4.5 stars / Actually a very good book for this type/line. The heroine is especially likeable since she's with her flaws and issues; I like her realistic hesitancy and the cinderella-like feel, but she's also with humor and strength. The hero is almost too jerkish, especially in the first half, but he's delicious and toe-curling. I liked how the side character brother, Falcon, was friendly and "warm", the weird angle of the bitter father, and how what the couple had in common wasn't typical - being a middle child, both with mothers who passed away when they were both young, both wanting to make their way in the world on their own. She was more because she was a girl and raised by her father and brothers without a female presence, and he because his father ridiculed and verbally abused him his entire life. The ending was so sweet, there was some spice, the spider scenes were just hilarious, and the dialogue/argument exchanges were quirky. I'm curious to see what happens with Falcon next because of the wrap-up. The only real complaint I have is that the ending was too rushed; I needed to hear more about the piloting - was she going to quit work, work with him, work somewhere else? An epilogue would have been nice to see how they fared (well, DUH, they would have stayed together and happy, but it just felt so cut off!)

Overall impressed. Penny Jordan can be hit and miss - books like this make me want to read more of her. ( )