Fire Beneath the Islands

The mountain is awakening. The skies are closing. And love may demand the greatest courage of all.Dutch East Indies, 1934.Beatrice "e;Bix"e; Whitlock has built her reputation on precision, daring and the refusal to let anyone decide the limits of her ambition. When disturbing reports emerge from a remote volcanic island, she finds herself organising an ambitious rescue operation where every aircraft, fuel drum and hour matters.Dominic "e;Rook"e; Calder, her fiercest professional rival and the man she has never quite managed to forget, has a different objective: a prestigious aviation record that could finally secure his place among the great pilots of his generation.But as the volcano grows increasingly dangerous, the islanders face a catastrophe that no amount of flying skill can defeat alone. Ash closes vital approaches, evacuation routes become treacherous, and a disturbing discovery reveals that aircraft supposedly fit for service may have been kept flying through deliberate maintenance fraud.With lives hanging in the balance, Bix must coordinate a desperate operation involving pilots, doctors, mechanics, ships and local organisers. Rook must decide what his long-sought glory is truly worth.And as danger strips away their accustomed wit and rivalry, two fiercely independent lovers confront the one thing neither has ever found easy: admitting that they want a future together.A sweeping historical adventure filled with dangerous skies, volcanic peril, aviation intrigue, competitive romance and the courage to choose love without surrendering ambition.The Fire Beneath the Islands is Book Five of The Wings of the Monsoon, a six-book historical aviation adventure and romance series.