Vanity in Buenos Aires ~ An Up for Love Romance

By Willow Bonaire

Flight Attendant Vanity Smith considers herself somewhat of a wallflower, reluctant to take any chances with her heart, until an unexpected trip to Buenos Aires and an onboard encounter with a high-flying young billionaire makes her rethink her romantic strategy. An invitation for dinner and tango dancing might be the start of a sizzling love affair. But will an unavoidable misunderstanding ground her hopes for long-term romance?

Vanity in Buenos Aires is a contemporary new adult romance, set in the exciting world of international aviation. Written by a former flight attendant, it’s an insider’s view of life and love at 39,000 feet.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Willow Bonaire
• Release date: Dec 11, 2013
• ISBN: 9780991930920

Willow Bonaire

Willow Bonaire is the pen name of a former flight attendant. Willow’s personal experiences make her uniquely qualified to craft romantic stories about the lives and loves of airline crews. Her background in travel writing helps to create a memorable sense of place as her Up for Love romance series takes you around the world.

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VANITY IN BUENOS AIRES

An Up for Love Romance

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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Originally published in 2013 as Diary of a Flight Attendant ~ Vanity in Buenos Aires by B. Holland

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 ~ Drafted!

Chapter 2 ~ En Route

Chapter 3 ~ A Night in Buenos Aires

Chapter 4 ~ Tango Lessons

Chapter 5 ~ Recoleta

Chapter 6 ~ In the Clouds

Chapter 7 ~ The Hacienda

Chapter 8 ~ Taking a Chance

About the Author

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Men have their little black books and flight attendants have their little red diaries. That’s what my colleague Lauren told me when we recently worked together. I’m sure her diaries are a lot more exciting than mine, especially since she’s now dating a handsome billionaire.

My diaries aren’t exactly boring but it’s hard for me to take chances, especially when it comes to love. I’ve been looking for Mr. Right but, so far, all I’ve found is Mr. Right Now. If life is a journey, not a destination, it’s time I enjoyed the ride.

This month, I vow to be less of a wallflower and more of a passionflower. At the very least I’ll have something to remember in my old age.

CHAPTER 1 – Drafted!

I’m not sure why my parents called me after one of the seven deadly sins. I tell people that because I have such an ordinary surname, they wanted me to stand out. Really, though, I think it was in memory of a great aunt I never met – a woman ahead of her time, a real adventurer, some might even say the black sheep of the family. I don’t think I’ve lived up to her reputation so far, although I have been told my raven hair and sapphire blue eyes are almost as striking as my name.

I was walking through the terminal when I heard, Attention, Vanity Smith, flight attendant Vanity Smith, please call crew scheduling immediately.

It’s not often that I’m paged over the airport intercom, so I guessed it must be something important. At first I worried that I was late for my scheduled trip to Boston, but that didn’t depart for two more hours.

I pulled my cell phone from my purse and contacted scheduling. Apparently, another flight attendant had just called in sick, so I had to work her flight to Buenos Aires, which was leaving in 15 minutes. In airline terms, I was drafted.

I should have been excited to spend 60 hours in Argentina, but I wasn’t that thrilled. I’d only packed one change of clothes, expecting to spend 10 hours at a hotel near Logan International. Besides that, I had planned to take my mom to the spa tomorrow for her birthday. She’s been so lonesome since my dad passed away unexpectedly last year. I know what it’s like to feel alone.

But a flight attendant must always be prepared for the unexpected. Even though I’d been flying for two years, since just after my 21st birthday, it was a concept I sometimes forgot. I called my mom and told her not to expect me until Tuesday afternoon. Then, I rebooked our spa appointment for Wednesday morning, just in case I ran into another delay.

I was now practically jogging to the International Departures section of