Chanel Cleeton

The author of Into the Blue and Fly with Me returns with the third high-flying Wild Aces romance... A year after losing her husband, Joker, the squadron commander of the Wild Aces, Dani Peterson gets an offer from his best friend, Alex "Easy" Rogers, to help fix up her house. Dani accepts, and their friendship grows--along with an undeniable attraction. Racked by guilt for loving his best friend's widow, Easy's caught between what he wants and can't have. Until one night everything changes, and the woman who's always held his heart ends up in his arms. Yet as Easy leaves for his next deployment, he and Dani are torn between their feelings and their loyalty to Joker's memory. But when Dani discovers something that sends them both into a spin, the conflicted lovers must overcome the past to navigate a future together...

On Broken Wings

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This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.

When I met Alex 'Easy' Rogers in Fly with Me, I knew his story would kill my insides. He has a reputation of being a ladies man, but he's so very loyal. He falls for Dani, his commander's wife. He has kept those feelings inside, but it always tortured him to see her with him. What he does is be there for her as a friend. As a result, Dani always seeks for him. When Dani's husband and Easy's best friend passes away, Dani is completely distraught and Easy thinks he should have died instead. It's because of their tight friendship and Easy's support that Dani is able to slowly move on. When they reach an uncharted territory in their friendship, Dani steps back, thinking she's betraying her husband, and thinking Easy doesn't really wants her.

I loved her, and loving someone was more about them than you, so it didn’t matter what I wanted.

Easy and Dani's journey was very heartbreaking, but so beautiful. I loved how Easy was. He totally surprised me! We always see him being a ladies man so to see this whole other side of him of being sweet, tender, caring, understanding, and loyal, my heart was going in a frenzy. He was silently suffering all this time because he couldn't have Dani and now that he can, he wishes he wasn't alive. It was so sad! The way he would treat Dani had me swooning! He's perfection. And Dani... Oh sweet Dani, my heart broke for her. Her loss still affects her greatly and at times, she doesn't know how to function. Having Easy there for her was all she needed to pick herself back up. After what happens between them, she can't believe she has feelings for her late husband's best friend, but it makes sense to fall for someone like Easy. She knew she had found a sort of security in him.

My world had been shaken enough in the past year, and considering Easy was my rock, I couldn’t handle the possibility of losing that, too.

I wish they had spent more time as a couple. Most of the book is spent with them trying to not be together, mostly on Dani's part, that we don't get to see much of them once they become official. I wish we had gotten more of that because the little we got was brilliant. I loved how it all started with a tight friendship and slowly moved to form a strong bond between Alex and Dani.

Overall, On Broken Wings is an emotional and loving conclusion to this great series.

I received an ARC from the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.

I had things to do last night. But, I thought it would be a good idea to continue my Wild Aces reread and just "read a little bit" of On Broken Wings before I started my task list. Yeah, instead I read it from cover to cover in one sitting and I regret absolutely nothing. This is one of my all-time favorite books for a reason. I loved it just as much the third time around as I did the first two. It's a truly gorgeous book. Dani and Alex have my heart. 

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Initial thoughts:

I been waiting for Dani and Easy for so long that I threw aside everything else and devoured this book. It was everything I wanted and more. It was everything these two characters deserved, too. It did things to my heart. Feels for fucking days. Seriously, I kinda look like I've been punched in the face right now. But it was worth it. This was 100000% perfection. Fans of the series will love how Chanel handled the complicated situation between these two characters. Those of you who aren't reading this series yet, what are you waiting on? Prepare to binge. But it's cool, you have a few months before this one's released. 

Full review to come.

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How much did I love this book? Well, I've read it twice since I got my review copy and even still, as I was pulling out quotes to use in my review, I wanted to drop everything and read it again. I've been putting off my review of On Broken Wings forever because I'm just not sure how I can possibly express my love and appreciation for this book in any way that will do it justice. 

THIS is the story I was waiting on since Joker died in Fly With Me. Don't get me wrong, I loved Jordan and Noah and Thor and Becca. Their stories made my heart happy. But I've been waiting to see what would happen between Easy and Dani since the beginning. I knew it wouldn't be an easy read — no pun intended — and that my emotions would be all over the place, just like Dani's would, but I NEEDED these two to find the happiness they each deserved. I desperately hoped that's the story Chanel would give us and I wasn't disappointed. In fact, I was the furthest thing from disappointed that I could possibly be. Total satisfaction. That's what this book gave me. 

Having already fallen head over heels for Easy and Dani, they were so easy to root for. I knew there was a chance Dani wouldn't be ready or that Easy's pain and (unnecessary) guilt over Joker's death would keep them from getting the second chance they both deserved, but thankfully that wasn't the case. It took them a little while to get there, but that's part of what I loved so much about these two. I can't even begin to explain the number of feels I had as Dani and Easy struggled with their deepening friendship and developing feelings for each other, all while trying to remain respectful of Joker. I felt like my heart was being torn in two at times because, while I wanted Dani and Easy to work out, I recognized how painful it had to be to let go and move on. The emotions and feelings — both from the characters AND me — were so real and raw. More than a few tears were shed along the way — and I had to turn to wine, too. 

There's not one single thing I would change about On Broken Wings. It's easily one of the most beautiful books I read in 2016 and definitely in my top three. (If I'm being honest, it's probably my number one.) I was totally sucked into the characters, the story and the words. I think I highlighted roughly half the book as I was reading. I can't think of a more perfect ending to the Wild Aces series. Not only did it do justice to the relationship between Easy and Dani, but it never dismissed for a second what Joker and Dani had before his death. Seriously, y'all... I'm getting teary eyed just thinking about a couple scenes in the book as I'm typing this, so I'm going to wrap this up. Fans of the series will find this totally satisfying. If you've not yet picked up the Wild Aces, you need to get on that. You have no idea what you're missing.

I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

FAVORITE QUOTES

  The thing about being a widow was that you never knew when the tears would come. You could have a string of good days, and them something would set you off — the scent of your husband's cologne on a stranger, the sound of a jet screaming overhead, your wedding song playing on the radio.

I closed my eyes for a beat, trying to drown her out, to throw the wall back up, attempting to push her out of the cracks and crevices of my heart where she'd snuck in and taken up permanent residence in my chest.

Some women slid under your skin so deep, you couldn't carve them out no mater how hard you tried.

Grief didn't allow for "happy," instead it yanked the rub from under your feet and knocked you on your ass until you were drowning in quicksand with no one there to pull you out. 

This was everything. The dream. Coming home to the woman you loved after going to war. Maybe it didn't look exactly as I'd imagined it, but it was enough.

I'm happiest with my feet planted firmly on the ground. But my heart — it flies.

Lacey

Oh, my heart. Dani and Easy were seriously so sweet! So happy I finally finished their story. Review to come!

Thanks to the publisher for generously providing me an ARC to review.