Love , Lies and Layovers

Alishia Thomas seems to have it all—a successful career as a flight attendant, dreams of becoming a nurse, a strong faith, and a husband who is a respected minister. To everyone at church, they look like the perfect couple. But behind closed doors, Alishia is lonely. After years of feeling ignored, criticized, and more like a roommate than a wife, something inside her begins to change. At home, she’s the minister’s wife. But thousands of feet in the air, Alishia remembers the confident, adventurous woman she used to be. Soon, layovers become more than work. New cities bring new friendships, unexpected attention, temptation—and a taste of the freedom she’s been craving. With her sassy, no-nonsense best friend Patricia beside her, Alishia begins asking the question she’s been afraid to face: What would my life look like if I stopped living for everyone else and finally started living for me? But freedom has consequences. Secrets don’t stay hidden forever, and when love, faith, marriage, desire, and betrayal collide, Alishia will have to decide whether to save the marriage everyone admires—or save the woman she’s slowly becoming. And just when she thinks she finally understands what love is supposed to feel like, an unexpected encounter could change everything.

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