Three years after his families Secrets in the Air rocked Rhett O'Neil's world, they crash it down, with disastrous consequences.
With the FBI missions
expanding overseas and Kaden leaving his job, Rhett and his grandfather agree –
despite reservations – to give Annabelle the chance to take a more active role in the
charter airline business. Unfortunately, a bird strike prevents the successful
completion of her test flight.
After
Rhett ditches near a deserted island, the family must survive against the elements,
and each another. Innocent mistakes jeopardize the life of one of their own, leaving
No Time for Secrets.
Rhett and Kaden are trying to settle
into a somewhat normal life after the events that brought down a human
trafficking ring ran by Rhett’s parents, and getting his sister back. Kaden is
having some trouble at work, he’s had to fire a few nurses and he’s not happy
with his job anymore, so he seeks other options for his career. At the same
time, Rhett and is grandfather are considering expanding the charter airline
business they run, and decide to give Annabelle a shot at being a pilot.
When a flight goes terribly wrong Rhett,
Kaden and the family wind up stranded, and Kaden gets hurt. More secrets are
revealed while they are deserted, but the real test will be surviving and
making it back home alive, and in one piece. In the aftermath Kaden’s injuries
test their resolve, and show the true strength of his and Rhett’s relationship.
But will Kaden’s mother be as understanding when they tell her the truth?
Rhett and Kaden have become one of my favourite
literary couplings, but at times their relationship seemed forced in the context
of this story. I’m not sure if that was intentional on the authors part, to
show a true strain while they were in trouble, but it just didn’t ring true
with the characters or their story from the last book. But then it was all put
right with just one comment from Kaden at the end of the story...
“I’m
going to hurt, for a long time. Your touch is the only thing that’s helped at
all.”
With everything that
happened, to see the way Rhett cared for Kaden in the hospital and throughout
the end of the story, it was so touching and it made me cry. I’m anxious now
for the next book in this series, to see what will happen with Kaden’s mom.
This is a book for anyone
that is a romantic at heart, that likes those lifetime love stories, because
that is what Rhett and Kaden have. I give this one 3.75/5 stars.
Liz Borino transcribes the world inside her head onto the page, and shares it
with the people who are stuck in the “real world” to makes their lives a little more
interesting. Because in her world, heroes fall and stand up again with the help of
their partners and friends. Liz’s world is littered with formidable obstacles, which
her heroes overcome with a fire of courage and passion. The beauty of love between
two men is celebrated. Who wouldn’t want to live there?
When not with her heroes, Liz enjoys exploring cities, old abandoned buildings,
working toward social justice, and editing for other authors. Liz published eleven
books since 2012.
“Not
dangerously so.” Rhett offered the best honest answer he could.
Kaden
pressed their lips together. “I guess that’s at least partly my
fault.”
“Partly?”
Rhett joked back. “You kept me busy past the time we were supposed to go to
sleep.”
“Hey,
I was ready to sleep, but you had other ideas. Then you woke me up earlier than
we planned.” Kaden nibbled on Rhett’s earlobe as he
spoke.
Rhett
laughed harder, fully aware that Kaden had no complaints about their midnight
or early morning activities. Nevertheless, he swatted his husband away. “People
are around, and you can’t finish what you’re starting.”
Before
Kaden could respond, Pop and Martha came out of the airport. “Really, boys, you
can’t keep your hands off each other a few hours?” Martha
asked.
“The
flight’s three hours, so we’ll have to,” Rhett responded. “But four hours?
That’s wrong and unnecessary.”
“My
mistake.” She pecked Pop’s cheek. “I’ll see you on board. Fly safely,
Rhett.”
“Always.”
He waited for her to board and regarded Pop. “I haven’t seen Annabelle and
Donnie, have you?”
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