The Love Connection
An airport pet groomer meets her frequent-flier crush and finds herself in a fake-dating situation with a professional risk assessor who moonlights as a romance author.
The Missed Connection
Two strangers share a romantic night only to discover months later that they’re professional rivals about to embark on an extended business trip together in this grumpy-meets-sunshine romance.
The Sweetest Connection
Two best friends have one week to return a lost love letter found in a candy store at the airport—and work up the courage to confess the deep feelings between them—before one of them leaves the country.
Release Date: Mar 14, 2023
Series: Love and Other Flight Delays
Book: Novellas
Heat Level: Sensual/Hot
Publisher: Penguin Group
Imprint: Berkley
Price: $10.99
I have not read an anthology in such a long time. It is a nice break away from the norm to dive into three different novellas by Denise Williams.
The Love Connection is a cute and quirky romance between Ollie and Bennett. Ollie is the airport groomer who has a crush on Bennett. He is in risk management and enjoys writing romance books. How perfect is that? The two finally bump into each other when Bennett rescues an animal. They forge a friendship that turns to something more. I enjoyed the cute little dates and moments, but overall, there is something about this story that didn’t really hit for me. The story flopped back and forth with little moments until the very end with a twist of mild angst.
Rating: 2.5
The Missed Connection gave me a taste of that enemies-to-lovers romance I cherish. I enjoyed this story the most. Gia and Felix are stuck in the airport and share a magical evening. Some time goes past, and the two are reunited at work but realize they can’t have a relationship. The tension between the two is still there, and they have a very hard time fighting it. Felix does most of the fighting, but I love how Gia works him over. They are opposites that completely work for one another.
Rating: 4
The Sweetest Connection is two friends who worked together at the airport. The best friends find themselves on a hunt for someone who left behind a list weighing the pros and cons of pursuing their friends. The story starts out cute and interesting enough while Teagan and Silas try to figure out why the two friends wouldn’t want to be together. Teagan is about to leave for another country, and Silas is trying to cope. The parallel couples make the story so sweet, but the constant in POV and time frames threw me. This does not work for a story this short, along with the slow-burn vibe.
Rating: 3.5
Overall, this is a nice read. I did not love it because I felt the stories were a little too short to connect fully with the characters. I think everything moved quickly and was not fleshed out for the storylines. The spicy factor needs just a kick more.
~ Samantha
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