About the Books
MILE HIGH
They say time flies when you’re having fun, but what about
when you’re falling in love?
Bianca Evers is recovering from the end of her marriage to her college sweetheart when she’s seated next to the sexiest man she’s ever seen.
Lucas Hawke is flying home to Australia, still dreaming of something more with the right person when he encounters a beautiful woman with sad eyes.
And now they only have fifteen hours to figure out if their connection is worth upgrading—or just a layover in life . . .
Bianca Evers is recovering from the end of her marriage to her college sweetheart when she’s seated next to the sexiest man she’s ever seen.
Lucas Hawke is flying home to Australia, still dreaming of something more with the right person when he encounters a beautiful woman with sad eyes.
And now they only have fifteen hours to figure out if their connection is worth upgrading—or just a layover in life . . .
THE ARRIVAL OF YOU
How long does it take to fall in love?
Bianca Evers learned the hard way—after thirteen years with her ex-husband—that not even half a lifetime of love is enough to save her from heartbreak. So the idea of falling for someone in less than fifteen hours? Impossible.
Lucas Hawke is under no illusion that the beautiful American he fell for on their flight to Australia feels the same. She might want him—but just like the women in his past, she’s only thinking of right now.
But sometimes fate intervenes.
And sometimes someone arrives in your life who is meant to stay.
Forever.
Bianca Evers learned the hard way—after thirteen years with her ex-husband—that not even half a lifetime of love is enough to save her from heartbreak. So the idea of falling for someone in less than fifteen hours? Impossible.
Lucas Hawke is under no illusion that the beautiful American he fell for on their flight to Australia feels the same. She might want him—but just like the women in his past, she’s only thinking of right now.
But sometimes fate intervenes.
And sometimes someone arrives in your life who is meant to stay.
Forever.
My Thoughts
MILE HIGH
I am categorising MILE HIGH as a novella length prequel of
THE ARRIVAL OF YOU. If you’re after a shorter read, you can easily get away
with just reading this, but if you want to know what happened next, you
definitely need to continue onto THE ARRIVAL OF YOU.
Let’s face it. Economy class long-haul plane travel is
rarely a trip to get overly excited about. Excitement about the destination,
sure. But the part where you get from A to B can offer a multitude of
frustrations.
Bianca Evers and Lucas Hawke are downright lucky. They found
each other on a plane! Proximity allows them to talk, to joke, get to know one
another and on occasion act on their mutual physical attraction ... and it's steamy!!! The flight is
long but the time spent together is short, and yet I felt like we really got an
opportunity to know these characters much better.
‘What happens when the plane lands?’ Indeed. What does
happen? I am nosy enough to want to know. But you know what? In real life, if I’d
had an encounter like this, I would still have walked away, happy to have met
Lucas and have a delightful memory to reflect on in years to come.
THE ARRIVAL OF YOU
THE ARRIVAL OF YOU immediately carries on from where MILE
HIGH ended, and thank goodness for that! I would have been mightily miffed if
we had jumped forward in time.
For Lucas Hawke and Bianca Evers, it’s a case of ‘now what?’
Their physical attraction never was and never will be in question – some of those
scenes were so hot that I stopped reading on the bus and wait until I found
some privacy – ha!
And it’s this attraction that has thrown them both for a
loop. Bianca’s in Australia as an escape from her life in the US. After a
significant betrayal by her ex-husband, Bianca’s questioning much of her adult
life to date. If she’s not part of marriage she worked hard on, then what’s
left? Who is she? Who does she want to be? What does she want? What does she
need? Exploring a relationship with Lucas might sound tempting but is that a
solution with a potential future? Or just ‘noise’ to avoid having to do some
hard thinking.
Yes, these characters get the happy-ever-after I demand in
romance books, but I swear, both of them did my head in at times! Apart from
the sexy times, my urge to yell at the characters is also what kept me from
reading it while travelling on the bus. They both – especially Lucas -make some
unreasonable demands and irrational decisions. The bottom line is I was
invested in their story.
Even with all the steam and questionable decision making,
Cranford still managed to carve out space for a number of humorous moments.
Australian vs. American differences in everyday living always provide a laugh.
About the Author
B. Cranford is a proud Australian living in the USA, a
lover of books, breadsticks and bed, and the mother of two children who are far
too similar to their father for her liking. A lifelong reader, she dove into
the romance genre on the recommendation of her best friend and hasn’t
looked back since.
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