Girls of Flight City, Lorraine Heath
Girls of Flight City, Lorraine Heath
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Girls of Flight City
Inspired by True Events, a Novel of WWII, the Royal Air Force, and Texas

Author: Lorraine Heath

Narrator: Xe Sands

Unabridged: 9 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 04/05/2022


Synopsis

Inspired by true events, a breathtaking WWII historical novel about the brave American women who trained the British Royal Air Force, by New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath.1941. A talented flier, Jessie Lovelace yearns for a career in aviation. When the civilian flight school in her small Texas town begins to clandestinely train British pilots for the RAF, she fights to become an instructor. But the task isn’t without its perils of near-misses and death. Faced with the weight of her responsibilities, she finds solace with a British officer who knows firsthand the heavy price paid in war . . . until he returns to the battles he never truly left behind.Rhonda Monroe might not be skilled in the air but can give a trainee a wild ride in a flight simulator. Fearing little, she dares to jeopardize everything for a forbidden relationship with a charismatic airman… Innocent and fun-loving Kitty Lovelace, Jessie's younger sister, adores dancing with these charming newcomers, realizing too late the risks they pose to her heart. As the war intensifies and America becomes involved, the Girls of Flight City do their part to bring a victorious end to the conflict, pouring all their energy into preparing the young cadets to take to the skies and defeat the dangers that await. And lives from both sides of the Atlantic will be forever changed by love and loss…

About Lorraine Heath

Lorraine Heath always dreamed of being a writer. After graduating from the University of Texas, she wrote training manuals, press releases, articles, and computer code, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she not only became hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She’s been writing about them ever since. Her novels have been recognized with numerous industry awards and have appeared on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Madison

Girls of Flight City by Lorraine Heath Historical fiction based on real events. Early 1941. A small town in Texas has a small airport that fits what Britain needs to train men to fly planes to battle. America hasn’t joined the war but they have flight instructors. Jessica Lovelace wants to be one of......more

Goodreads review by Morgan

3-1/2* I am overjoyed when I read a book and learn something I didn’t know before and so it is with this book. 1941 – Royal Air Force cadet pilots were sent to the US to train when British needs outweigh their capacity for pilot training. A number of civilian pilot training schools throughout the USA......more

Goodreads review by Darlene

It wasn't bad, but with all the WWII books out lately, this just didn't add anything to the canon. Nothing stood out. The pacing was pretty slow and the story arc quite shallow. I was hoping for historical fiction but this is way more romance which is not my favorite genre. I think there is too much r......more