Great Richard Scarrys Biggest Word Book
Nina Poppins has a lot of secrets, or at least she'd like to think so. As a newly minted flight attendant with big (secret) dreams of moving up to the cockpit, she's determined to put her career first and romance later, but that won't stop her from spending her evenings heating up the dance floor with her sexy salsa moves (another thing she'd like to keep a secret). But, it's hard to keep anything from Liam Mikin, a co-pilot with a reputation for flashing his blue eyes, and getting any woman he wants. Except, there's only one woman he really wants...
On a flight to Samoa, a technical malfunction forces them to make an emergency landing and strands the crew in paradise. Liam only has a few days to win Nina over, but when she's making salsa moves with engineer Nickolai Rivers, that could be more complicated than planned.
I'm not usually a straight contemporary romance kind of girl, but I knew from Ocean Kills, that I love Jade's writing style and I knew there'd be some good twists to the story (plus, I was itching for a good break from reality). From the moment I picked up this novel, I didn't want to leave-it was my own weekend getaway to Samoa with loads of drama and sexual tension. It's everywhere! Nina with her corsets under her uniform, her and Nickolai's grindy smexy salsa moves. And, Nickolai might be the one with those salsa moves but Liam...he's got quite a few tricks of his own hidden behind that confident pilot facade.
"Revving the engine so the machine vibrated between my legs, he engaged a gear, and we shot from the parking lot.
I squeaked, almost toppling off the back. My arms whipped around his waist, cinching myself tight against his hard, warm body."
COFFEE and COCKPITS, Jade Hart. Kindle Edition.
Smart boy. I'll take wooing via scooter over the salsa any day.
Within a couple of chapters, I'd developed an emotional connection with these characters. What I love about Jade's books is that they don't seem like books with characters and plots that were written by an author who is behind the scenes pulling all of the strings. The characters Jade creates are real enough to pop out of the book at any minute walk though my door and carry on a conversation (and sometimes I wish they would). While I didn't like all of their decisions, they made sense.
Coffee and Cockpits has some major surprises and a huge twist, but every surprise is set up in such a way that everything just clicked into place like magic. In the end you'll understand and appreciate all of the subtle hints that have been leading the way.
(Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review)
As a child, I had a large hardcover book of words by Richard Scarry. I believe the cover had a white background. The book would have been purchased in the mid-1980s. I cannot remember the title of this book and cannot find it online. If you remember this book, please let me know the title! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking for a list of giant board books for children. I've seen two at the public library, Richard Scarry's Biggest Word Book Ever and Sesame Street's Big Bird's Big Book. They are both about 2 feet long by 1 foot wide. Are there more?
ReplyDeleteIt is short stories using the alphabet. Each letter has its own story.
ReplyDeleteCan't remember how long ago it was released, but I believe the worm wore a green hat :)
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