cover image Tailspin

Tailspin

Sandra Brown. Grand Central, $27 (432p) ISBN 978-1-4555-7216-8

Early in this suspenseful romantic thriller from bestseller Brown (Seeing Red), “freight dog” pilot Rye Mallett agrees to fly a small plane in foggy weather into a remote area of northern Georgia to deliver a black box to Nathaniel Lambert, a doctor who will be driving up from Atlanta to meet him. As Rye approaches the airport, a laser beam flashes through the plane’s windshield and temporarily blinds him. Luckily, he’s not seriously injured when he crash lands on the ground. Rye regains his sight, climbs out of the wrecked plane, and spots a figure in the fog. Thinking it’s the saboteur who blinded him, he charges at the person, who turns out to be an attractive female doctor, Brynn O’Neal. After they exchange a few blows, Brynn says Lambert sent her in his place. Despite their mutual suspicion, Rye and Brynn join forces to guard the box, the contents of which some people are willing to kill for. The attraction between them grows along with their peril. Brown’s many fans will be pleased. [em]Agent: Maria Carvainis, Maria Carvainis Agency. (Aug.) [/em]