{"id":30028,"date":"2023-03-20T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30028"},"modified":"2023-03-19T22:24:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T02:24:26","slug":"review-love-and-other-flight-delays-by-denise-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/20\/review-love-and-other-flight-delays-by-denise-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Love and Other Flight Delays by Denise Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30028\" data-postid=\"30028\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30028 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_lx1p714 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_6u2f714 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_h8w3714 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams.jpg?resize=324%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-30029\" title=\"love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams\" alt=\"love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams.jpg?w=324&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams.jpg?resize=400%2C617&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xm8h714 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">The Love Connection<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">The Missed Connection<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Two strangers share a romantic night only to discover months later that they&#8217;re professional rivals about to embark on an extended business trip together in this grumpy-meets-sunshine romance.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">The Sweetest Connection<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Two best friends have one week to\u00a0return\u00a0a\u00a0lost\u00a0love letter found in a candy store at the airport\u2014and work up the courage to confess the deep feelings between them\u2014before one of them leaves the country.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_a4ek714 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jg5b714  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg?resize=146%2C44&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Mar 14, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Love and Other Flight Delays<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>Novellas<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual\/Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>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 <\/em><strong>Denise Williams.<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Love Connection<\/strong> 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\u2019t really hit for me. The story flopped back and forth with little moments until the very end with a twist of mild angst.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rating: 2.5<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Missed Connection<\/strong> 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\u2019t have a relationship. The tension between the two is still there, and they have a very hard time fighting it.\u00a0 Felix does most of the fighting, but I love how Gia works him over. They are opposites that completely work for one another.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rating: 4\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Sweetest Connection<\/strong> 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\u2019t 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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rating: 3.5<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p><p><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4d7s714 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TuuD0X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3n8CaXi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams\/1141658730?ean=9780593441114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/love-and-other-flight-delays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a 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src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams.jpg\" title=\"love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams\" alt=\"love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams.jpg?w=324&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams.jpg?resize=400%2C617&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Love Connection<\/strong><br \/>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.<br \/><br \/><strong>The Missed Connection<\/strong><br \/>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.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><strong>The Sweetest Connection<\/strong><br \/>Two best friends have one week to\u00a0return\u00a0a\u00a0lost\u00a0love letter found in a candy store at the airport\u2014and work up the courage to confess the deep feelings between them\u2014before one of them leaves the country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Mar 14, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Love and Other Flight Delays<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>Novellas<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual\/Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>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 <\/em><strong>Denise Williams.<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Love Connection<\/strong> 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\u2019t really hit for me. The story flopped back and forth with little moments until the very end with a twist of mild angst.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rating: 2.5<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Missed Connection<\/strong> 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\u2019t have a relationship. The tension between the two is still there, and they have a very hard time fighting it.\u00a0 Felix does most of the fighting, but I love how Gia works him over. They are opposites that completely work for one another.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rating: 4\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Sweetest Connection<\/strong> 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\u2019t 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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rating: 3.5<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p><p><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TuuD0X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3n8CaXi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/love-and-other-flight-delays-denise-williams\/1141658730?ean=9780593441114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/love-and-other-flight-delays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Denise_Williams_Love_and_Other_Flight_Delays?id=Eh11EAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30028"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30034,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30028\/revisions\/30034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}