Paisley does not want to be treated like a porcelain doll and she is by Will and her parents. It’s a bit of a spoiler but I know this is a dealbreaker for many romance listeners so it’s worth mentioning. Fortunately it doesn’t go any further than that and, to her credit, Paisley immediately confesses.

Jagger and Paisley’s first kiss takes place before Paisley and Will break up. Listeners be warned there is some cheating in this book. Let’s just say he does not make a good first impression with Paisley’s dad. Oh, did I mention that Paisley is the General’s daughter? As in the General who is in charge of the Flight School? Will is also in Flight School and is the General’s darling. He will take what Paisley is willing to offer however. Jagger and Paisley become friends but Jagger is pretty much gone for Paisley right from the beginning. Paisley is convinced she will die on the same day Payton did and so has a bucket list of things she wants to do before then. When the book begins, Paisley is dating Will, the best friend of her older sister, Payton, who died as a result of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) as a result of the same heart condition Paisley has.

Jagger has baggage of his own and for most of the book there is some mystery about his family and his past. It’s obviously a fairly high-angst story given Paisley’s medical condition. Eyes Turned Skyward charts Paisley and Jagger’s romance from the day they meet – when he saves her life after she nearly drowns – all the way to their hard-won HEA. Jagger Bateman, 23, is in Flight School in Alabama, learning to fly helicopters for the US Army. She has a heart condition which will be fatal if she doesn’t have treatment. Narrated by Carly Robins & Teddy Hamilton

Eyes Turned Skyward by Rebecca Yarros