Turbulent Intentions

The Billionaire Aviators contemporary series, which follows the romantic lives of four wealthy brothers who cannot inherit their father’s fortune unless they marry, gets off to a slow start. Cooper Armstrong, a pilot who’s also the CEO of his own airline, is already cynical about women by his mid-20s, in spite of his parents’ strong marriage. When he meets and beds a blond beauty after a wedding, he readily agrees to remain anonymous. Six years later, he orders coffee from Stormy Halifax—her hair now brown—at the SeaTac airport coffee shop, and she is hurt by his failure to recognize her from that one-night stand. Cooper’s uncle meddles, Stormy becomes Cooper’s temporary roommate, and it’s only a matter of time before their sexual chemistry and her anger at being forgotten combust. Anne (Her Forever Hero) brings little that’s new to the mix of rich hero and down-on-her-luck heroine. The writing clanks, the characters are dull, Cooper and Stormy’s attitudes are inconsistent and illogical, and their arguments substitute as (loud) foreplay. (Aug.)