Beauty in Flight by Robin Patchen – Review

If you’re paying close attention, you’ll notice the three titles above. I’m just reviewing book one today but over the next month, keep an eye out for reviews of each book in the series. And get ready to want to start the next book at the end of Beauty in Flight.

About the Book

Her beauty once opened doors, but the felony conviction now slams them shut. 

Harper Cloud used to love the gilded glamour of Las Vegas, but on the far side of prison, she sees the cracks in the veneer. These days, she keeps her head down and focuses on the elderly patients in her care. Even her new wealthy east-coast boyfriend, Derrick, can’t entice her away. She’s trusted men before, and look where that got her. 

She tries to brush off the feeling that she’s being watched. She won’t allow a baseless paranoia to derail her life. But when she’s followed home one night, her pursuer gets within a hair’s breadth of grabbing her. She knows it’s time to get away from Las Vegas. 

Maybe Derrick can be trusted. Maybe his job offer—to care for his aging grandfather in Maryland—will be the second chance she needs. 

But Derrick has secrets of his own, secrets that could take him down–and take Harper with him.

Can there be a second chance for someone like her? 

Buy Beauty in Flight today ,  Book 1 in a 3-book-series that’ll keep you guessing until the very end. 

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In My Opinion

I’ve seen and heard Robin Patchen’s name for a few years now, but this is the first book written by her I’ve read. Let me tell you, it won’t be my last (and not just because of the cliffhanger ending).

As readers follow Harper Cloud from Las Vegas to Maryland, Patchen draws us into the comfort Harper finds as a private nurse while slowly drawing us into the mystery of exactly what is going on with Derek.

Beauty in Flight is an excellent introduction to Harper as we get a sense of her guilt and remorse for her past decisions, her determination to move forward and live a better life than she was before, and her compassion in helping others.

The slow build of suspense kept me involved in this story, and I was not ready for it to end, which makes the fact there are two more books starring Harper Cloud the best kind of news.

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