Airborne by Diane Mills .I was stunned by the storyline that Diane created in the timing of our current airborne virus.

Heather is an FBI agent going on vacation and trying to figure out her life. She and her husband are estranged and she is dealing with some personal issues. Aboard the plane passengers start getting sick and they realize there is an epidemic.

Heather’s husband is an infectious disease doctor. Admittedly I was not sure if I was going to like him. He was one of many suspects I was considering for the virus.

The situations Diane created for the characters really made you think about what you would do in these situations.

I highly recommend this book. Even if we were not in the middle of our own virus.
Violence - the virus does horrible things to the body.

I received this book from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review.
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What I like about this book is that DiAnn Mills has left some doubt until almost the end of who the perp is. I like books that engage my brain in this way and make me put together the clues! It's a particularly topical book with the global pandemic happening - but was thought of three years ago....

I have to admit that I didn't particularly like the male lead character at the beginning of the book but by the end, he'd grown on me because more of his backstory had been explained and etc (Etc takes the place of spoilers!). There is are no sex scenes or bad language - it's a good clean read.

I got this book in exchange for a review which had to be honest. Would I buy it? I like DiAnn Mills as an author and this book was no exception.

DiAnn Mills books the best I've ever read. Her writing is awesome and filled with lessons we all face every day. Airborne is exciting from the first page until the last. The fact that this book was written way before the CroniaVirus, just shows her writing is filled with God's blessings. Airborne, shows what is now happening in our world and although its a bit scary for those without God in their lives, it follows the Bible in all ways. I highly recommend this book to everyone!

Airborne takes readers on an action-packed adventure where biological weapons in the form of a deadly virus are unleashed on an unsuspecting airplane full of people. The virus acts fast, and Heather Lawrence, an FBI behavioral analyst, happens to be on the flight and immediately starts to work on assessing the situation.

The story is intense. People are dying, trapped on a plane circling the airport because if they land, they risk triggering a pandemic. Heather’s estranged husband is a suspect, since Chad works in a laboratory that has been researching viruses. The suspense continues as the FBI hunts for the responsible party behind the attack.

I know the author wrote this story before we actually had a pandemic, making the story very timely. Lots of issues surround finding a vaccine and isolating the passengers of the plane that are exposed to the virus. The plot is complex with lots of twists. The story also focuses on Chad and Heather and their dying marriage. Lots of faith elements come to light as Chad struggles with “God vs science” and Heather tries to pick up the pieces of their marriage.

Overall, I enjoyed the action, suspense, and drama, and highly recommend that suspense fans check out Airborne.

Overall Rating:
4 stars (I liked it a lot and would definitely recommend)

Suspense Rating:
5 stars (lots of action and suspense to keep me intrigued)

I received an ebook review copy of this book through NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Wow! Just wow! This book kept me on the edge of my seat. Lots of twists and turns along the way. This is my favorite Diann Mills’ book so far. I am glad it was written before the pandemic we are experiencing.

Superb! DiAnn Mills did an exemplary job describing the details of a pandemic situation in this novel. Written before we faced an actual outbreak in our nation, Airborne found its way to the publisher and emerged in a timely fashion. Airborne is captivating and intriguing and takes readers on an unexpected adventure.
FBI Special Agent Heather Lawrence boards a plane in Houston, TX, for a trip to Salzburg that she hadn’t planned on going solo. Her husband, Dr. Chad Lawrence of Lawrence Laboratories, is an expert in CDC and pathogens. He was supposed to be by her side, but he’d chosen his job over her and walked out.
Heather settles into her seat, and a few hours into the flight, she finds herself in the middle of chaos. Passengers suddenly become ill, and it’s too many to be a coincidence. Her specialized training as an FBI agent alerts her to the realization that someone dispelled a deadly virus, and it was running rampant through the plane. But who would be so callused?
The plane lands, and a quarantine facility awaits those who are still alive. Heather fears the virus will spread and claim more lives, but she opts not to alert her husband. After refusing to sign divorce papers, he’d said she was in his way. Had he committed this crime to rid himself of her?
I give Airborne five-plus stars.
I highly recommend adding this romantic suspense novel to your reading library. Order your copy today. You won’t be disappointed.
I received a free e-copy of this book for my honest review. All words are my own.

A timely novel about a virus outbreak on a plane that threatens the lives of all aboard and puts the country on the edge of a terrorism outbreak. DiAnn Mills has outdone herself in her latest novel that readers will not want to miss!

FBI Agent Heather Lawrence has needed a vacation for a long time and when her marriage falls apart, she decides to take the vacation they never did. Only a few hours into her flight, she is awakened by a scream for help. Passengers begin showing signs of an unknown infection that spreads quickly and proves to be deadly. By the time the flight lands in New York, the passengers are quarantined at either a hospital for the sick or a secure facility for the ones showing no symptoms. Even though Heather and her husband are separated, she hasn’t wanted to tell him she is pregnant after he left her and said he never wanted to be a father since it would interfere with his medical aspirations. Dr. Chad Lawrence has tried his hardest to put everything he has into finding cures for horrific illnesses and now finds himself the prime suspect in this attack. Heather must decide if Chad is capable of something like this or if the man she married could really have changed so much and put her life in danger along with so many others. Time is not on her side as she searches to find the killer before anyone else falls ill.

DiAnn Mills has outdone herself. Airborne is by far the best book Mills has written and one of the very best I have read all year. It has been an incredibly long time since I have been sucked into the pages of a book unable to put it down until the final pages were finished. The first third of the book flew by as fast as if I were on the plane myself flying across the country. The middle took a little longer but only because I was concentrating so hard to figure out who the villain was. The research for this book shows on every page and the best part about it all is the fact that it isn’t boring. Detailed subject matter such as this it can get to be over the head of many readers with the small points that would turn it into a science class causing readers eyes would glaze over. Not here! DiAnn Mills kept me glued to the story with a vested interest in each of the characters, even the ones that didn’t have a lot of time in the story. I haven’t been so enthralled in a story in a very long time and love the way this one played out. I hate to even classify this one as romantic suspense because the romance played such a small part; this doesn’t need a classification in a genre, it is just a GOOD book to read and enjoy. Good luck to all other authors beating this one for my best of the year. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a great read that will keep them on the edge of their seat and satisfied as the last page turns.

I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher. The views and opinions expressed within are my own.

AIRBORNE by DIANN MILLS is a fast paced thriller which will keep you on the edge of your seat.
It is quite interesting that this novel should come out while the whole world has been affected by the Covid-19 virus! It is a bit like reading today's news!
When F B I agent Heather Lawrence sets off on a holiday to Salzburg, hoping that time away at the music festival will help her get over her husband's unkindness and his desire to terminate their marriage, she is caught up in a horrifying attack from an unknown virus for which there is neither cure nor vaccine. To add to this, her husband Chad, a well known virologist, becomes a person of interest because of his line of work and their marital problems. Heather is not sure what to believe about Chad as he is no longer the man she married eight years ago.
The story is exciting and has a good Christian message. It is interesting to see how the people in quarantine and affected by the virus deal with the situation - some of them drawing closer to God with others moving away from Him. We see a whole spectrum of human behaviour - from those who show compassion, to those who hope to profit from the situation and who are downright evil.
I am not going to tell you any more as I do not want to spoil things for you.
I recommend Airborne for anyone who enjoys a good thriller.
I was given a n ARC copy copy of the book by Tyndale House Publishers from NetGalley. The opinions in this review are completely my own.

Airborne by DiAnn Mills took my breath away.

I saw a copy of the cover several months ago, and thought then it sounded like a compelling premise. Then the Covid-19 pandemic took hold and my interest skyrocketed. Having read several DiAnn Mills novels, I knew I was in for a journey, but my goodness, I had no idea.

The book was scheduled for release in September, but as interest grew in the subject – a virus released on a transatlantic flight – the publisher, Tyndale House decided to rush the book to press.

OFFERING HOPE

I had the opportunity to ask DiAnn how the rapid release came about… “Tyndale Publishing felt the story offered hope in the midst of the current pandemic. I had the idea for three years before writing the story, so neither Tyndale nor I felt I was exploiting victims of COVID19.”

Chapter one begins innocently enough with a vacation and a broken heart. Then there’s a nosebleed on the flight and chaos erupts at forty thousand feet. As tempers fray, heroes step up and the body count keeps growing, an unsettling suspect emerges. Red herring or guilty as charged? Hmm… not telling.

As FBI agent Heather Lawrence fights to stay alive and find the killer, her estranged husband Chad, a noted virologist fights to prove his innocence. Their battles intertwine as Chad wrestles with whether faith and science can be related or are polar opposites.

FROM RESEARCH TO REALITY…

I wondered how DiAnn’s research has colored her thinking during the pandemic… “I wrote it before. Edits etc were done and headed to the published arm of Tyndale when the COVID-19 epidemic spread across the globe. The reality of the virus brought to life my research and the things I’d learned during the research and writing process.”

For me, this book is a winner from start to finish. Heather had moments of fear and despair but stood resolute in her faith through it all. I think many of us can relate to that at the moment. Others came to faith in the toughest of circumstances and there’s an encouragement there. No matter what is happening around us, we can control our response and either look up, down or inward.

A gripping plot, clearly drawn characters and locations and a fascinating topic all make this a clear five star read for me. Airborne is now out in e-book form, while the paperback copies will be available as planned in September.

LOVE VS TRAGEDY

In closing, I asked DiAnn what her prayer for this novel is, as it arrives I the hands of readers. “Hope and a knowledge that God is sovereign in all things. His love is far more powerful than any tragedy the world tosses our way. Personally, I’m looking to see how God is glorified through this.”

Amen.

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I stumble across Diann Mills a few months ago and read one of her books and really enjoyed it. This was another enjoyable read. Her books are easy to read and fast paced. I highly recommend this book.