4.5⭐️

the way i devoureddd this book??

oh my god i loved jaime and fitz so much 😭 their banter is delicious in every way. it’s a little dirty and they’re constantly teasing each other but i swear every single time they went back and forth, i was giggling and kicking my feet.

fitz is our grump in this book and he refuses to get close to anyone or fall in love because of his past but jaime changes that. he’s head over heels in love with her. it’s the one flame he can’t put out.

jaime is the sunshine that can’t be tied down. she’s young, and being isolated her entire life, she wants to travel for a little bit, hence travel nurse occupation. i loved that she and maren became fast friends. they have a friendship that all the girlies want and i’m jealous.

Jewel E. Ann is one of those authors that always seem to surprise me. And I just love that. Especially when you read so many romance stories as I do, her stories always have something about them I didn’t expect. So when I got the opportunity to read ‘From Air’, the first book in a new standalone series, I couldn’t sign up fast enough,

In ‘From Air’ we meet travel nurse Jamie Andrews. Jamie travelled for days before she arrives in Montana where she moves into a home with firefighter roommates. Things seem to be perfect. Two of Jamie’s roommates are really kind and welcoming, and then there is Calvin. Calvin might be handsome, but he is also rude and not a fan of socializing with other people. But from the moment Jamie and Calvin meet, there is something between them. Jamie is determined to get Calvin to open up to her. But Calvin has been hiding his past for a very long time.

Even after having read several books by Jewel E. Ann, she is still able to surprise me. And boy did she surprise me with this book. From the moment I started reading ‘From Air’ I was hooked. Jamie and Calvin’s banters where so damn funny. Those moments between them made me laugh a lot. Add some amazing chemistry and some twist and turns I didn’t see coming and this book was downright epic. I loved every single page and didn’t want to put it down.

Jamie’s character was my favorite. Not only because she is a nurse, my profession, but also because she just never let Calvin’s attitude bother her. She was able to look beyond the surface, and she was funny as hell.

From Air was an amazing read that is definitely going on my favorite reads of 2024 shelf. If you’re looking for a romance story that is a bit different.. but still filled with romance and steamy moments.. then this one is for you.

5 🌟
2 🌶️

Ohmigoodness! I laughed, cried, and went through all the fires with Jamie and Fitz. This was such a great read. Jewel E Ann manages to write not just a romance but a journey with a couple who have to navigate pasts and presents to get to the HEA. Every book I read from her has a uniqueness that I don't find in other books. Even though there are tropes, she adds her fingerprint, bringing out the gem of her creation. Jamie and Fitz are opposites with similar pasts that will rock both worlds. This book will leave you crying and gasping as everything is revealed, but it is all worth the journey. I know there will be a second book, and I cannot wait for it because I want to touch Jamie and Fitz once more to know they are living their HEA. Yeah, I love them that much, and I am not ready to say goodbye to them yet.

Thank you, NetGalley and Montlake, for the eArc. These opinions are mine.

Jewel E Ann is one of my go-to authors when I want a deeper, highly emotional read. This story is a prime example of why you won’t go wrong with her books. These characters are so complex and will have you rooting for them both individually and in their relationship. The plot is well timed with a fair amount of suspense lingering that will keep you engaged throughout. I am definitely going to be hanging around for this series as I’m very interested in the profession represented and can’t wait to read more!

There is something uniquely beautiful about Jewel's writing, whether it be in her more thriller-esque books or her angsty slow burns. This was beautiful, and the poignancy throughout was addictive. She is not afraid for her characters to do the wrong thing, to say the wrong thing, to be flawed and human - that makes them so brilliant.

Nurse Jamie moves across the country for a six-month nursing job and finds the grumpy, closed-off exterior of her grumpy housemate, Calvin, an irresistible lure. Getting involved could have them thrown out, and besides, Calvin is anti-commitment, anti-attachment, anti-Jamie. Or is it all just a wall waiting for Jamie to knock down?

Read immediately. Be ready to curse Calvin at the same time as wanting to hold him close. Roll on the slow-burn!

Alors je ne vous cache pas que j’ai eu du mal au début avec l’histoire, car je ne savais pas où l’auteure allait nous mener.
Jamie, infirmière psy doit cohabiter avec des pompiers (yeah oui je vous vois) et donc on cohabite avec les pompiers, on doit les psychanalyser et en aucun cas il ne doit y avoir de rapprochement!!! surtout que c’est pour une durée déterminée. Donc pas touche au plus grognon des pompiers qui est le plus grognon et qui a un passé très tragique, un passé qui fait ce qu’il est maintenant: un pompier, un homme qui ne veut pas être père, qui ne veut pas se marier. Il veut être seul (même s’il a ses amis, qui sont sa famille), alors Jamie ne peut rien esperer de plus de lui. Juste du s**e et basta.

Alors Calvin avec tout ça ne veut pas changer ... mais il peut perdre celle qui est là pour lui, qui ne le juge pas.
Et c’est là que je me suis dit, mais que va-t-il se passer?
Ah ben leur passé! Car celui de Calvin est tragique, et celui de Jamie aussi, mais elle va en découvrir plus et elle ne sera pas au bout de ses surprises.

Et c’est là aussi que Calvin m’a énervé. Non je ne veux rien, oui ça touche Jamie... mais au moins il est clair depuis le début pourtant ils continuent et ça me fait de la peine pour elle. Elle sait mais elle y croit et lorsque tout va bien entre eux, paf quelque chose arrive.
Comme par hasard vous allez dire.

Jamie m’a beaucoup touché car tout ce qu’elle apprend sur sa famille, sur son passé, il faut avoir les épaules pour tout porter. Et elle les a. Elle a envie de tout partager, mais elle a peur... de tout perdre....

Une bonne romance comme je les aime même si j’ai eu peur au début!

This one left me swooning, gasping and broke my heart a time or two, but never failed to fix it all in the end. Jaymes is a traveling nurse set on seeing the world and ends up at a house with three other roommates. The only rule is to not "date" roommates which of course seems easy, until fate steps in and has other plans for you. And when I say fate, I mean. FATE. When you read a Jewel E Ann Book, you know you will get some sort of magic and believe me there is magic here.
Calvin Fitzgerald is broody, unapproachable and off limits, but Jaymes sees a side of him that he doesn't show others. He doesn't want a future with anyone, but little by little Jaymes gets under his skin give him a glimpse of what could be if he let himself open up.
I can't give too much away here because, you just have to read it to understand the intricacies we are dealing with here. The lines woven through fate here that cross and interconnect. There was one part that made me irrevocably sad, but I do understand grief makes you probably not give the best life advice when you are in the throes of it. I do think life sends you the things you need the most even if you don't believe it and that is exactly what happened here.
Thank you to JEA for an early copy of this amazing read.

Jewel has a way of putting words to a page that brings so much life and emotion to the story and characters. Jaymes and Fitz bring so much passion to this story, that it just pulls you in to see how it ends.

Jaymes is everything you want in a FMC, she is strong and at the same time has a vulnerable side to her. She lost her mom two years previously and is working as a traveling psych nurse so she can explore who she is and the world around her. The last thing she expected was to discover secrets from her past.

Fitz was such a complicated MMC. He has shut himself off from everyone and lived with his grief for years. When his new roommate moved in, she brings a spark of life to him that he can’t resist. The banter between these two was amazing.

Omg this story was FANTASTIC. Had me laughing, sad, angry.. all the emotions at the same time. Once I started, I was hooked.. I LOVED Fitz, my heart broke for him but you just can't help but to love him anyways. And Jaymes!!! She was happiness & positivity personified lol I was drawn to her personality from the start. This book had me on edge the whole time & that PLOT TWIST blew my mind!! This is such an amazing story, you can't help but empathize with the characters and hurt with them as well. I would definitely recommend this read. If you are looking to have a good laugh & have your emotions all over the place at the same time (because, yes my friend, that will happen) then I suggest you read this! Can't wait for what's next! 💕💕💕

The smoke was thick in the air as she covered her eyes and tried to see through the haze. The sirens were loud, screaming through the late evening quiet as they raced toward the fire. She just needs a glimpse, something to know that he is all right, and then she spots him.

From Air is a dual POV romance following Jaymes and Calvin. Jaymes is a traveling nurse who moves to Montana and gets to know her new roommates (including the grumpy Calvin). Calvin is a smoke jumper with a haunting past. They butt heads immediately but things start to thaw between them.

It took me a little bit to get into this story. I wasn’t connecting with the characters right away. But then Jewel E. Ann worked her magic and once again penned a heartfelt story I didn’t want to put down. Jaymes and Calvin’s story was intense, sweeping, consuming, and full of tough situations to navigate and I was so glad to read about them. I love Jewel’s writing and want to read everything she writes!

If you love age gap, enemies to lovers, and forced proximity romances and found family stories… read this one!

From Air ♾️ Jewel E. Ann

I wasn’t expecting to take such a tumulus ride of such deep love, grief & angst. 5/5 stars here 👋🏼

There was this lingering “what’s going to happen next” playing on repeat in the background as I read this entire book, it was magical.

Calvin Fitzgerald & Jaymes Andrew’s are magical together.

Their love was explosive, grief catatonic but wow the twists this story delivered packed a punch.

I guess that’s what happens when a stone cold smoke jumper with a secret backstory becomes roommates with the psychiatric travel nurse.

Thank you valentine PR for this arc ; truly so excited to see what else this author has to say ♾️

From Air still gives me chills thinking about it 12 hours after finishing, it's THAT KIND OF BOOK. One that you will want a copy of on your shelf to reread as a comfort.

Jamie ventures out of Miami, Florida and into snowy Montana, deciding to live with three firefighters on her first ever traveling nurse assignment. She loves her job, her horoscope readings and everyone she meets. But she can't seem to figure out Calvin Fitzgerald, the grumpy allusive smoke jumper who is ten years older than her. Set to become friends with him, she learns that friends isn't in his vocabulary but will he finally open up to someone? Fitz has a troubled past, one that he keeps close to his chest, not even letting his roommates know what is hiding behind his cool act. He says he'll never fall in love, never let anyone close to him again. So what is Jamie doing trying to make him rethink every single one of his life choices?

Set aside time to read From Air because trust me, you will want to BINGE this dual point of view masterpiece. When I started, I couldn't stop as I was OBSESSED with the banter, tension and will they/won't they vibes coming HOT off the page from Jamie and Fitz. I thought I guessed what was going to happen and could not be further from the truth with what was revealed. Jewel has proved herself to now be an auto buy author from me, and I can not wait for the next from the Wildfire series.

4-4.5 stars

Overall I enjoyed this. Witty humorous banter, a love that changes you and makes you do things you vowed never to do, and so much angsty emotion with impossible choices.

The beginning was kind of slow. Slow in a way that it didn't really sound like the authors voice I've come to know, but something a little more basic. The connection between Jamie and Fitz wasn't there right away. It took a bit to convince me that these two "zinged" right away for each other, especially considering Fitz's personality and track record.

Once the story settled in, I was able to enjoy their story, the forbidden nature, the mysterious secrets of Fitz's past, and Jamie's need to fix him and make him hers.

The twist was interesting. On one hand I kind of felt like it was too much, almost just for shock value because what are the chances? However, c'est la vie, stranger things have happened and sometimes life indeed seems cruel. Definitely packed an emotional punch.

As I said, overall I liked it. Not my favorite book by this author but when she's written some of my favorites it's hard to write a favorite book every time.

Fate really knows how to make a story happen. Jaymes, traveling nurse, heads to Montana from Florida to begin a new adventure. Calvin “Fitz”, smokejumper and grumpiest guy on the planet, has a dark history and refused to let anyone in his heart. Pretty sure you can figure out where this is going. There’s a lot happening in this book between house rules, dangerous jobs, and making new friends. The ultimate twist is something I never saw coming, I mean I knew there had to be conflict but it wasn’t exactly what I expected. JEA’s books are always well written with intense lovable characters, despite the grumpiness, and surprising plot twists. I enjoyed an early copy and wrote my review voluntarily.

ARC Review ✨️

♡Jaymes & Calvin☆

Calvin seems like an arrogant jerk at first, but deep down, he's the closed off guy with a traumatic past. Jaymes is a sweetheart and so easy to adore. She also has had a pretty rough past to work through. This story made me tear up a few times. It's very heartfelt and beautiful. I absolutely couldn't believe the plot twist. It definitely surprised me. The author did such a wonderful job creating this story, and I highly recommend it!

Tropes:
♡firefighter
☆age gap
♡forced proximity
☆tragic past
♡enemies to lovers
☆roommates

Thanks so much to the author, Valentine PR, and Netgalley for the ARC!

I don’t think there’s anything that Jewel writes that I don’t love. She’s one of my favorite authors and I devoured this story overnight. There’s just something so magical and beautiful about her words and the way she can tell a story is spellbinding, the emotions she evokes masterful. There are THREE books in my top 2024 written by Jewel... that's how amazing I think she is!!!

Jaymes 'Jamie' Andrews wants to travel the world and is a travel nurse moving from her home in Florida to the middle of nowhere Montana. She moves in with 3 established roommates, one being Calvin "Fitz" Fitzgerald. Jamie and Fitz are oil and water but boy, their banter and underlying flirty attraction grabbed my attention from the get-go. He is the grump to her sunshine and I was hooked.

There are so many aspects of this story that I loved... the forbidden aspect of the roommates can't hook up clause, the enemies to lovers and their actions and words, the torture and tears that came from the unexpected that gripped my heart and wnated to tear it in two. I don't think I have cried a long time from a book... but I did from this one. I LOVED THIS STORY SO SO SO MUCH!

This beautiful story is a full circle journey of the power of love and healing and how some people are just meant to be in each others lives. I am in awe of Jewel's writing and foaming at the mouth for the other books in this story. Thank you to the author, to VPR, and to Montlake for the chance to read this phenomenal story. Jewel's words always have a place in my heart and From Air will stay with me for a long, long time.

Favorite quotes:
❤️ "Anything for my person."
❤️ "Because not kissing you because too exhausting."
❤️ "Jaymes, you're my favorite kind of wrong."
❤️ "That's the thing with love; its untimely, unannounced, and underestimated. It's not a choice. It's a state of being."

This book left me speechless. It is such an incredible story. Jayme wants to see the world so she became a travel nurse. Her first position takes her from her home in Florida to Missoula, Montana. She becomes roommates with several local firefighters. One of them is Calvin Fitzgerald. He is a grumpy, sassy, funny one of the bunch. The banter between these two is off the charts. There is one main rule in the house not to hook up with a roommate. So much tension between these two!

This is my second Jewel E Ann book and it’s my second 5 star book from her. She truly does not miss. Jaymes, a travel nurse, moves to Montana for an assignment. She stays with a friend of a friend, Will. Will has two roommates, Maren and Fitz. Fitz, an emotionally closed off Smoke Jumper, is hot and broody and they strike up a friendship full of banter. However, roommates are not allowed to sleep together for the sake of peace in the house. Jaymes is set on adventure and figuring out who she is, and Fitz is never getting married. Slowly, the both discover secrets that threaten to tear them apart.

I loved so many things about this book. First off, I love some good banter. But, I don’t want banter that is mean or unrealistic. I want banter that is witty and fun, that can lead to more. And that is exactly what this is. Jaymes and Fitz have amazing banter and chemistry. They both are working through issues that are explained in the book, and I honestly loved reading this book. This IS a romance, so I just wanted to assure you there is a HEA. *not a spoiler because a HEA is required for romance books*. Anyways; I adored this book. I adored Fitz and Jaymes. I adored Will and Maren and I honestly cannot wait for the next book.

🌶️: 3/5- a couple open door scenes, spice does not over take plot, the plot is detailed and the focus of the story.

Jewel Ann is my favorite new author I have discovered this year and her books are auto buy for me.

The emotions in this book had me all over the place! I enjoyed every moment of this book and could NOT put it down. I laughed out loud, I cried, then I laughed and cried again. Absolutely adored the banter between all the roommates, but especially between Calvin and Jamie. I cannot say enough good things about this book. My favorite quote that I had to go back and reread so many times: "...I made you my person, and you don't fit in my life, but my life no longer fits me without you." SIGH. So beautifully written. This was my first read by Jewel E. Ann but I cannot wait to go read more of her books. READ THIS BOOK!!!

My god Jewel E Ann knows how to write a gripping romance that keeps you chuckling, sobbing, and turning the page until the book finishes you 🤣😭 I am always here for a grumpy, tortured, closed off hero and Fitz fits that to a T. But to use some of Jamie’s words “he’s the soft and gooey one.” He may not use words to show he cares but damn does that man know how to show it in small ways even if he doesn’t always get it right. And Jamie, she’s had a tough life too but she’s determined to explore the big wide word outside of Miami where she was raised. She’s a travel nurse and finds herself propertymates with Fitz. Who is, per house rules, 100% off limits.

I love the development of their relationship. They give each other so much shit and it’s hilarious but they also just get each other and it’s such a beautiful story. Love love love and put it on your TBR!

Out 11/26/24.

Thank you Valentine PR and Jewel E Ann for an eARC!