I loved this book and I really don’t want to see this series end. The Flying Into Love series is a group of standalone books that are connected only by the theme of flying so you can jump in anywhere but all of them are fantastic.

I have to admit that age-gap stories will probably never be my favorite thing to read, and a 20+ years gap is a bit much for me but… having said that, if C F White writes it, I’m going to read it and I’m so glad that I did. This story has a couple of trigger warnings that aren’t in the blurb but you can use Amazon’s Read Sample/Look Inside feature to see them. I’ll tell you that one character has PTSD which comes into play in the story.

I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump lately – meaning it’s taking me much longer to read a book than normal and I don’t think it’s the fault of the writing – but American Dream knocked that slump on its ear. Once I started reading it, I couldn’t put it down.

I love it when a story gets all of my emotions involved and this one surely did that. I wasn’t sure how C F White was going to handle a story written in the US (use American English/vs British, etc.) and I love how she did it. I’m not going to say how because it might be a bit of a spoiler. I’ll just say that I think it was the perfect solution for a British author who doesn’t normally write books set in the US.

American Dream contains a lot of romance tropes and I was pleasantly surprised that slow-burn was one of them (I love slow-burn!). The first kiss between Eddie and Lee doesn’t happen until around 44% into the story and the first sexy time doesn’t’ happen until around 57%.

I could go on and on about this book but this review is already too long. I’ll just conclude with saying that this was a great way to end the series and now I’m looking forward to reading whatever C F White comes up with next.

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Rupert held out his hand and Lee shook it with more professionalism that time. “I cannot thank you enough for agreeing to this. I’ve been having nightmares about what could happen to him.” Rupert tightened his grip and his voice dropped as it filled up with the emotions he couldn’t keep in. “I can’t lose him, Lee. I can’t go through it all again.”

“You won’t.” Lee tugged on his hand and drew Rupert in for a hug, squeezing his neck. “Trust me. I’ll guard him like he’s my own.”

Rupert stepped out of his embrace. Smiled. And the melancholy in his eyes had Lee’s chest tightening. He wished he could take Rupert’s pain away. If there was any man on the planet who deserved the world, it was Rupert Brownlee. But he could only offer himself in any way Rupert needed him. And if that was to babysit his kid to America, then he’d do it.

What else did he have to do?

He saw Rupert to the door, kicking away stray bags and boxes to pull it open for him, and Rupert stepped onto the communal walkway, turning to face him. “I’m sorry,” he said. “For everything that happened to you. For not being able to fix it.”

“It’s not down to you to fix my marriage, Ru.”

“No. But I could have fixed your career and she might not have left you.”

“She would have. I couldn’t give her what she wanted.”

“It isn’t your fault you couldn’t give her a baby.”

Lee drew in a breath. “It wasn’t just the baby thing. I’m…not an easy bloke to love.”

“I beg to differ. And, hey, you know the Americans swoon over a British accent.” Rupert winked, then sauntered off toward the end of the walkway. He then swivelled around in an afterthought. “By the way, um…Eddie’s gay.”

Lee folded his arms, leaning on his doorframe. “Oh. Right.”

“He’s, uh, out to us. His family. Friends. Etcetera. But not publicly.”

“Okay.”

“Yet.”

“Right.”

“He thinks it might hinder his chances of getting leading roles.”

“Huh.” Lee nodded, unsure what to say. What should he say? Congratulations? Commiserations? What was the appropriate response to someone when their son comes out as gay? He wouldn’t know. But there was an uncomfortable tightening in his chest.

“I take it that doesn’t change things?” Rupert stared at him through lowered lashes, the way he’d cross examine a witness.

“Of course not. Why would it?”

“For some people, it would.”

“I’m not some people.”

“I know. And that’s why I love ya.” Rupert winked.

Lee breathed through a laugh. “And you.”

Rupert nodded with finality, spun and disappeared, braving the lift that would take him down to ground level.

Lee sighed, gazing out at the view of the London skyline comprising housing estates. He then shut the door and glanced at his life in bags. New career role then. Babysitter. He chuckled. When he’d been sixteen, Joanna Maskell had invited him on one of her babysitting gigs. He’d had his first feel of boobs over her bra while the kids were asleep.

Maybe this babysitting gig would come with such perks?

Lee doubted it and trudged over his life to grab another Bud from the fridge.

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