with an urgent cargo to be delivered that night, at any cost, Rye was up to the task. The fog was thicker than soup; he had to rely on his instruments and his wit. But the vicious sabotage attempt put him off his game – Rye’s plane crash-landed, fortunately near the runway and without injury to him. The same couldn’t be said for the plane…

Rye’s delivery of the locked black box went ahead – until he discovered the person taking delivery wasn’t the scheduled recipient. From that moment on, Rye was involved – much as he didn’t want to be. And what he was involved in was dangerous, illegal and immoral. But Dr Brynn O’Neal needed his help against the thugs who’d been hired to relieve her of the box. Would he be able to keep her safe? Help her get the box where it was meant to be? Or was it the end of them both?

Tailspin by author Sandra Brown is an intense and fast-paced romantic suspense thriller which held me enthralled until the last page. An intriguing plot along with both good and evil motives, Tailspin is fascinating and different (with a cover I love!) Chilling, suspenseful, dangerous and heart wrenching, I have no hesitation in recommending Tailspin highly.

With thanks to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton, UK for my digital ARC to read and review.

In the end, it’s a tale of the Haves vs the Have-nots

Rye Mallett is a pilot. He has flown in war conditions in Afghanistan and in many other parts of the world. He now flies freight anywhere and at a moment’s notice taking risks which suggest there is something in his past which gnaws at his soul. Brynn O’Neal is a doctor who is stunningly attractive. Sparks fly when these two get together but not perhaps initially as might be expected.

Dash, the owner of a freight services company, needs a pilot to deliver a mysterious box. There is only one problem – dense fog blankets the entire area and no-one is flying. Rye is persuaded to fly with disastrous consequences. Meeting him at his destination is the lovely Brynn and two heavies. Let the fun begin.

The plot pounds along at a frantic pace taking the reader from one part of the USA to another and then back again in appalling weather conditions. The main characters are well defined and trying to keep up with the pace is tiring at times but the author is kind enough to give the reader a few breathing spaces by varying the pace which is the mark of a good novel. Sandra Brown does not shy away from any challenge and her sex scenes are believable and not at all cringe-worthy – a feat in itself.

There are plenty of twists and turns especially towards the end and the denouement wraps everything up nicely, if a little too conveniently for my taste. It’s a good read, professionally executed. I have one criticism which loses the novel a star. The whole story is premised on the mysterious box having to be delivered to its destination immediately, yet we find that not to be strictly true. No spoilers. I recommend you read the book and make up your own mind.

mr zorg

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