The Pilot's Wife

Eliana Taylor has spent nearly five years convincing herself she is fine without love, desire, or companionship. Between raising her daughter and working as a substitute flight attendant, there's little time to dwell on the loneliness that still lingers.

Then Captain Spencer Thorne walks back into her life. Her late husband's former squadron leader and friend was the last man Ellie ever expected to see again-and the one man capable of breaking down every wall she's built around her heart. Because years ago, she buried a dangerous secret: her unexpected attraction to him. Spence has also been keeping secrets of his own. From the moment they met on Ellie's wedding day, the magnetic pull he felt toward his friend's new bride blindsided Spence and sent him running. Even harder to handle is the guilt he now also feels for her husband's death. Unable to forgive himself, Spence has kept his distance-until fate reunites them aboard a private flight from Los Angeles to New York City. Now, the feelings they thought were well-concealed refuse to stay buried. But Ellie is a single mother who has already survived devastating loss, and Spence isn't sure he deserves a chance at anything, least of all her love. Yet the more time he spends with Ellie and little Deva Marie, the harder it becomes to imagine walking away again.