REVIEW: Fly Away With Me by Susan Fox

Fly Away With Me by Susan Fox is the first book in the Blue Moon series. Eden Blaine is on a mission to find her mother’s long-lost sister, which takes her to the small town of Blue Moon. On her way there she meets pilot Aaron Gabriel, who volunteers to help her interview the residents to find her aunt. They agree to a one week, no strings fling, but when the week is up will they be able to move on?

The first half of the book deals with Eden’s and Aaron’s search for her aunt Lucy. The second half of the book deals with how they try to make their relationship long-distance while Eden also deals with her mother’s health issues. There were a lot of unresolved questions about the commune and its leader, as well as one of the members. I don’t know if they’re going to be answered in future books, but it seemed a little pointless to throw this bit of mystery out there and not have it resolved. It also seemed like Eden and Aaron were willing to let it go, despite the fact they wanted to know the answers to the questions about the commune, and it appears that Di has answers and isn’t sharing them.

As for the romance between Eden and Aaron, I felt it fell a bit flat. The two were opposites: Aaron was fun-loving and laid back, Eden was a workaholic. Aaron’s goal was not only to help Eden with her quest, but to get her to learn how to have fun. During their excursions, Eden opens up to Aaron, letting him into her life, yet Aaron holds back. Whenever she tries to get to know him on a deeper level, he changes the subject. Granted he had his reasons, but it seemed like Eden was more receptive to working on the relationship. Even when she returned home and they were discussing one of them moving, he didn’t seem to even try to like her city. He didn’t like it simply because it was city and didn’t give it a chance. At times I found myself wondering why Eden was so willing to bend a little when Aaron never gave her the same courtesy.

I also wasn’t crazy about Eden’s family. While I understood they were worried about what was going on with her mother’s health, they put a lot of pressure on Eden. First they sent her to Blue Moon on the quest to find Lucy. Then when she returns home they have an issue with her returning to see Aaron simply because they were afraid of losing her. Just because she was in a relationship didn’t mean they were going to lose her. It was selfish of them. Plus they didn’t seem to regard Eden’s sister as highly as they did her.

I liked the book but I didn’t love it. Still, I’m willing to give future books in the series a try. This book would be for those who enjoy small town romances mixed in with a bit of mystery.
 

Book Info:

Publication: July 25, 2017 | Zebra | Blue Moon Harbor #1

For busy lawyer Eden Blaine, a trip to a Pacific Northwest island she’s never even heard of is far from a vacation. Eden’s ailing mother has tasked her with finding her long-lost aunt, who once had ties to a commune on the island. Still reeling from a breakup with her longtime boyfriend, romance is the last thing Eden is looking for. But her gorgeous seaplane pilot has her wondering if a carefree rebound fling is exactly what she needs. . .
Aaron Gabriel has no illusions about happily ever after. His troubled childhood made sure of that. But he does appreciate a pretty woman’s company, and Eden is the exact combination of smart and sexy that turns him on. Still, as he helps her search for her missing aunt, the casual relationship he imagined quickly becomes something much more passionate–and much harder to give up. Can two people determined to ignore romance recognize that their heated connection is the kind of love destined to last?